A-OK Program Awards Deserving Students
Jan 23 2008
The Navy Exchange has a number of programs and services available that helps military families. One of them is the A-OK Student Reward Program that awards savings bonds to deserving students to help pay for college expenses.
The A-OK Student Reward Program allows any eligible full-time student with a B grade point average equivalent or better to enter the drawing to win a $5,000, $3,000, $2,000, or $1,000 U.S. savings bond, denomination at maturity. Four drawings are held each school year.
“The A-OK Student Reward Program was created in 1997 to reward students for getting good grades in school,” says Mike Mongin, operations specialist at the Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM). “We are proud to be able to help students fulfill their dreams of a higher education. It’s just one more way the Navy Exchange supports the Navy family.”
Eligible students include dependent children of active duty military members, reservists, and military retirees enrolled in first through 12th grade. Dependent children without an individual Dependent Identification Card must be accompanied by their sponsor to submit their entry. Each student may enter only once each grading period and must re-enter with each qualifying report card.
To enter the drawings, stop by any Navy Exchange with the child’s current report card and have a Navy Exchange associate verify the minimum grade average. The child is also eligible for an A-OK ID, which entitles him or her to discount coupons for Navy Exchange products and services.
Since its inception, NEXCOM has awarded $416,000 in savings bonds. For more information, visit www.navy-nex.com/command/customer_service/a.ok.program.html.
What is the qualifying grade point average?
Hi Theresa- this is a pretty old blog post, but you can find more information on the scholarship here: https://www.mynavyexchange.com/command/community/a.ok.program.html
Best of luck!