{"id":91873,"date":"2025-12-04T15:03:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T20:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/scholarships\/afsa-marit-based-scholarships\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T12:21:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T17:21:05","slug":"afsa-merit-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/scholarships\/afsa-merit-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"AFSA Merit Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Amount: <\/strong> Up to $3,500.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>About: <\/strong><br \/>\n The American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) offers two merit scholarships for students whose parents or guardians are Foreign Service employees and members of the AFSA: Academic Merit Scholarship and Art Merit Scholarship. Applicants must be high school seniors and the legal dependents of a U.S. government Foreign Service employee. For the Academic Merit Scholarship, applicants must have a minimum GPA of at least 3.0. For the Art Merit Scholarship, applicants must have a minimum GPA of at least 2.75 and submit only one application under the categories of Creative Writing, Musical Arts, Performing Arts, or Visual Arts.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Eligible Grade Levels:<\/strong> High School Senior<br \/>\n<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Eligible Majors:<\/strong> All majors<br \/>\n<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Residency Requirement:<\/strong> No residency requirement<br \/>\n<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Minimum GPA:<\/strong> 3.25 (for Academic Merit Award), 2.75 (for Art Merit Award)<br \/>\n<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> <span data-sheets-root=\"1\">March 9, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Please note that scholarship deadlines often change, so make sure to check the scholarship sponsor&#8217;s website for up-to-date deadlines.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afsa.org\/afsa-scholarships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Scholarship<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amount: Up to $3,500. About: The American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) offers two merit scholarships for students whose parents or guardians are Foreign Service employees and members of the AFSA: Academic Merit Scholarship and Art Merit Scholarship. Applicants must be high school seniors and the legal dependents of a U.S. government Foreign Service employee. 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