1. Corps of Cadets
  2. Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC)
  3. Air Force and Space Force (AFROTC)
  4. AFROTC Scholarships

AFROTC Scholarships

Let us help you focus more on your future, less on your debt.

Landing an AFROTC scholarship starts long before you submit your application—it begins with the choices you make every day. At Norwich, we’ll help you turn those choices into a winning strategy.

Your Path to a Competitive Edge

Success in AFROTC is earned through excellence in the classroom, in training, and in life. Scholarships are merit-based, with selection determined by your standing on the AFROTC Order of Merit List—a national ranking that measures:

  • Academic performance, weighted by your field of study
  • ROTC leadership and participation
  • Physical fitness scores
  • Extracurricular involvement and community impact

At Norwich, you’ll have every opportunity to stand out as a Scholar, Athlete, and Leader—the three pillars that shape tomorrow’s officers.

Choose a Major That Takes You Further

You can pursue any major at Norwich and still compete for an AFROTC scholarship. However, awards are most often granted to students in STEM disciplines—fields that align closely with Air and Space Force needs in engineering, cybersecurity, intelligence, and technology. Whether your strengths are technical or tactical, Norwich will help you connect your academic goals to a mission that matters.

Applying, Types, and Programs

There are three avenues to receive a college scholarship through AFROTC while at Detachment 867.

High School Scholarship Program (HSSP)

How to apply
Student interested in the High School Scholarship Programs must apply on their own. Apply on U.S. Air Force ROTC.

Deadlines vary year to year by career track choice, but each usually fall between December 1 and January 31 of the student’s Senior year of High School.

For applicants who are interested in choosing the U.S. Air Force career track, you have until December 31 to submit your initial application. Once submitted, you then have until January 12 to submit all remaining application materials.

For applicants who are interested in choosing the U.S. Space Force career track, you have until November 30 to submit your initial application. Once submitted, you then have until December 31 to submit all remaining application materials.

Charles McGee Leadership Award (CMLA)
CMLA scholarships are awarded to college students who have completed field training, excelled in the classroom and in AFROTC LLAB, maintained a passing physical fitness assessment, are medically qualified, and meet all other prerequisites according to headquarters AFROTC.

How to apply 
Students do not apply for CMLA scholarships, rather they request their ROTC Professors to consider them for a scholarship. The Detachment 867 commander then determines if the student is qualified and deserving for nomination to the national board. Cadets are then selected for scholarships on the national board. Note, cadets pursuing critical need majors may receive priority consideration.

Opportunities
Offered to Professor Officer Course (POC) cadets after successfully completing Field Training (normally after the sophomore year) and meeting all other scholarship requirements.

Nursing Scholarship
For sophomore and junior cadets interested in becoming a nurse in the Air Force. Applicants must be accepted to a nursing program at a college or university accredited by the NLNAC or CCNE.

Health Professions

  • 1 or 2 year scholarships for Allied Health Specialties
  • 2 or 3 year scholarships for nurse corps specialties
  • 3 or 4 year scholarships for medical and dental corps

Graduate Law

  • After AFROTC, attend an ABA-accredited law school
  • Then, join JAG Corps after graduating law school
  • Once a JAG, apply for Student Loan Repayment Program