ROTC PROGRAM AT AFCEA

ANNOUNCEMENT - Update for 2009

The AFCEA Educational Foundation in partnership with Future Heroes, a private, non-profit organization founded by Mr. Kyle Fisher, launched a special EXPERIENCE TOUR program in 2007 for AFCEA ROTC Scholarship recipients.  TOURS again will be arranged for ROTC cadets and midshipmen between the junior and senior years of school and take place for one week during summer 2009 - Click here for more information. 

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Information stated below is in effect for the 2008-2009 school year.

ROTC Scholarship

The AFCEA Educational Foundation ROTC scholarships are awarded to ROTC students enrolled full-time in C4I-related eligible majors. Please read the requirements carefully to determine eligibility.  Applications must be endorsed and submitted by the ROTC Professors of Military Science, Naval Science or Aerospace Studies to the AFCEA Educational Foundation.

Candidates must be a U.S. citizen enrolled in ROTC, be of good moral character, demonstrate academic excellence, have the potential to serve as an officer in the United States Armed Forces, and have a financial need.

The Foundation's ROTC Program does not include Junior ROTC; however, many AFCEA Chapters offer support for the JROTC.  Click here for a listing of Chapter scholarship programs and their POCs.

ROTC Medal of Honor Scholarship

The AFCEA Educational Foundation, in partnership with the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation, will award a $4,000 annual scholarship to one each outstanding student enrolled in the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) for the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps. Candidates should apply for the AFCEA ROTC Scholarship.  Applications must be endorsed by ROTC unit commanders.  Click here for more info.

Candidates are required to be a U.S. citizen enrolled in ROTC, be of good moral character, exhibit academic achievement with a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and have a demonstrated potential to serve as an officer in the United States Armed Forces.

ROTC Honor Award

The AFCEA ROTC Honor Award is designed to recognize ROTC cadet and midshipman achievement in leadership and academics. Recipients of the ROTC Honor Award are required to be in their junior year of school and will be selected by individual Professors of Military Science, Naval Science or Aerospace Studies in accordance with the appropriate Service Department Regulations.

Each ROTC unit may make one Honor Award nomination annually. The Army, Navy/Marine Corps and Air Force ROTC units at an institution may each submit one nomination.

This program is separate and distinct from the AFCEA Scholarship Program, but a qualified ROTC student may apply for and receive both.

ROTC Scholarships:  

Please note there is ONE APPLICATION FORM
for all available ROTC Scholarships