Army ROTC Scholarships

What does it offer:

- Full Tuition and Fees or Room and Board

- $1200 / year for books

- Monthly stipend for living expenses:

$300 freshman/$350 sophomore/$450 junior/$500 senior

Where can you go to school:

- More than 300 Colleges and universities across the nation

- In Chicagoland:  UIC, Loyola, DePaul, Robert Morris, Illinois Institute of Technology, CSU, IUN, North Park, Northwestern, Columbia College, Roosevelt University, St Xavier, NEIU, Purdue Calumet, and several more

What you need to be eligible:

– 2.5 GPA coming out of HS; 2.5 Cumulative GPA once in college 

– 19 ACT or 920 SAT minimum

– At least 17 years old and younger than 31 on Dec 31 of the year you complete ROTC and graduate from college

– US Citizen

– Medically qualified

– Pass the Army Physical Fitness Test

– Good Moral character

– No Civil Convictions

– Single or married with no more than 3 dependants

What can you study:

– Nearly anything leading to a 4 year undergraduate degree

– Liberal Arts and Humanities

– Engineering

– Physical Sciences

– Nursing

– Premed:

Health Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP) can pay for Med School

How do you apply:

– Current High School Students:  online at http://www.goarmy.com/rotc/hs_four_year_scholarship.jsp

– Deadline to start is 1 December of your senior year of High School

– Deadline to have all required materials to Cadet Command is 28 February

– If you miss the 1 December deadline during your HS senior year, or you are currently enrolled in college, apply for a campus-based scholarship through the Army ROTC program on the campus you wish to attend.

What is your obligation upon graduation and commissioning:

– Serve as an Officer in the US Army on active duty, in the USAR, or in the National Guard

– Serve 4 years active duty and 4 years in the inactive or active reserves

– Or serve 8 years actively drilling in the US Army Reserves or National Guard