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Current!as!of!August!2011.!!Information!subject!to!change.!
www.afrotc.com!(866)!4-AFROTC!
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High School Students and Counselors
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OVERVIEW'
Air!Force!ROTC!offers!high!school!graduates!!!!!!!
4-!and!3-!yea r!scholarships!throug h!its!Hig h!Sch oo l!
Scholarship!Program!(HSSP).!!
• Type!1!–!Pays!full!college!tuition!and!most!fees.!!
Available!only!to!students!majoring!in!select!
technical!fields.!!Approximately!5%!of!
scholarship!offers!are!Type!1!
• Type!2!–!Pays!tuition!and!most!fees!up!to!
$18,000!per!year.!!Open!to!students!in!any!
major.!!Approximately!25%!of!scholarship!offers!
are!Type!2!
• Type!7!–!Pays!full!tuition!and!fees!but!the!
student!MUST!attend!a!college/university!where!
he/she!qualifies!for!the!in-state!tuition!rate.!!A!
Type!7!scholarship!may!be!converted!to!a!3-year!
Type!2!Scholarship!if!the!student!wishes!to!
attend!an!out!of!state!or!private!
college/university!
All!Air!Force!ROTC!scholarship!recipients!and/or!
contracted
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!cadets!receive!a!nontaxable!monthly!
stipend!ranging!from!$300!-!$500!and!an!annual!
textbook!allowan ce!of!$ 900 .!
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ACADEMIC'MAJORS'
Air!Force!ROTC!scholarships!are!degree-specific.!!
Students!must!major!in!the!field!in!which!they!are!
awarded!a!scholarship.!!Approximately!70%!of!all!
scholarship!offers!are!made!in!the!following!
technical!areas:!
• Engineering!–!Aeronautical,!astronautical,!
aerospace,!architectural,!civil,!computer,!
electrical,!environmental,!and!mechanical!
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!A!contracted!cadet!is!a!cadet!who!has!signed!a!contract!with!
AFROTC.!!Scholarship!cadets!contract!upon!activating!their!
scholarships.!!Non-scholarship!cadets!must!be!contracted !in!order!
to!enter!the!AS300!level!of!AFROTC. !
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• Scientific/Technical!Fields!–!Arch itectu re,!
computer!science,!mathematics,!meteorology,!
physics,!and!chemistry!
The!remaining!30%!of!scholarship!offers!are!
made!in!all!other!fields,!including!business!
administration/management,!biology,!economics,!
political!science,!history,!psychology,!nursing,!and!
foreign!langua ges .!
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BASIC'ELIGIBILITY'
To!be!eligible!for!scholarship!consideration,!
applicants!must!meet!the!following!requirements:!
• Be!a!U.S.!citizen!prior!to!scholarship!application!
• Graduate!from!high!school!
• Be!age!17!before!scholarship!activation!
• Be!under!age!31!on!December!31
st
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student’s!commissioning!year!
• Never!have!been!enrolled!full-time!in!college,!
except!for!joint!high!school/college!programs!
• Cannot!be!a!single!parent!(waiverable!on!a!case-
by-case!basis)!
• Meet!appropriate!physical!fitness!standards.!
• College!entrance!examination!–!The!student!
must!take!and!receive!the!results!of!the!ACT!
and/or!SAT!prior!to!December!of!his/her!senior!
year
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• Academic!Composite!–!A!measure!of!the!
student’s!academic!performance!based!u pon!
his/her!ACT!or!SAT!scores,!class!rank,!GPA,!and!
number!of!advanced!placement!courses!
completed!through!11
th
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!Currently,!AFROTC!considers!only!scores!from!the!critical!reading!
and!mathematics!section!of!the!SAT!and!does!not!require!scores!
from!the!writing!section!of!the!ACT.!
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To'be'eligible'for'scholarship'consideration,'the'
student'must'achieve'an'SAT'critical'reading/math'
composite'of'1100'or'an'ACT'score'of'24'and'attain'
a'cumulative'unweighted'GPA'of'at'least'3.0.!
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APPLICATION'DEADLINES'
The!scholarship!cycle!begins!in!the!spring!of!the!
student’s!junior!year!and!continues!through!
December!of!his/her!senior!year.!!The$scholarship$
application$window’s$opening$and$closing$dates$
vary$from$year$to$year$and$deadlines$are$posted$
each$year$at!www.afrotc.com.!
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TO'APPLY!
Students!apply!for!the!HSSP!online!at!
www.afrotc.com.!!In!addition!to!th e !on lin e!
application,!they!are!required!to!submit!an!official!
transcript,!activities!sheet,!resume ,!perso nal!
statement,!ACT/SAT!scores,!and!an!Air!Force!Physical!
Fitness!Assessment.!!Once!a!student!completes!
his/her!application,!he/she!interviews!with!an!Air!
Force!officer.!!Scholarships!are!awarded!based!upon!
the!student’s!application !pack age!an d!inte rview .
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!For!more!information,!visit!www.afrotc.com!or!call!toll-free!at!
(866)!4-AFROTC!(423-7682).!