Scholarships

High School Scholarships

  • Type 1 – Pays full college tuition, most fees and $600 per year for books. Approximately 5% of four-year scholarship winners will be offered a Type-1 scholarship (mostly in technical fields).
  • Type 2 – Pays college tuition and most fees up to $18,000 and $600 per year for books. Approximately 15% of four-year scholarship winners will be offered a Type-2 scholarship (mostly in technical fields). If a student attends an institution where the tuition exceeds $18,000 per year, then he/she shall pay the difference. All three-year scholarships are Type-2.
  • Type 7 – Pays college tuition up to the equivalent of the in-state rate at a public school and $600 per year for books. If a student receives a Type-7 offer but wishes to attend a college/university where that does not qualify under the guidelines above, the student can convert the four-Year Type-7 scholarship into a three-Year Type-2 scholarship.
  • Monthly Stipends – Received by all contracted cadets. Freshman will receive $250. Sophomores will receive $300. Juniors will receive $350. Seniors will receive $400.

Scholarships are either for technical, foreign language, or non-technical majors.  The following are the approved technical majors for Williams college:

  • Physics
  • Mathematics
  • Computer Science
  • Chemistry

Foreign Language:

  • Chinese (Mandarin)
  • Japanese
  • Russian
  • Arabic

Non-Tech:

  • Environmental Sciences
  • Statistics
  • Economics
  • History
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology

For more information on AFROTC High School scholarships and how to apply visit http://www.afrotc.com/scholarships/

In-College Scholarships

In-college scholarships are available for freshman and sophomores already enrolled in a college or university.  For more information about the in-college scholarship program contact Det 550’s Recruiting Officer.