Graduate Studies and Scholarship
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.

Wedgide Bourdeau
Class of 2022

Sam Brody
Class of 2022

Ally Burba
Class of 2022

Adrienne Eckstein
Class of 2022

MIT
Samuel Karlson
Class of 2022

Georgia Tech
Jacob Szymanski
Class of 2022

Stanford University
Francesca Verville
Class of 2022

Stanford University
Justin Yates
Class of 2022
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