ARMY ROTC TWO AND THREE YEAR SCHOLARSHIPS (ON-CAMPUS SCHOLARSHIPS)

If you missed the scholarship opportunity in high school, there are still ROTC scholarships available on campus. Two and three-year scholarships are awarded based strictly on merit, to the most outstanding students who apply.

The ROTC scholarship benefit package provides up to $17,000 per year for tuition and mandatory fees to selected applicants. In addition to tuition and mandatory fees, army scholarship winners also receive a $600 per year for books in addition to a monthly subsistence allowance. The monthly subsistence allowance is currently $250 for freshmen, $300 for sophomores, $350 for juniors, and $400 for seniors.

You must be a college freshman or sophomore to apply for a Campus Based Scholarship and you must take military science classes at ERAU.

Your Commitment to ROTC

As a winner of a scholarship, you're required to take ROTC classes, which demand no more than a few hours of your time each week. Scholarship students lead essentially the same life as other college students. You may pursue any course of study leading to a baccalaureate degree and you may engage in any activity that does not interfere with your ROTC requirements - which include prescribed Military Science courses, participation in scheduled drill periods, and completion of the ROTC National Advanced Leadership Camp (a.k.a. Warrior Forge) between your junior and senior years. Upon graduation, you have an obligation to accept a commission and serve full time in the Active Army, or part time in either the Army National Guard or the U.S. Army Reserve.

Your obligations:
  • You must sign a contract with the Secretary of the Army. If you are 17 years of age when you enroll, your parents or guardian must also sign this contract. If you are 18 or older, only your signature is required. This contract contains a requirement to repay the United States government for all financial aid received if, after you begin your sophomore year, you fail to comply with the terms of the contract. This repayment may be monetary or in the form of enlisted service. The choice rests with the Army and not the scholarship cadet.
  • You must enlist in the Army Reserve for a period of eight years. You must be 17 years of age by the time of enrollment in order to sign an enlistment contract.
  • You must enroll in the university listed, and pursue the academic discipline identified, in your selection letter. As a nurse scholarship recipient, you must attend the Partnership In Nursing Education (PNE) school named in your announcement letter.
  • Attend the ROTC Advanced Camp, normally between your junior and senior years of college.
  • You must accept a commission as either an active Army, Army Reserve, or Army National Guard officer upon completion of the required academic and ROTC courses.
  • You must serve in the military for a combined period of eight years. This may be fulfilled by:
    • Serving on active duty, if selected, for four years followed by service in the Army National Guard (ARNG) or United States Army Reserve (USAR) or the Inactive Ready Reserve (IRR) for the remainder of the 8-year obligation, or
    • Serving eight years in an ARNG or USAR Troop Program Unit which includes a 3 - 6 month active duty period for initial training.

    Processing Procedures

    Applicants must meet all eligibility criteria to receive scholarship consideration. Unfortunately, all applicants can not be selected as finalists. Those applicants advancing to further scholarship consideration after initial screening are scheduled for a personal interview and a medical examination.

    Personal Interview
    The interview is conducted by an Army officer who will ask you questions and will answer any questions you have about Army ROTC and the pursuit of an Army commission. Your information will be passed to the Professor of Military Science at Northern Arizona University. You will be interviewed in person. You must pay any cost for transportation, food and lodging for the interview.

    Medical Examination
    Individuals selected for an interview will be contacted and scheduled for a medical examination by the Department of Defense Medical Examination Review Board (DODMERB). You are responsible for your own transportation, food and lodging related to this examination. Results of the medical examination will be furnished directly to you by DODMERB. If you are unable to report for the examination as scheduled, you must notify DODMERB immediately. You will be rescheduled. Current height and weight requirements for a four-year scholarship and subsequent commissioning must be met. All winners must be medically qualified in order to contract and receive scholarship benefits.

    Army Physical Fitness Test
    Individuals competing for an Army ROTC scholarship must pass the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) prior to receiving a scholarship OFFER. The APFT will be administered during your interview visit.