Scholarships

Expeditionary Leadership Lab - Duke Forest - Detachment 585

Over $3 Million worth of scholarships awarded this year for the second year in a row!

It was an exciting start to yet another unprecedented year. During Fall 2024, Detachment 585 had 19 High School Scholarships (HSSP) awarded! Cadet Wing scholarship values totalling over $13 Million 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