Army ROTC Scholarship
Critical Dates
ROTC Scholarship Application opens for award year 2018 (this year's high school seniors): 12-June-2017
Application deadline for 1st National Selection Board: 17-September-2017
Application deadline for 2nd National Selection Board: 07-January-2018
Deadline to begin NEW application for ROTC Scholarship: 04-February-2018
Final deadline to submit application (must have started an application prior to 10-Jan-2018): 04-March-2018
Criteria for Army ROTC Scholarships
For ALL Army ROTC Scholarships, Cadet Command utilizes the following three criteria areas to determine eligibility and awards. This is a competitive process, just because you are qualified does not mean you will automatically receive a scholarship.
Scholar criteria is determined from your high school grades and SAT or ACT scores. The higher your grades and scores, the better your chances.
Athlete criteria is determined by your participation in sports, your performance on the Physical Fitness Assessment, and whether or not you meet the Army's height and weight standards. The better your physical and athletic ability, the better your chances.
Leader criteria is determined by your participation in leadership positions in extra-curricular activities both in and out of high school during your high school years. Particular emphasis is placed on leadership positions you may have held on sports teams, volunteer activities, part-time work, clubs, scouting, church, etc.
General Army ROTC Scholarship
Rising high school seniors may apply for the scholarship as early as mid-June between junior and senior year. A National Board awards 4-year and 3-year advance-designee scholarships worth up to $57,000.
The scholarship can pay either tuition and fees or room and meals; a monthly stipend ($300 for freshmen, $350 for sophomores, $450 for juniors, and $500 for seniors); and $1,200 per year for books. They are awarded based on high academic achievement, excellence in athletics, and demonstrated leadership skills. After graduating from the University of North Georgia, Army ROTC Scholarship recipients will serve as an officer in the Regular Army, Army National Guard or Army Reserve.
Note: For Georgia residents who are eligible for the HOPE scholarship, it can be used in conjunction with an Army ROTC Scholarship. Hope can only be applied to tuition. The Army ROTC scholarship can be used to pay for room and meals. Georgia residents on the ROTC scholarship will also receive up to $1,500 in grants from the State of Georgia at the end of each semester.
Army ROTC Critical Language Scholarships
These Army ROTC Scholarships are for Cadets who are interested in earning a bachelor's degree in Arabic, Chinese, or Russian. Applicants should apply for the General Army ROTC Scholarship (see above) first. If not awarded a General Army ROTC Scholarship, then contact the Army ROTC Recruiting Operations Officer, Major (Ret) Killeen at greg.killeen@ung.edu to apply for the Critical Language Scholarship. Applicant must major in either Arabic or Chinese, but the scholarship terms are the same as for the general scholarship.
STEM Major ROTC Scholarship
Guaranteed Reserve Force Duty Scholarship
Soldiers in the Army National Guard or Army Reserve who want to commission as Lieutenants in the Army National Guard or Army Reserve after college, are eligible to apply for this scholarship after you start as a Cadet as UNG. The scholarship will pay either tuition and fees or room and meals; a monthly stipend ($350 for sophomores, $450 for juniors, and $500 for seniors); and $1,200 per year for books. For for more information contact Major (Ret) Killeen at greg.killeen@ung.edu.
FAQs
How do I improve my chances or receiving an Army ROTC Scholarship?
Army Cadet Command looks at three areas of performance in what they term Scholar/Athlete/Leader (SAL) criteria.
The more extensive your leadership record in these activities, the better your chances. The Cadet Command selection board makes decisions based on the strength of your application compared to the applicant pool. The profile for the 2017 academic year nation-wide recipients:
95% were in the top 50% of their classes in academics (69% were in the top 25%)
26% were class officers
90% earned varsity sports letters
76% were varsity team sports captains
28% were in JROTC
18% were club presidents
3.6 average GPA
1268 math + critical reading SAT; 28 ACT composite score
How many scholarships are available nation-wide?
For the academic year 2016-2017, about 4,500 high school senior applications for the scholarship were reviewed.
About 2,500 applicants were awarded a scholarship. About 30% of those were 4-year scholarships and 70% were 3-year scholarships.
What is the difference between a 4-year and a 3-year Army ROTC Scholarship?
Cadet Command awards both 3-year and 4- year scholarships through the centralized selection process.
The top candidates are selected for 4-year scholarships, others are awarded 3-year scholarships, and others are not selected at all. If you are awarded a 4-year scholarship, then your benefits will be paid your freshman year as long as you pass the Army Physical Fitness Test, medical exam, and meet height and weight requirements.
If you are awarded a 3-year scholarship, your benefits will begin your sophomore year as long as you pass the Army Physical Fitness Test, physical exam, remain in good academic standing, and meet the height and weight requirements.
Final award of the 3-year scholarship is at the discretion of the Professor of Military Science at UNG.
What is my service obligation?
Any Army commission, Active Duty, Reserve or Guard, carries an 8-year service obligation.
If you receive an Army ROTC scholarship, then you can commission and serve an active duty (full-time) Army officer for 4 years after you graduate from UNG. For the last 4 years of your service obligation, you can continue to serve on active duty, or transfer to the Army National Guard, Army Reserve, or Individual Ready Reserve.
It is also possible to commission directly into the Army National Guard or Army Reserve instead of commissioning active duty. The obligation is served as 6 years of active drill duty (one weekend per month and two weeks of annual training). For the last two years, you can continue to drill one weekend per month and two weeks in the summer, or transfer to the Individual Ready Reserve.