Professional Programs

Interested in becoming an Air Force nurse? Air Force ROTC has nursing categories for students wanting to become an Air Force nurse.

This program awards Type 2Type 2Pays college tuition and most fees up to $18,000, and pays $900 per year for books. scholarships. In many cases, these scholarships can activate during the same term as nomination.

The Nursing Scholarship program is operated on a noncompetitive basis – those who meet the qualifications are awarded the scholarship and do not meet a scholarship selection board. The processing of the scholarship award is completed at the local detachmentdetachmentThe Air Force ROTC unit at a host university. .

To be eligible to apply for a Nursing Scholarship, you must:

• Be a United States citizen by the end of the projected term of activation
• Pass the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test » (AFOQT)
• Pass the Air Force ROTC Physical Fitness Test »
• Have at least a 2.5 cumulative college grade point average
• Complete a physical examination and be certified as commissioncommissionBestowed upon an AFROTC graduate by the President of the United States recognizing them as an officer in the U.S. Air Force. -qualified by the Department of Defense Medical Examination Review Board. (Non-AFROTCAFROTCAir Force Reserve Officer Training Corps students can apply if the examination has been scheduled. If selected, they cannot activate a scholarship until the certification is complete.)
• Not already be a contracted scholarship recipient
• Meet the age, moral and other scholarship eligibility requirements » for Air Force ROTC
• Be a sophomore or junior, majoring in Nursing at an NLN or CCNE accredited college or university*

*Must be a program accredited by the National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission (NLNAC) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). See the NLNAC website at www.nlnac.org or the CCNE website at www.aacn.nche.edu/Accreditation/index.htm for a list of accredited programs.

You may also be eligible to receive scholarship money while you are in college. Click here to learn more ».

How To Apply?

Applications for the Nursing Scholarship are processed and approved at the detachment level. Contact the detachment serving the school you attend or desire to attend, and they will work to nominate you for the appropriate scholarship program.