Army ROTC awards hundreds of scholarships, available at over 600 schools. Army ROTC scholarships pay full tuition and require fees. They’re awarded on merit – like academic achievements, extracurricular activities, and personal interviews. Scholarship winners receive a stipend of $420 for each academic month, plus an allowance for books and other educational items. If you’re a non-scholarship student, you can still receive the stipend as a contracted Cadet. If you’re selected to receive a scholarship, you will have a commitment to the Army after completing the program. You can fulfill the commitment by either serving as an officer part-time in the Army National Guard, Army Reserve, or full-time on active duty.
Army ROTC Scholarships
High school students may apply for the Four-Year National Scholarship. High school students need to submit an application and packet containing high school transcripts, ACT or SAT scores, and the Army ROTC Physical Fitness Assessment to U.S. Army Cadet Command, along with conducting an interview with the Professor of Military Science. To learn more, please visit .
- Four, three, and two-year scholarship options based on the time remaining to complete your degree.
- Covers full tuition and mandatory fees OR up to $10,000 of room and board per year.
- $600 per semester for books.
- $420 stipend per academic month.
Guaranteed Reserve Forces Duty (GRFD) Scholarships
The GRFD scholarship is available to cadets participating in the Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP) with the Virginia Army National Guard or the Army Reserves. For more information on the GRFD scholarship, please contact the Virginia Army National Guard recruiter Sergeant First Class Andrew Hilliman at 757-3233-0925 or at ahillima@odu.edu. GRFD scholarship recipients receive the following:
- Four, three, and two-year scholarship options are based on the time remaining to complete your degree.
- Full tuition and mandatory fees OR up to $10,000 of room and board per year.
- $600 per semester for books.
- $420 stipend per academic month.
In addition, GRFD scholarship recipients receive the following benefits:
- Contracted Cadets receive E-5 pay at monthly drill periods.
- G.I. Bill Benefits for those who qualify.
Green to Gold
Enlisted Soldiers seeking to pursue a commission as an Army officer while simultaneously working on receiving an undergraduate or graduate degree, and participating in ODU’s Army ROTC program may receive a Green to Gold scholarship.
