Applications must be submitted online through the Center for Scholarship Administration (CSA) website. There are three steps to complete the application:

1. Click the "create application" button below to answer the prequalifying questions. When you submit these, it will automatically take you to the profile page.
2. Create or update your profile. Save and continue to the online application.
3. Complete the online application. A confirmation email will be sent when the online portion of your application is complete. Applicant should contact CSA if a confirmation email is not received.
4. Mail in, or email, the packet of additional required materials. See "What constitutes a complete application" below.
If you need assistance,please email: .

• Applicants must be dependent children (defined as natural, adopted and resident step-children) of eligible AFL associates. An eligible associate is defined as a full-time, North American based associate on the current payroll who has completed one year of continuous employment from March 2023 to March 2024.
• Applicants must be high school seniors, including home-schooled students.
• Applicants may be married or unmarried with no age limit.
• Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or 74% on a 4.0 scale through the fall semester.
• U.S. applicants must have a minimum score of 1100 out of a possible 1600 on the SAT or 24 composite on the ACT.
• Applicant must attend an accredited, public or private, four-year year college or university.

The deadline for submission of the online portion of the application is .
Deadline for receipt of the additional required materials is 5:00 pm est. .
The additional materials required must be mailed or emailed in ONE envelope/email to the , PO BOX 1465, Taylors, SC 29687 or emailed to . The additional materials required must be RECEIVED no later than 5:00 pm est. .

You must submit the following additional materials:

• Signed Student Authorization and Acknowledgements Form, found in the online application, signed by the scholarship candidate.
Download the Student Authorization and Acknowledgements Form.

• Official TRANSCRIPT with grades and cumulative GPA posted through the   semester. (It must be OFFICIAL)

Submit SAT/ACT SCORES for applicants who are high school seniors, if taken.

• Submit a SIGNED LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION from a teacher/professor.

• Submit a PERSONAL STATEMENT/ESSAY. Submit a one-page signed personal statement explaining why the scholarship is important to the applicant. Include college and career plans, if known.
Include applicant name and name of scholarship on the page.

• Submit a LIST OF YOUR ACADEMIC HONORS, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, COMMUNITY SERVICE, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, ETC.

• Submit a SIGNED copy of parents` FEDERAL TAX FORM 1040 (pages one and two only) and W-2 FORMS for each parent (if applicable) for the latest year these forms were filed In the case of divorced parents, only the financial information in which the applicant is listed as a dependent will be required.
-- Canadian applicants may submit the T1 tax form or any tax document which shows the adjusted gross income.

For the 2024-2025 school year, two scholarships will be awarded. The amount of the scholarships will be up to $2,000 per year, with a cap of $8,000 per student over a four year period. The award will be applied to the cost of tuition, room and board, fees, books and supplies. Checks will be issued directly to the college upon receipt of the required information. Checks will not be issued without a copy of the recipient's transcript with grades and a cumulative GPA posted through the last semester. Recipients will be instructed to go to www.scholarshipprograms.org, print off a Request for Payment Form, sign and submit it to their college for certification of enrollment. Once the college sends the certification to CSA a check will be issued for the appropriate semester. Unused funds will be returned to the AFL/Naruse Academic Scholarship Fund.

Recipients may attend an accredited, public or private, four-year college or university. The recipient's school of choice must be exempt from federal income tax under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The institution must be an educational organization that normally maintains a regular faculty and curriculum and normally has a regularly enrolled body of pupils or students in attendance at the place where its educational activities are regularly carried on. To the extent the institution is involved in the selection of the recipients (if at all), such involvement must comply with the Fund's policy of awarding scholarships on an objective and non-discriminatory basis as well as the Fund's Conflict of Interest Policy.

All recipients must be full-time each semester and working toward an undergraduate degree.

Extenuating circumstances requiring a student to sit out a semester must be explained in writing to CSA. You will be notified of the final decision. If a recipient is out for a semester and doesn`t receive approval, then that semester is forfeited.

An independent Scholarship Selection Committee will consider the respective ability, academic merit, educational goals, and career ambitions of each applicant.

All applicants will be notified in writing by email, whether or not they have been selected to receive a scholarship. Those students selected will download a package from their online account that includes a scholarship agreement and information about the scholarship terms.

The scholarship may be renewable up to three additional years (or until the bachelor's degree is obtained, whichever is earlier) for four years. The scholarship will continue as long as the student maintains an average scholastic standing. Current recipients interested in being considered for renewal of their scholarship must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 (U.S.) or 69% (Canada) on a 4.0 scale. Recipients will receive information on the renewal procedures from CSA via email or mail.

Scholarship recipients must enroll full time on a continuous basis with the exception of delays for military service, medical issues or co-op programs. Funds may be used in summer school and are transferable to other colleges provided the college meets the criteria for a Qualified Institution.

A GPA falling below the required minimum of 2.5 (U.S.) or 69% (Canada) on a 4.0 scale at the end of ANY semester may result in a decision not to honor the award for the subsequent semester. If this is the decision then the award is terminated on a permanent basis and the student will not be allowed to apply for renewal at any time in the future. However, if a decision is made to honor the award and it is paid for the subsequent semester, then the student will be allowed to apply for consideration of renewal provided the GPA is at the required level at the end of the semester in question.