Army ROTC Scholarships

In the face of today's growing college costs, Army ROTC offers merit-based scholarships that can help pay tuition and on-campus educational expenses.

  • Contracted ROTC cadets receive monthly stipends of $420 per month during the school year and are paid to attend a special summer camp.
  • Students who enroll in Army ROTC at LSU and who also join the National Guard or Army Reserve are eligible for other financial benefits. For more information, students should contact the Professor of Military Science at the college they plan to attend.

Veterans

Veterans who attend college can enroll in Army ROTC and participate in the two-year program.

  • Prior military service may fulfill the requirements for the Basic Course, so veterans may start ROTC in the Advanced Course.
  • In addition to the Veterans Administration benefits to which they may be entitled, veterans in ROTC receive the ROTC monthly stipend of $420 per month each school year with a ROTC scholarship.
  • Soldiers who have two years of active duty may be eligible for an Army ROTC scholarship. These "Green-to-Gold" scholarships allow selected soldiers to be released from the Army in order to attend college and be commissioned through Army ROTC. Interested soldiers should contact the nearest on-campus Army ROTC office or their installation Education Offices for details.

Scholarship Program

Army ROTC offers valuable four-year scholarships to students entering college as freshmen and two-, three-, or three-and-a-half-year scholarships to students with two or three years remaining toward their bachelor's degree.

  • Scholarships may pay thousands of dollars toward college tuition and required educational fees. In addition, they provide a specified amount for textbooks, supplies, and equipment.
  • Each scholarship recipient also receives a personal allowance of $420 per month during the school year for each year the scholarship is in effect. Army ROTC scholarships are merit scholarships awarded on a competitive basis. Selection is based on high school or college grades, SAT or ACT Assessment scores, personal recommendations, physical fitness, athletic and extracurricular activities, leadership potential, a personal interview, and other criteria as prescribed by regulation.
  • Many of these scholarships are specifically targeted to students pursuing degrees in engineering, nursing, the physical sciences, or other technical programs.
    • The Army provides many Science or Engineering students with fully funded graduate tuition programs for approved courses of study.
    • Nursing students receive special consideration for ROTC scholarships, and Veterans in ROTC not only receive the ROTC monthly stipend each school year but may apply for ROTC scholarships (soldiers who have two years of active duty may be eligible for an Army ROTC scholarship).
    • Army ROTC scholarship winners who fail to complete the ROTC program or do not accept commissions as Army officers will be required to pay back the amount of their scholarships or serve as enlisted soldiers in the Army. This provision is binding for three- and four-year scholarship winners when they enter their sophomore year and for two-year scholarship winners when they enter their junior year.

Application Deadlines 

  • Completed applications for four-year Army ROTC scholarships must be postmarked by February of a high school student's senior year.
  • Applications for two- and three-year scholarships are usually due by March of a college student's freshman and sophomore years. Since special application forms and procedures are required, interested students should contact Army ROTC for information well before these deadlines.