Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund – FEEA Scholarship Program is now open. The scholarship is exclusively open to children of permanent federal civilian or postal workers employed with the federal government for more than three years, as well as the employees themselves and their spouses. High school or college transcripts are required to be submitted in applying the scholarship.
Scholarship Description
Since 1986, FEEA has offered scholarships to more than 10,000 individuals, including providing nearly 200 scholarships to the children of federal civilian employees who died or were severely injured in the line of duty during the terrorist attacks on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, the Pentagon on 9-11, and the US Embassies and Consulates in Kenya, Tanzania, and Libya.
Collectively, the FEEA Scholarship program to date totals over $14 million. FEEA champions the pursuit of higher education and each year supports over 200 students with merit-based scholarships.
Award Value
The winner of the FEEA Scholarship will receive award valued ranging from $1,000 t0 $5,000.
Level and Area of Studies
High school and college level in any field.
Place of Study
The study will be taken at any high school and college in the United States.
Eligibility and Criteria
The FEEA Scholarship Program is open to Children, step-children, and legal dependents of full- or part-time permanent federal civilian or postal workers employed with the federal government for more than three years, as well as the employees themselves and their spouses. Some associations and unions partner with FEEA to provide specific scholarship programs for their employees, employees’ children, grandchildren, or spouses, or retirees’ children, grandchildren, or great-grandchildren.
Applicants’ Nationality
The citizens of the United States are welcome to apply.
Application Instruction
To apply, please submit the following documents:
- Complete high school or college transcripts (unofficial transcripts accepted)
- One academic, professional, or community member recommendation
- An essay
- A list of community service, awards, and extracurricular activities
- A copy of federal employee sponsor’s current SF-50 (not required for retired NARFE members)
Submission Deadline
25 March 2019.