Over $2 Million worth of scholarships were awarded this year for the second year in a row!
It was an exciting start to yet another unprecedented year. During Fall 2021, Detachment 585 had 1 In-College Commander Scholarships, 7 High School Scholarships (HSSP) awarded!
During 2020, Detachment 585 had 2 In-College Commander Scholarships, 9 High School Scholarships (HSSP), and 2 Historically Black College University (HBCU) Scholarships awarded! The scholarships were worth over $2 Millon in tuition and fees!
Scholarship Types
High School Scholarship Program (HSSP)
- Type 1: Pays Full (100%) tuition, receive a monthly stipend ($300), and an annual book allowance ($900)
- Type 2: Pays $18,000 of college tuition annually, receive a monthly stipend ($300), and an annual book allowance ($900)
- Type 7: Pays (100%) college tuition (at the in-state rate), receive a monthly stipend ($300), and an annual book allowance ($900)
In-College Commander's Scholarship (ICSP)
- Eligibility: technical major, 3.0 GPA or higher, a 90 or higher on the Physical Fitness Assessment, and leadership abilities.
- Type 1: Pays Full (100%) tuition, receive a monthly stipend ($300-500), and an annual book allowance ($900)
- Type 2: Pays $18,000 of college tuition annually, receive a monthly stipend ($300), and an annual book allowance ($900)
Express Scholarships
- Type 1: Pays Full (100%) tuition, receive a monthly stipend ($300-500), and an annual book allowance ($900)
- Nursing Scholarship Program: Open to sophomores and juniors who have been accepted to the Nursing program.
- Engineering
- Foreign Language Scholarships:
- Arabic, Baluchi, Chinese (Amoy), Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Mandarin), Chinese (Wu), Indonesian, Japanese, Javanese, Korean, Pashto (Afghan), Persian (Afghan), Persian (Iranian), Punjabi, Russian, Somali, Swahili, Turkish, and Turkmen.
For additional information, please visit www.afrotc.com/scholarships or contact the Detachment.