Graduate Studies and Scholarship

Academic Success Center

The Graduate Studies and Scholarship (GSS) program helps all qualified cadets compete for opportunities to attend graduate school following graduation from the Academy. Cadets have earned the prestigious Rhodes, Marshall, Fulbright, and other distinguished scholarships to advance their education and careers as commissioned officers in the United States Air Force and Space Force. Many of these officers will return to teach at the Academy later in their careers. Since 2021, close to 20% of the graduating student body has been placed into graduate programs.

Gerhart Scholar
Anna Kemper
Class of 2023

Marshall Scholar
Kyrolos Georgey
Class of 2023

Fulbright Scholar
Nora Aschoff
Class of 2023

Fulbright Scholar
Chase Thatcher
Class of 2023

Holaday Scholar
Emma Arbanas
Class of 2023

Lincoln Lab Fellowship
MIT
Conner Rude
Class of 2023

Rhodes Scholar
Oxford University
James Landy
Class of 2023

Knight-Hennessy Scholar
Stanford University
Shea Burcham
Class of 2023

Truman Scholar & Harvard Kennedy School
Harvard University
Madison Marsh
Class of 2023

SERVICES

The GSS program assists the Dean of Faculty in identifying highly qualified cadets to attend graduate school as their first assignment after the Academy. Typically, GSS sends cadets to graduate school through one of the following programs:

Nationally and internationally competitive scholarships
The Academy’s graduate school program
Air Force and Space Force career field programs
Medical and dental graduate school programs

The GSS also administers the Leader-Scholar program (STAMPS Scholarship), which provides Academy cadets with funds for undergraduate research and enrichment.

CONTACT US

For more information about the Graduate Studies and Scholarship program, please contact

Dr. Helen Meisenhelder
Director, Graduate Studies and Scholarship
helen.meisenhelder@afacademy.af.edu