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The Historically Black College or University (HBCU) scholarship programs are fully qualified scholarship programs designed to meet officer production requirements and enhance enrollment at HBCUs. Applications are accepted at any time and you don't have to meet a selection board.

REGULAR HBCU

The HBCU Scholarship is open only to students enrolled at an HBCU (including those schools which host an Air Force ROTC detachment and those which are crosstowns of another school that hosts a detachment).

For a list of minority schools that offer AFROTC, visit the detachment locator and click the checkbox for the appropriate type of school.

Scholarship at-a-glance

  • 2- to 3-year durations
  • Type 2 scholarships (tuition capped at $15,000, books at $900 per year)
  • Activate during the current term

ENHANCED HBCU

This Scholarship is open only to students enrolled at the following colleges/universities, each of which may award up to fifteen Enhanced HBCU Scholarships per year.

  • Jackson State University, Jackson, MS (Det 006)
  • Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL (Det 015)
  • Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL (Det 019)
  • Howard University, Washington DC (Det 130)
  • North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC (Det 605)
  • Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC (Det 607)
  • Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN (Det790)

Scholarship at-a-glance

  • Type 2: tuition capped at $15,000, books at $900 per year
  • 2.5- to 3.5-year duration
  • Activates in the spring semester of the freshman year

Start the application process for either the Regular or Enhanced HBCU scholarship program by contacting the Air Force ROTC detachment » at the school you designate.

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