AFROTC Scholarship options for Grad school
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As she’s a rising senior, she can and should seek career counseling from the chain of command at her det, her primary resource. Most AFROTC unit websites have info on grad school programs, see sample link below.
Generally speaking, the services offer both full-time student and after-hours grad school options. Full-time might be at a military degree-granting institution such as AFIT or even cross-service at the Naval Postgraduate School, or at a civilian university. Or, she could be on regular orders but use Tuition Assistance to fund a degree program after-hours at a local university, on-base at a university extension campus or a remote degree program.
Curriculums and degrees usually have to be in an approved area of study from an accredited institution, but the current policy will provide guidance. If retention is suffering, those restrictions on area of study can often be eased.
Again, generally speaking, if a military member gains a degree on their service’s dime or time, they will typically accrue more active duty obligated service (ADSO) time. This may run concurrently (yay) with ADSO they are currently executing or consecutively (oh no, pile it on). The current policy will be the definitive source of information.
There are other programs out there - Rhodes, Fulbright, Olmsted, etc.
After she separates or retires from military service, there are also the VA educational benefits which are easily researched at va.gov.
Generally speaking, the services offer both full-time student and after-hours grad school options. Full-time might be at a military degree-granting institution such as AFIT or even cross-service at the Naval Postgraduate School, or at a civilian university. Or, she could be on regular orders but use Tuition Assistance to fund a degree program after-hours at a local university, on-base at a university extension campus or a remote degree program.
Curriculums and degrees usually have to be in an approved area of study from an accredited institution, but the current policy will provide guidance. If retention is suffering, those restrictions on area of study can often be eased.
Again, generally speaking, if a military member gains a degree on their service’s dime or time, they will typically accrue more active duty obligated service (ADSO) time. This may run concurrently (yay) with ADSO they are currently executing or consecutively (oh no, pile it on). The current policy will be the definitive source of information.
There are other programs out there - Rhodes, Fulbright, Olmsted, etc.
After she separates or retires from military service, there are also the VA educational benefits which are easily researched at va.gov.
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While the website is not updated, this fellowship is active, and currently has multiple active duty O-1s in it. https://www.annasobollevyfoundation.org/
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The Anna Sobol Levy Foundation provides fellowships to U.S. citizens who are college graduates to pursue a master's degree in English at the prestigious IDC Herzliya's Raphael Recanati International School, located near Tel Aviv. Historically, future U.S. military officers from ROTC programs have been the backbone of the program. We also accept civilian students who are committed to careers in the Foreign Service or in the various intelligence agencies.
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The Anna Sobol Levy Foundation provides fellowships to U.S. citizens who are college graduates to pursue a master's degree in English at the prestigious IDC Herzliya's Raphael Recanati International School, located near Tel Aviv. Historically, future U.S. military officers from ROTC programs have been the backbone of the program. We also accept civilian students who are committed to careers in the Foreign Service or in the various intelligence agencies.
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That's great! Speaking of grad school. So I'm embarking on my 1st year as an AFROTC cadet in Boston, interestingly, I just received an email yesterday from my Cadre Commander that the AF has now approved I can graduate in 5 years so I can commission into the AF with a bachelors and masters degrees in Mech/Aerospace and they even said my Type-1 scholarship will probably fund the ancillary expenses. Sorry, I know this doesn't answer your question in particular, it's just an FYI for other beginners out there who are thinking about grad school opportunities.
Would you share which school you will be attending? My daughter will be an engineering major at MIT this fall with a Type 1 AFROTC scholarship. She hasn't mentioned receiving an email like this.