The Philip H. Jones Family and the Association of Naval Aviation are very pleased to announce the establishment of ”The Philip H. Jones Naval Aviation Scholarship”. The scholarship honors the service and sacrifice of LCDR Philip H. Jones, USN (Ret), who started his Naval Aviation career as an Aviation Pilot during WWII.

The Philip H. Jones Naval Aviation Scholarship will principally provide scholarship opportunities for the sons and daughters of Naval Aviators and Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard Aircrewmen who died while on active duty serving in the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps or United States Coast Guard. As circumstances may allow, eligibility criteria may be expanded to include other persons, the categories of whom shall fit the general intent of the Philip H. Jones Naval Aviation Scholarship. Naval Aviators are defined as Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard aviators who were rated pilots or Naval Flight Officers. Navy and Coast Guard Aircrewmen and Marine Corps Combat Aircrewmen are those persons formally designated as such and authorized to wear the respective Aircrew warfare badge.

The Scholarship program will provide undergraduate students scholarships that cover or defer the cost of tuition and fees. Scholarship funds cannot be used for other expenses, such as room and board.

This year, the program anticipates being able to award a combined total of approximately $15,000 to all scholarship winners. The program intends to award at least one scholarship each year; more may be awarded as funding allows. Scholarships may be renewable annually to a maximum of four years or degree attainment, whichever comes first; renewal will depend on student academic achievement and the availability of funds for the scholarship. The value of the scholarship may change year-to-year; the amount of each annual scholarship and each renewal will be based on availability of funds.

INITIAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

- Applicants must fit the eligibility criteria as described above, by being a son or daughter of a Naval Aviator or Aircrewman in the Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard who died while on active duty serving in the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps or United States Coast Guard.

- Applicants must be a citizen of the United States of America.

- Initial applicants, graduating from high school and applying for the first time, must:

o have graduated from high school (a 3.2 GPA is desired); and,

o be accepted by an accredited college/university and enrolled in a course of study of no less than 12 semester-hours

- If the applicant is already a college student, that person must:

o have graduated from high school with a (a 3.2 GPA is desired); and,

o be maintaining a course load of no less than 12 semester-hours in their college work (a 3.2 cum GPA is desired).

- Other specific application criteria, dates and procedures are included in the scholarship application’ package’ which will be available 5 March upon request to the ANA secretary at 1446 Waggaman Circle, Mclean, VA 22101 or svwindmills@erols.com.

- Application submission deadline is 15 April 2010