Interested in Using Air Force ROTC to Help Pay For College?
AFROTC offers a variety of scholarships. There are multiple ways to earn them, depending on your current status.
Once on scholarship, cadets will also receive a monthly stipend ranging between $300 (freshmen) and $500 (seniors)
Additionally, scholarship cadets receive a $450 book allowance per semester.
See below for the path that applies to you.
High school seniors apply for this scholarship on their own through the AFROTC website.
If interested in an AFROTC scholarship, start you application in the early Fall of your Senior year.
Application timelines vary every year, but typically start 15 July and close by 31 December.
There are full and partial scholarships offered under this option.
AFROTC Scholarships are awarded for the final 2 years of our program to non-scholarship cadets returning from Field Training.
This particular award is called the Charles McGee Leadership Award.
This currently comes in the form of a Type-2 Scholarship ($18000 annually), but could change per year with Congressional Budgeting.
There are several programs, such as SOAR and ASCP, through which enlisted members can earn a commission through Air Force ROTC.
