2nd Lieutenant. Martha Morales - Dental Student
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Benefits
SCHOLARSHIPS
The U.S. Army has several different ways to help further your education. Whether you’re in the Army ROTC, in a health care field, or even studying to become a chaplain, the Army can help you achieve your scholastic goals.
ROTC Scholarships
Whether you’re a high school student gearing up for college or already attending a college or university, Army ROTC has a scholarship for you. ROTC scholarships are awarded based on a student’s merit and grades, not financial need.
And they’re offered in the following forms:
- Two-, three-, and four-year scholarship options based on the time remaining to complete your degree
- Full-tuition scholarships
- Options for room and board in place of tuition, if you qualify
- Additional allowances for books and fees
LIVING EXPENSES
Army ROTC scholarships provide monthly living allowances for each school year. You can earn different amounts depending on your level in the Army ROTC curriculum.
- 1st year, $300/month
- 2nd year, $350/month
- 3rd year, $450/month
- 4th year, $500/month
This allowance is also available to all nonscholarship cadets enrolled in the Army ROTC Advanced Course (3rd and 4th years).
CHAPLAIN CANDIDATES SCHOLARSHIP PARTNERSHIP
Partnering graduate schools and seminaries that are listed below are now offering generous scholarships or tuition waivers to qualified students who enter the Army’s Chaplain Candidate program.
HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The U.S. Army health-care team will pay 100 percent of your tuition for a graduate-level health-care degree at any accredited medical, dental, veterinary, psychology or optometry program in the United States or Puerto Rico. Qualifying medical and dental students are also eligible to receive a $20,000 sign-on bonus.
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A WAY TO PAY FOR COLLEGE
The great thing about people coming through an ROTC program here at JMU or anyplace else is that they learn they can do a lot of things they never thought they were capable of. You know, since High School, I always wanted to be in the army but I also wanted to go to college with a bunch of my buddies and ROTC was a way I first heard about from a counselor in High School he told me about it. I applied for a scholarship and got a four-year scholarship. They decided to pay for books, tuition and they were giving me five hundred dollars a month. You just have to apply usually in senior year of high school, you have to be interviewed, and you have to take a physical fitness test and if they like you they offer you a scholarship.
The importance of getting a scholarship is huge. Kids from out of state are paying anywhere from 20 to 50 thousand dollars depending on what college they are going to. I would have had to pay 100 thousand dollars and that's all in my pocket now. So as soon as I go in to the real world, I'm not paying back student loans. All my buddies are struggling working through college right now worrying about paying next year's tuition.
I joined because of the educational benefit and for financial stability. I wanted to graduate with a degree and ROTC was able to help me get my degree and pay my tuition. And I discovered you can get all the benefits, through the Army and not have to do the stringent West Point or Academy-oriented base curriculum and lifestyle.
When you sign up for ROTC they have an agreement with the school where regardless if you are an out-of-state resident, you get in state tuition so that helped a lot. Definitely tried out, pays for tuition, books, gives you about five hundred dollar stipend you don't have to worry about working you just focus on school focus on your physical fitness and that's what I did, you know it was the best deal that I could possibly get and I took it.
