The United States Army Special Forces Scholarship Fund is accepting applications for its 2012.Scholarship awards program. Sons and daughters of active and retired 1st SFG 18-Series Soldiers and non-18-Series Soldiers who have served in 1st SFG for at least five years are eligible. Scholarship applications will be accepted until March 15.

The Special Forces Scholarship Fund is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization that awards merit-based post secondary educational scholarships to the daughters and sons of current and veteran Special Forces Soldiers.

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Be a daughter or son of a current or veteran U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier and by Oct. 15 be under 26 years for undergraduate scholarships or under 28 years for graduate scholarships.
• Be a high school senior, graduate, or be registered as a full-time undergraduate student at an accredited college or post secondary vocational/technical institute.
• For graduate school applicants, be enrolled as a college senior or have obtained a bachelors degree from an accredited college/university and have applied and/or been accepted to an accredited graduate school program.

Application forms are at www.sfscholarshipfund.org.

Direct questions to the 1st SFG volunteer program manager, retired Col. Rick Thomas, at 1@sfscholarshipfund.org or the 1st SFG LNO, Capt. Rob Snyder at robby.snyder@ahqb.soc.mil.