Scholarship 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 be under 30 years of age on December 31  of the year in which you will graduate from college and receive your commission.)

For a four-year scholarship –  Be a high school graduate or have an equivalent certificate before September 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. 

For a four-year scholarship – 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 an approved baccalaureate degree program upon enrollment in the fall of the combined academic year. 

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. 

Receive a minimum SAT score of at least 920 points or an ACT composite score of 19. 

Agree to accept a commission in the United States Army. 

Meet required physical standards.