Chapter Programs Information

THE COLONEL WILLIAM G. BREY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

In the Spring of each year, a scholarship award will be made to one or more graduating (or graduated) high school students by the REDWOOD EMPIRE CHAPTER of the MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, in memory of Colonel William G. Brey, United States Army (Retired). Colonel Brey was instrumental in establishing the Redwood Empire Chapter and, in 1965, served as its first president.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

To be eligible for an award, an applicant must:

1. Must be a child, ward, or lineal descendant (including grandchild, or great-grandchild) of a living or deceased member, of the Redwood Empire Chapter of MOAA. Living members sponsoring an applicant must be chapter members for more than one year and be in good standing at the time application is submitted; deceased members doing so must have been in good standing at time of death.

2. Must have graduated from high school, or be scheduled to graduate at end of current semester. If homeschooled for part or all of the equivalent high school period, must be able to describe and/or demonstrate high school graduation equivalency per State of California educational requirements.

3. Must be planning to attend an accredited 2- or 4-year college or university at undergraduate level or be planning to enroll in a professional certification program such as police or fire academy, paralegal, or paramedic training. The COL Brey Scholarship program is not intended to support graduate or postgraduate studies.

4. Must not have received more than one previous award of a COL Brey Scholarship

5. Must enroll as a full-time student (or equivalent for certification programs).

6. Must submit a complete application before the annual submission cut-off date, March 15th of each year. The application and its instructions clearly state documentation to be attached.

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS

The Colonel William G. Brey Scholarship Fund, established in memory of the Redwood Empire Chapter’s first president, awards college, vocational, technical, and business school merit scholarships to children, grandchildren or wards of regular or auxiliary members of the chapter. To be eligible, applicants must have graduated (or be about to graduate) from high school, have been accepted (or have reasonable indication of acceptance) by an accredited college, vocational, technical, business, or professional school, and not have previously received more than one Brey Scholarship award.

The application forms are typically available in November of the preceding year and the announcement of availability will be published in the November and/or December MOAAVoice.
When available, they may be obtained by downloading them here (PDF format), or by directly contacting Scholarship Committee Chair:

Susan Linch, Phone: 707-538-3342, or email: srmomx5@comcast.net, or by mail:

Secretary, Redwood Empire Chapter, MOAA
PO Box 2801
Santa Rosa, CA 95405-0801

Call or email Susan with any questions.
Note that the cutoff date for applications is  March 15th of each year and is firm.