Army ROTC is one of America's leading sources of scholarships, making awards to thousands of college students each year. The increased number of recent scholarships allocated for cadets improves your chances of winning one. This is a compelling way to to enable you experience the hands-on leadership and organizational management training that no other college course except ROTC offers. Furthermore, scholarship cadets have many benefits including having their books, classes, and on-campus housing paid for.
The Army ROTC Four-Year Scholarship Program gives students who have graduated from high school the opportunity to attend college and also earn a commission through participation in the ROTC scholarship program. Applicants should check with the University of Alabama-Birmingham Army ROTC Program once attending classes at UAB or a cross enrolled college or university. In addition, the U.S. Army has information on Federal Scholarships on an Army website.
How do I get started?
Registering for an Army ROTC course is all it takes to get started. For registration details, contact the Army ROTC Department at (205) 934-7215 or email: roo@uab.edu
Apply for a 4 year Scholarship as a Junior in high school as early as 1 March or as a high school senior as late as 1 December:
Go to http://www.armyrotc.com/ or https://schlr4yr.usarmyrotc.com/rotc/Schlr4yr/index.htm
or
http://www.rotc.usaac.army.mil/ and click on Four-Year Online Application, and click on I am currently in High School and wish to apply.
Click Here to take a free practice ACT/SAT Test
To apply for any scholarship, contact the Recruiting Operations Officer: LTC Scott at 205-934-8749 or at roo@uab.edu.
4 Year Scholarship (Active Duty)
Four year scholarships are awarded to high school seniors preparing to pursue an undergraduate degree. You must have a minimum SAT score of 920 or an ACT composite score of 19 to compete for a scholarship. Selection of four year scholarship winners is based on your GPA, the results of SAT or ACT tests, three school officials' evaluations; extracurricular, leadership and athletic activities; and an interview with a representative of the ROTC department. To apply please fill out the online application form. Must have a qualified physical.
3 Year Scholarship (Active Duty)
The three year scholarship is awarded to students who have already completed one year of college. Selection is based on performance in academic studies and military science (if already enrolled in ROTC), successfully passing the Army Physical Readiness Test, a personal interview and observation by the PMS, and on demonstrated motivation towards an Army career (active, reserve, or guard duty). Must have a qualified physical.
2 Year Scholarships (Active Duty)
The requirements for the two year scholarship are the same as the three year scholarship. This is a great opportunity that is open to anyone who has two years to go to complete a bachelors or masters degree program. You may compete for the scholarship or attend Leader's Training Course and win a scholarship there.
Guaranteed Reserve Forces Duty Scholarships
College Freshmen
The Army offers three year scholarships each year towards tuition. These scholarships also include a semester stipend for books and a monthly tax free stipend of $300 for living expenses.
College Sophomores
The Army offers two year scholarships each year towards tuition. These scholarships also include a semester stipend for books and a monthly tax free stipend of $350 for living expenses.
Graduate Students
The Army offers two year scholarships for graduate students each year and stipends for books and monthly tax free stipends for living expenses. To use one of these scholarships you must attend the six-week Leader's Training Course at Ft. Knox, KY (unless you have prior military or ROTC experience, contact us for details).
Eligibility Requirements
You must meet the following general eligibility requirements to receive an Army ROTC scholarship:
Be a United States citizen.
Be 17 years of age by October 1 of your freshman year and younger than 23 on June 30 of that year. (In addition, you must not reach your 27th birthday by June 30 of the year in which you will graduate from college and receive your commission.) If you have prior active duty military service, you may be eligible for extension of this age requirement - the age is extended one year for each one year of military service. The maximum extension is three years which means you must be under 30 years of age on June 30 of the year you will graduate and receive your degree.
For a four-year scholarship
Be a high school graduate before the fall term of your college freshman year. If you are taking or have taken college courses, you must be considered a beginning freshman and have four academic years remaining for a baccalaureate degree upon enrollment in the fall of your college freshman year.
If you are in an accelerated program and will complete your senior year of high school and first year of college concurrently, you must have four academic years remaining in a baccalaureate degree program upon enrollment in the fall of the combined academic year.
If you are a college freshman in a five-year program with 4 years remaining before graduation, you must submit verification from your university that your course of study is a five-year program and that you will have four full years remaining. Contact the Army Professor of Military Science at University of Alabama-Birmingham for a copy of a planned academic program worksheet.
Have no moral obligation or personal conviction that will prevent you from "Supporting and defending the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic," or conscientiously bearing arms.
Satisfactorily explain any record of arrest and/or civil conviction.
Have a minimum high school GPA of 2.5.
Receive a minimum SAT score of at least 920 points or an ACT composite score of 19. Click Here to take a free practice ACT/SAT Test
Agree to accept a commission in the United States Army.
Meet required physical standards.