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The Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC)
offers two-, three-, four- five-year scholarship programs
and a regular four-year program. The Air Force, Army, Navy,
and Marines all offer ROTC programs. These programs are available
for men and woman between the ages of 17 and 25 and, like
the academies, have strict physical and academic requirements.
The competition is fairly stiff, but students have the choice
of more than 600 university and college campuses from which
to chose.
The ROTC scholarship programs cover tuition,
books, and fees, as well as a $100 tax-free monthly allowance.
(The Army pays up to $7,000 or 80 percent, whichever is higher,
annually, for its four-year scholarship.) Payment for room,
board, transportation, and miscellaneous expenses depends
on the ROTC scholarship policies at individual schools. The
ROTC regular four-year program pays a tax-free subsistence
allowance of $100 a month following a student's freshman and
sophomore years in the program.
While attending college, students must enlist
in the Army, Navy, or Air Force. They are also required to
accept an officer commission upon graduation and enlist for
up to eight years (depending on the branch of service) in
the reserves (including active duty) immediately after graduation.
For more information, contact the specific
services ROTC web sites:
The ROTC also offers a limited number of
Army scholarships to applicants who agree to attend a Historically
Black College. Students awarded scholarships through this
Quality Enrichment Program (QEP) are required to attend a
Historically Black College for the duration of their scholarship.
Included in these colleges are:
- ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY
Normal, Alabama
- NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY
Greensboro, North Carolina
- TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE
Tuskegee, Alabama
- ST. AUGUSTINE'S COLLEGE
Raleigh, North Carolina
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
- CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY
Wilberforce, Ohio
- HOWARD UNIVERSITY
Washington, D.C.
- SOUTH CAROLINA STATE COLLEGE
Orangeburn, South Carolina
- FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY
Tallahassee. Florida
- PRAIRIE VIEW A&M I COLLEGE
Prairie View, Texas
- FORT VALLEY STATE COLLEGE
Ft. Valley, Georgia
- HAMPTON UNIVERSITY
Hampton, Virginia
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
- and A&M COLLEGE
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY
Norfolk, Virginia
- MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Baltimore, Maryland
- VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Petersburg, Virginia
- JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY
Jackson, Michigan
- WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE
Institute, West Virginia
- LINCOLN UNIVERSITY
Jefferson City, Missouri
For a complete listing of accepted colleges,
and other information about the HBCU program, visit the Army
ROTC web site.
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