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2026 Jolly Green Merit Scholarship

2026 Jolly Green Merit Scholarship

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    Service, Sacrifice, and the Promise of Education

    That Others May Live Foundation (TOMLF), in partnership with the Air Rescue Association (ARA), is honored to celebrate the Jolly Green legacy by offering merit scholarships to the children and grandchildren of United States Air Force (USAF) rescue personnel.

    These scholarships recognize students who demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, notable extracurricular accomplishments, and a commitment to higher education. To qualify, applicants must be the child or grandchild of USAF rescue personnel AND either a high school senior or a post-secondary education student. Dedicated to personnel recovery, medical evacuation, and combat search and rescue missions worldwide, these rescue professionals embody the spirit of service and sacrifice. TOMLF and ARA proudly support their families in pursuing their educational goals.

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    Application Overview

    This application has seven (7) sections. Most applicants complete the form in 20–30 minutes. You may complete the sections one at a time and review your answers before submitting. You may also save your progress and return later to finish the application.

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    United States
    • Please Select
    • Afghanistan
    • Albania
    • Algeria
    • American Samoa
    • Andorra
    • Angola
    • Anguilla
    • Antigua and Barbuda
    • Argentina
    • Armenia
    • Aruba
    • Australia
    • Austria
    • Azerbaijan
    • The Bahamas
    • Bahrain
    • Bangladesh
    • Barbados
    • Belarus
    • Belgium
    • Belize
    • Benin
    • Bermuda
    • Bhutan
    • Bolivia
    • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    • Botswana
    • Brazil
    • Brunei
    • Bulgaria
    • Burkina Faso
    • Burundi
    • Cambodia
    • Cameroon
    • Canada
    • Cape Verde
    • Cayman Islands
    • Central African Republic
    • Chad
    • Chile
    • China
    • Christmas Island
    • Cocos (Keeling) Islands
    • Colombia
    • Comoros
    • Congo
    • Cook Islands
    • Costa Rica
    • Cote d'Ivoire
    • Croatia
    • Cuba
    • Curaçao
    • Cyprus
    • Czech Republic
    • Democratic Republic of the Congo
    • Denmark
    • Djibouti
    • Dominica
    • Dominican Republic
    • Ecuador
    • Egypt
    • El Salvador
    • Equatorial Guinea
    • Eritrea
    • Estonia
    • Ethiopia
    • Falkland Islands
    • Faroe Islands
    • Fiji
    • Finland
    • France
    • French Polynesia
    • Gabon
    • The Gambia
    • Georgia
    • Germany
    • Ghana
    • Gibraltar
    • Greece
    • Greenland
    • Grenada
    • Guadeloupe
    • Guam
    • Guatemala
    • Guernsey
    • Guinea
    • Guinea-Bissau
    • Guyana
    • Haiti
    • Honduras
    • Hong Kong
    • Hungary
    • Iceland
    • India
    • Indonesia
    • Iran
    • Iraq
    • Ireland
    • Israel
    • Italy
    • Jamaica
    • Japan
    • Jersey
    • Jordan
    • Kazakhstan
    • Kenya
    • Kiribati
    • North Korea
    • South Korea
    • Kosovo
    • Kuwait
    • Kyrgyzstan
    • Laos
    • Latvia
    • Lebanon
    • Lesotho
    • Liberia
    • Libya
    • Liechtenstein
    • Lithuania
    • Luxembourg
    • Macau
    • Macedonia
    • Madagascar
    • Malawi
    • Malaysia
    • Maldives
    • Mali
    • Malta
    • Marshall Islands
    • Martinique
    • Mauritania
    • Mauritius
    • Mayotte
    • Mexico
    • Micronesia
    • Moldova
    • Monaco
    • Mongolia
    • Montenegro
    • Montserrat
    • Morocco
    • Mozambique
    • Myanmar
    • Nagorno-Karabakh
    • Namibia
    • Nauru
    • Nepal
    • Netherlands
    • Netherlands Antilles
    • New Caledonia
    • New Zealand
    • Nicaragua
    • Niger
    • Nigeria
    • Niue
    • Norfolk Island
    • Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
    • Northern Mariana
    • Norway
    • Oman
    • Pakistan
    • Palau
    • Palestine
    • Panama
    • Papua New Guinea
    • Paraguay
    • Peru
    • Philippines
    • Pitcairn Islands
    • Poland
    • Portugal
    • Puerto Rico
    • Qatar
    • Republic of the Congo
    • Romania
    • Russia
    • Rwanda
    • Saint Barthelemy
    • Saint Helena
    • Saint Kitts and Nevis
    • Saint Lucia
    • Saint Martin
    • Saint Pierre and Miquelon
    • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
    • Samoa
    • San Marino
    • Sao Tome and Principe
    • Saudi Arabia
    • Senegal
    • Serbia
    • Seychelles
    • Sierra Leone
    • Singapore
    • Slovakia
    • Slovenia
    • Solomon Islands
    • Somalia
    • Somaliland
    • South Africa
    • South Ossetia
    • South Sudan
    • Spain
    • Sri Lanka
    • Sudan
    • Suriname
    • Svalbard
    • eSwatini
    • Sweden
    • Switzerland
    • Syria
    • Taiwan
    • Tajikistan
    • Tanzania
    • Thailand
    • Timor-Leste
    • Togo
    • Tokelau
    • Tonga
    • Transnistria Pridnestrovie
    • Trinidad and Tobago
    • Tristan da Cunha
    • Tunisia
    • Turkey
    • Turkmenistan
    • Turks and Caicos Islands
    • Tuvalu
    • Uganda
    • Ukraine
    • United Arab Emirates
    • United Kingdom
    • United States
    • Uruguay
    • Uzbekistan
    • Vanuatu
    • Vatican City
    • Venezuela
    • Vietnam
    • British Virgin Islands
    • Isle of Man
    • US Virgin Islands
    • Wallis and Futuna
    • Western Sahara
    • Yemen
    • Zambia
    • Zimbabwe
    • Other
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    Please provide details about your sponsor’s last USAF Rescue assignment. This includes the family member's name, contact information, duty assignment(s), and rank/grade. This information helps us understand your connection to the USAF Rescue community and confirm eligibility.
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    • Combat Rescue Office (CRO)
    • Combat Systems Officer (CSO)
    • Flight Engineer (FE)
    • Gunner
    • Maintainer (MX)
    • Navigator (NAV)
    • Pararescueman (PJ)
    • Pilot
    • Rescue Coordination Center (RCC)
    • Special Mission Aviator (SMA)
    • Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) Specialist
    • Other
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    • Amn (E-2)
    • A1C (E-3)
    • SrA (E-4)
    • SSgt (E-5)
    • TSgt (E-6)
    • MSgt (E-7)
    • SMSgt (E-8)
    • CMSgt (E-9)
    • 2d Lt (O-1)
    • 1st Lt (O-2)
    • Capt (O-3)
    • Maj (O-4)
    • Lt Col (O-5)
    • Col (O-6)
    • Brig Gen (O-7)
    • Maj Gen (O-8)
    • Lt Gen (O-9)
    • Gen (O-10)
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    United States
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    • Afghanistan
    • Albania
    • Algeria
    • American Samoa
    • Andorra
    • Angola
    • Anguilla
    • Antigua and Barbuda
    • Argentina
    • Armenia
    • Aruba
    • Australia
    • Austria
    • Azerbaijan
    • The Bahamas
    • Bahrain
    • Bangladesh
    • Barbados
    • Belarus
    • Belgium
    • Belize
    • Benin
    • Bermuda
    • Bhutan
    • Bolivia
    • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    • Botswana
    • Brazil
    • Brunei
    • Bulgaria
    • Burkina Faso
    • Burundi
    • Cambodia
    • Cameroon
    • Canada
    • Cape Verde
    • Cayman Islands
    • Central African Republic
    • Chad
    • Chile
    • China
    • Christmas Island
    • Cocos (Keeling) Islands
    • Colombia
    • Comoros
    • Congo
    • Cook Islands
    • Costa Rica
    • Cote d'Ivoire
    • Croatia
    • Cuba
    • Curaçao
    • Cyprus
    • Czech Republic
    • Democratic Republic of the Congo
    • Denmark
    • Djibouti
    • Dominica
    • Dominican Republic
    • Ecuador
    • Egypt
    • El Salvador
    • Equatorial Guinea
    • Eritrea
    • Estonia
    • Ethiopia
    • Falkland Islands
    • Faroe Islands
    • Fiji
    • Finland
    • France
    • French Polynesia
    • Gabon
    • The Gambia
    • Georgia
    • Germany
    • Ghana
    • Gibraltar
    • Greece
    • Greenland
    • Grenada
    • Guadeloupe
    • Guam
    • Guatemala
    • Guernsey
    • Guinea
    • Guinea-Bissau
    • Guyana
    • Haiti
    • Honduras
    • Hong Kong
    • Hungary
    • Iceland
    • India
    • Indonesia
    • Iran
    • Iraq
    • Ireland
    • Israel
    • Italy
    • Jamaica
    • Japan
    • Jersey
    • Jordan
    • Kazakhstan
    • Kenya
    • Kiribati
    • North Korea
    • South Korea
    • Kosovo
    • Kuwait
    • Kyrgyzstan
    • Laos
    • Latvia
    • Lebanon
    • Lesotho
    • Liberia
    • Libya
    • Liechtenstein
    • Lithuania
    • Luxembourg
    • Macau
    • Macedonia
    • Madagascar
    • Malawi
    • Malaysia
    • Maldives
    • Mali
    • Malta
    • Marshall Islands
    • Martinique
    • Mauritania
    • Mauritius
    • Mayotte
    • Mexico
    • Micronesia
    • Moldova
    • Monaco
    • Mongolia
    • Montenegro
    • Montserrat
    • Morocco
    • Mozambique
    • Myanmar
    • Nagorno-Karabakh
    • Namibia
    • Nauru
    • Nepal
    • Netherlands
    • Netherlands Antilles
    • New Caledonia
    • New Zealand
    • Nicaragua
    • Niger
    • Nigeria
    • Niue
    • Norfolk Island
    • Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
    • Northern Mariana
    • Norway
    • Oman
    • Pakistan
    • Palau
    • Palestine
    • Panama
    • Papua New Guinea
    • Paraguay
    • Peru
    • Philippines
    • Pitcairn Islands
    • Poland
    • Portugal
    • Puerto Rico
    • Qatar
    • Republic of the Congo
    • Romania
    • Russia
    • Rwanda
    • Saint Barthelemy
    • Saint Helena
    • Saint Kitts and Nevis
    • Saint Lucia
    • Saint Martin
    • Saint Pierre and Miquelon
    • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
    • Samoa
    • San Marino
    • Sao Tome and Principe
    • Saudi Arabia
    • Senegal
    • Serbia
    • Seychelles
    • Sierra Leone
    • Singapore
    • Slovakia
    • Slovenia
    • Solomon Islands
    • Somalia
    • Somaliland
    • South Africa
    • South Ossetia
    • South Sudan
    • Spain
    • Sri Lanka
    • Sudan
    • Suriname
    • Svalbard
    • eSwatini
    • Sweden
    • Switzerland
    • Syria
    • Taiwan
    • Tajikistan
    • Tanzania
    • Thailand
    • Timor-Leste
    • Togo
    • Tokelau
    • Tonga
    • Transnistria Pridnestrovie
    • Trinidad and Tobago
    • Tristan da Cunha
    • Tunisia
    • Turkey
    • Turkmenistan
    • Turks and Caicos Islands
    • Tuvalu
    • Uganda
    • Ukraine
    • United Arab Emirates
    • United Kingdom
    • United States
    • Uruguay
    • Uzbekistan
    • Vanuatu
    • Vatican City
    • Venezuela
    • Vietnam
    • British Virgin Islands
    • Isle of Man
    • US Virgin Islands
    • Wallis and Futuna
    • Western Sahara
    • Yemen
    • Zambia
    • Zimbabwe
    • Other
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    Please report your GPA using the scale shown on your most recent transcript. If your school reports a weighted GPA, enter the weighted GPA. *GPA information will be verified using the uploaded school transcripts.
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    Please list and briefly describe your most meaningful extracurricular activities. For each activity or organization, include its name, your dates of involvement, and your role or position. You may also include your accomplishments and any awards received. Examples of activities include athletics, employment, honor societies, public service, and student leadership.
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    Please list and briefly describe your most meaningful extracurricular activities. For each activity or organization, include its name, your dates of involvement, and your role or position. You may also include your accomplishments and any awards received. Examples of activities include athletics, employment, honor societies, public service, and student leadership.
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    Please list and briefly describe your most meaningful extracurricular activities. For each activity or organization, include its name, your dates of involvement, and your role or position. You may also include your accomplishments and any awards received. Examples of activities include athletics, employment, honor societies, public service, and student leadership.
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    What is the biggest challenge you have overcome and what were your keys to success?
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    What are your professional goals, and what challenges do you hope to address or solve through your education and future career?
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    What is your intended field of study, and how will it help you achieve your long-term professional goals?
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    By submitting academic transcripts with this application, you confirm that the information provided is accurate and complete. Transcripts are used to review the student’s academic history. Transcript requirements: • Official or unofficial academic transcript • Must show the student’s name, school name, courses, and grades • Must be uploaded in PDF format
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    By submitting a photo with this application, you permit the photo to be used in scholarship-related materials. This may include announcements, publications, or promotional content. The photo will not be used for commercial purposes. Photo requirements: • Head-and-shoulders profile photo • Must be uploaded in JPG, JPEG, or PNG format
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    Jolly Green Merit Scholarship logo featuring a Jolly Green Giant and sprout symbol with green footprints in the background.
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