FY10 Airman Scholarship & Commissioning Program (ASCP)
The applicant is ultimately responsible for the completeness and accuracy of their package. Your Base Education Center will assist the member in an advisory capacity only.
As part of the board process, applicants will be evaluated on their ability to put their package together in the proper format in accordance with the ECP Package Checklist and directions on this site.
Personnel within one year of completing their bachelor's degree or desiring to earn graduate degrees may not participate in this program. They should seek commissioning through OTS.
Description.
The Airman Scholarship and Commissioning Program (ASCP) offers active duty enlisted personnel the opportunity to earn a commission while completing their bachelor's degree as an Air Force ROTC cadet. Applicants are not authorized to pursue a second bachelors or graduate degree through ASCP.
Those selected separate from the active duty Air Force, join an Air Force ROTC detachment and become a full-time college student. The Air Force provides them with a tuition/fees scholarship of up to $18,000 per year, an annual textbook allowance of $900, and a monthly nontaxable stipend of $250-$500. Students may not pay the difference to attend higher cost schools. This scholarship will be awarded for 2 to 4 years, depending on how many years you have remaining in your bachelor's degree program. Airmen with some or no college credit may apply for the program.
Scholarships are awarded in a variety of fields.
Technical: Computer, Electrical, and Environmental Engineering
Aeronautical, Aerospace, Architectural, Astronautical, Civil, Meteorology/Atmospheric Sciences, and Mechanical Engineering, Architecture, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Operations Research, and Physics, all other Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET)-accredited engineering majors.
Non-technical:
all other majors
Technical majors must be ABET-approved at the university the applicant plans to attend. Nursing degrees must be accredited by the National League of Nursing or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. Technical majors are limited to a maximum of 4 years.
Upon graduation and completion of the program, you will be commissioned as a second lieutenant and will then be returned to active duty (typically within 60 days of commissioning) with a military obligation of 4 yrs active and 4 yrs Reserves.
How does the selection process work?
A selection board is held once a year. The board utilizes the "whole person" concept to evaluate applicants. As part of the board process, applicants will be evaluated on their ability to put their package together in the proper format in accordance with the ECP Package Checklist and directions on this site. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that the package is complete. While the board considers all documents in an application package, they typically focus on the commander's recommendation, the airman's duty performance history, and the applicant's academic performance to determine the applicant's eligibility. ALL waiver requests are due to HQ AFROTC/RRUE NET 15 July and NLT 1 September each year. Application packages must reach HQ AFROTC/RRUE NET 15 September and NLT 15 October each year. Late packages or late waiver requests will not be accepted and will be returned to the applicant.
What are your chances?
ASCP BOARD
SELECTION PERCENTAGE
December 2006
52%
December 2007
69%
December 2008
100%
December 2009
N/A
Are you eligible? To be eligible for this program you must:
Waivers must arrive in a plain brown folder (letter size) labeled exactly as follows:
Be under age 31 on December 31 of the year you will graduate and earn your commission. (NOT WAIVERABLE) Check out the age requirements page for more details.
Have at least one year Time-In-Service (Waiverable - except for pipeline technical school students)--Note that waivers are not guaranteed. Waiver requests must reach HQ AFROTC/RRUE postmarked NET 15 July and NLT 1 September.
Have at least one year Time-On-Station (Waiverable--Note that waivers are not guaranteed.) Waiver requests must reach HQ AFROTC/RRUE postmarked NET 15 July and NLT 1 September.
Be recommended by your immediate commander.
Have at least a 2.5 cumulative grade point average of graded college work.
If you do not have graded college work, you must have earned an ACT composite score of 24 or higher or an SAT1 combined Verbal and Math score of 1100 or more.
Be admitted to a school offering Air Force ROTC (including cross-town schools) and the academic major you desire to study.
Earn Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT) scores of 15 or more on the Verbal scale and 10 or more on the Quantitative scale. NOTE: AFOQT scores may be waiverable for those who have taken the test twice and failed both times. Note that waivers are not guaranteed.
Meet all the requirements for commissioning (physical, moral, fitness, etc.) listed in AFI 36-2013, chapter 1, and AFI 36-2005.
Must not be selected for reassignment prior to submission of the application. Applicants must submit waivers concerning assignment issues to HQ AFROTC/RRUE postmarked NET 15 July and NLT 1 September for coordination with their AFSC Functional Manager at HQ AFPC.
Meet the requirement for overseas retainability. For individuals at an OCONUS location, IAW AFI 36-2013, Table 1.1, rule 7, the applicant may not apply if the applicant does not apply before the 25th day of the 8th month before the date eligible for return from overseas month....translated: applicants must have approximately 8 months left on station by the package due date. The MPF can help the applicant determine what the new DEROS will need to be to be eligible to apply. If the applicant does not meet it, they must request an extension through their normal base channels. If the applicant does not have enough time remaining on their assignment, they will be ineligible to apply for a commissioning program.
Special rules apply for those who need a TOS or DEROS waiver. See the program application page for more details.
How will you afford this program?
If selected for ASCP, you will separate from the Air Force. You will no longer be collecting military pay and benefits and will be living on the civilian economy like any other college student.
