Graduate Studies and Scholarship

Academic Success Center

The Graduate Studies and Scholarship program helps all qualified cadets compete for opportunities to attend graduate school following graduation from the U.S Air Force Academy. Cadets have earned the prestigious Rhodes, Marshall, Fulbright, and other distinguished scholarships to advance their education and careers as commissioned officers in the 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.

Rhodes Scholar
University of Oxford
No recipient
2025

Marshall Scholar
London School of Economics
Margret Meehan
Class of 2025

Holaday Scholar
University of Oxford
Luca Valenti
Class of 2024

Fulbright Scholar
No recipient
2025

Gerhart Scholar
University of Strasbourg
Darien Tompkins
Class of 2025

Knight-Hennessy Scholar
No recipient
2025

Harvard Kennedy School Fellowship
Harvard University
Max Lesco
Class of 2025

National Science Foundation Scholarship
MIT
Ashlynn Sweet
Class of 2025

Health Professions Scholarship
Harvard Medical School
Abigail Worley
Class of 2024

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

Graduate Studies
dfvrl.graduatestudies@afacademy.af.edu