The document outlines the eligibility requirements for the Gold Star Family Member Scholarship provided by the Fort Bragg Area Officers' Spouses' Club (FBAOSC). To qualify, an applicant must be a dependent of a service member killed in action in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom while assigned to a Fort Bragg unit. If an adult dependent, the applicant must be enrolled in an approved vocational, technical, undergraduate, or graduate program. If a child, the applicant must be graduating high school or have received a GED in the year of application. Previous recipients of the FBAOSC Gold Star Family Member Scholarship are not eligible to apply again.

1. FORT BRAGG AREA OFFICERS’ SPOUSES’ CLUB
GOLD STAR FAMILY MEMBER SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY
General Eligibility Requirements and Definitions for All Scholarship Applicants
A. For the purposes of eligibility determination, the “Fort Bragg Area” is defined as the
area within 50 miles of the boundaries of Fort Bragg in any direction.
B. All Applicants must have a current United States Uniformed Services Identification
and Privilege Card (military ID card).
C. Active duty and active duty reserve service members are not eligible for the
scholarships.
Eligibility for the Gold Star Family Members Scholarship
A. The Applicant must be a dependent of a service member killed in action in either
Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) or Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) while
assigned or attached to a Fort Bragg unit.
B. Applicants for this scholarship should complete either the High School or Continuing
Education scholarship application.
C. If the Applicant is the widow or widower of a service member killed in action in OEF
or OIF, the Applicant must have been legally married to the service member when the
service member was killed in action, and may not be remarried at the time of
application.
D. If the Applicant is an adult dependent of a service member killed in action in OEF or
OIF, the Applicant must have applied to one of the following programs:
1. A vocational or technical program leading to a degree certificate; or,
2. A two or four year undergraduate program leading to a degree; or,
3. A graduate program leading to a degree.
E. If the Applicant is the child of a service member killed in action in OEF or OIF, the
Applicant must:
1. Be graduating from a high school in the year of application; or,
2. Have received a GED in the year of the application; or,
3. Be a senior registered in a home school program in the year of application.
F. If the Applicant has previously been awarded an FBAOSC Gold Star Family
Member Scholarship, they are not eligible to apply again.