THE ARMY RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS (ROTC) CAMPUS-BASED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
GENERAL INFORMATION
ELIGIBILITY
STUDENT ATHLETE LEADER (SAL) CRITERIA
STUDENT-ATHLETE-LEADER
INELIGIBILITY
OBLIGATIONS
APPLICATION
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Army ROTC Campus-Based program provides financial assistance for the education and training of highly qualified and motivated young men and women who desire to be commissioned as officers in the Army after graduation from college.
Students that meet the requirements of the program forward a scholarship application to the Professor of Military at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Students must meet basic eligibility requirements, including age, and medical qualification by the Department of Defense Medical Examination Review Board (DODMERB). Beyond basic eligibility, however, the Professor of Military Science looks for the traits the Army desires in its officer corps, including scholastic aptitude, physical fitness and demonstrated leadership potential.
The Army ROTC Campus-Based Scholarship Program provides selected college students an opportunity to complete their baccalaureate degree requirements and obtain a commission through participation in the ROTC scholarship program. Students who are enrolled in or completed one semester are considered for a 4 or 3½-year scholarship. Students who are enrolled in or completed two semesters are considered for a 3½ or 3-year scholarship. Students who are enrolled in or completed three semesters are considered for a 3 or 2½-year scholarship. Students who are enrolled in or completed four semesters are considered for a 2½ or 2-year scholarship.
A U.S. Army ROTC scholarship will provide financial assistance toward college tuition and educational fees up to $17,000 annually. Additionally, a flat rate of $600 per year is provided to purchase textbooks, classroom supplies and equipment. The scholarship does not pay for aviation flight fees, room or board. Army ROTC scholarship winners also receive a tax-free subsistence allowance of $250 as a Freshman, $300 as a Sophomore, $350 as a Junior, and $400 as a Senior per month for up to 10 months a school year and are paid while attending the ROTC Advanced Camp. The Army ROTC Scholarship Program does not cover the expense of moving your family and household goods from your actual permanent place of abode, home or Army school to the educational institution you will be attending. Contracted ROTC cadets are not authorized use of military medical facilities, exchanges or commissaries except during the periods in which they are attending summer camp.
Prior to applicants being offered scholarships you must apply and be accepted at a college or university that offers Army ROTC in the academic discipline that you indicated you will pursue. Engineering and/or Nursing scholarship recipients must attend a school with an accredited Engineering and/or Nursing program. Nurse recipients are not authorized to change majors at any time.
You may pursue any course of study leading to a baccalaureate degree listed the "List of Approved Academic Disciplines" and may engage in any campus/community activity that does not interfere with your requirements.
In addition to your normal studies, scholarship cadets must successfully complete the prescribed military science courses, professional military education subjects, the ROTC Advanced Camp (normally between Junior and Senior years), and any other training that may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army as a requirement for commissioning. Recipients of these awards are not permitted to participate in the Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP), which permits simultaneous membership in both the Senior ROTC program, and U.S. Army Reserve/Army National Guard. Upon successful completion of military science and baccalaureate degree requirements, scholarship cadets will be commissioned as a Regular Army or U.S. Army Reserve second lieutenant in one of the officer accession branches of the U.S. Army. An individual's branch preferences and needs of the Army determine the branch received at the time of commissioning.
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible to receive an Army ROTC scholarship, you must-
a. Be a citizen of the United States.
b. Be under 31 years of age on 31 December of the year you complete all requirements for a commission and a college baccalaureate degree.
c. IAW Lautenberg Amendment Gun Control Act of 1968, a soldier cannot have a misdemeanor record of a Domestic Violence Conviction (DVC).
d. Have no moral obligation or personal conviction that will prevent you from:
(1) Supporting and defending the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
(2) Conscientiously bearing arms.
e. All applicants applying for a scholarship must be a high school graduate or the equivalent. Scholarship applicants applying for a 4, 3 1/2, 3, or 2 1/2 year scholarship must have a minimum SAT score of 920 or ACT composite score of 19.
f. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 point grading system on all previous high school work for 4-year applicants or all previous college work completed for 2 1/2 - 4-year applicants. Use of weighted GPA is not authorized.
g. To apply for a 2-year scholarship, individual's CC Form 104-R (Planned Academic Program Worksheet) must indicate 2 years remaining (4 semesters/6 quarters) as a full-time student to degree completion. Course overloads are not authorized and summer sessions are not authorized. Transfer hours accepted by the school you will be attending toward the degree you intend to pursue must be included on the ROTC Cadet Command Form 104-R, block 5.b(1) and confirmed by the school administration through evaluation of transcripts.
h. Obtain a letter of acceptance from a baccalaureate degree producing college or university offering Army ROTC. The letter must indicate you have either been unconditionally accepted as:
|
Academic |
for a Scholarship |
starting |
Graduating in Spring |
|
Junior |
2½ or 2-year |
Fall or Spring |
2 years later |
|
Sophomore |
3½ or 3-year |
of year of |
3 years later |
|
Freshman |
4 or 3½-year |
the award |
4 year later |
i. Obtain a letter of acceptance from the Professor of Military Science (PMS) into the Army ROTC program at the school you plan to attend and the start date of the school term. Contact the Enrollment Officer in order to receive this letter.
j. Be medically qualified IAW chapter 2, AR 40-501 for participation in the ROTC scholarship program as determined by Department of Defense Medical Examination Review Board (DODMERB) (the agency responsible for reviewing Army ROTC scholarship physicals).
k. Have no more than three dependents (including spouse) unless Headquarters, Cadet Command, grants a waiver.
SCHOLAR — ATHLETE — LEADER
The Professor of Military Science evaluates your potential for becoming an officer with quality indicators based on the Scholar — Athlete — Leader (SAL) model.
A student may be 100% qualified and eligible to contract and commission, but without meeting any of the SAL criteria he or she is not likely to be awarded a scholarship.
Each applicant should answer yes or no for him or herself to each SAL criteria below, and indicate or highlight all SAL qualities in the file submission to enhance the strength of their application.
While in High School (If applying for 4 or 3-year Scholarship)
Scholar (only requires one of the bullets)
Athlete (only requires one of the bullets)
Leader (only requires one of the bullets)
While in College (If Applying for a 2 or 3-year Scholarship)
Scholar (only requires one of the bullets)
Athlete (only requires one of the bullets)
Leader (only requires one of the bullets)
INELIGIBILITY
You are ineligible for this program if you:
a. Are a conscientious objector, as defined in AR 600-43.
b. Have 10 years or more of active federal service. (May submit waiver to Headquarters, Department of the Army)
c. Completed undergraduate baccalaureate degree requirements unless applying for a 2-year graduate degree program.
d. Are under probation of a civil conviction or charges are pending at the time of application.
e. Have had an adverse juvenile adjudication, or have been arrested, indicted, or convicted by a civil court or military law for other than minor traffic violations (fine of $250 or less or had imposed other adverse disposition; e.g. attend classes, perform community service or perform any other similar acts) unless waived for this program. You may request a waiver as specified in the application procedures listed below. Requesting a waiver does not ensure approval. (Waiver Requirements)
f. Are ineligible for reenrollment in the basic or advanced course. (Applies to prior ROTC cadets).
g. Are an applicant without a spouse and you have one or more dependents less than 18 years of age. (Waiver not authorized)
h. Is an applicant with a spouse in a military component of any armed service (excluding members of the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR)) that has one or more dependents less than 18 years of age. (May submit waiver to Headquarters, Cadet Command.)
(1) A divorced applicant may be processed for enrollment when the child or children has/have been placed in the custody of the other parent, an adult relative or legal guardian by court order and the applicant is not required to provide child support. No waiver is required. Copies of court documents must be provided with the application.
(2) A divorced applicant may be processed for a dependency waiver when the child or children has/have been placed in the custody of the other parent, an adult relative or legal guardian by court order and the applicant is required to provide child support. Contact this headquarters about waiver procedures. In both cases, the applicant must sign a statement of understanding that he or she will be disenrolled should the individual regain custody of the child or children while enrolled in ROTC. (DA Form 3286-31-R, Statement of Understanding U.S. Army Enlisted Policy for Applicants Without Spouse Who Have Surrendered Custody of Dependents, will be used as a guide.) An exception to the disenrollment will only be considered if extraordinary circumstances prevail such as the death of the legal guardian or adult. A soldier married to an Army National Guard member with a dependent, but said soldier has not adopted the dependent means he/she has no dependent and is eligible.
i. Been convicted of a domestic violence crime. (Waiver not authorized)
OBLIGATIONS
If medically and administratively qualified and selected for a U.S. Army ROTC scholarship you will be required to-
a. Sign a contract with the Secretary of the Army.
b. Enlist in the U.S. Army Reserve for a period of 8 years.
c. Accept an Army commission as either an Active Army, Army Reserve or Army National Guard officer upon completion of the required academic and ROTC course.
d. Serve in the military for a period of 8 years. This may be fulfilled by: