Radford Army ROTC is an exciting and challenging college program whose goal is preparing college students to be US Army leaders.  Our graduates are commissioned as Second Lieutenants in the United States Army and sent to further training in one of 16 duty branches such as the Infantry, Armor, Aviation, Quartermaster, and Military Intelligence branches.

ROTC National Scholarship Program:

The primary source of Army ROTC scholarships is the National ROTC Scholarship Program.  These scholarships are awarded to high school seniors during their senior year of high school.  The dates vary each year.  For HS seniors during the 2022-2023 school year the National Scholarship critical dates are:

12 JUN 2022 Application for School Year 2023 opens
17-21 OCT 2022 1st Selection Board. To compete in this board you must have your documents in no later than (NLT) 10 October 2022.
23-27 JAN 2023 2nd Selection Board. To compete in this board you must have your documents in NLT 16 January 2023.
04 FEB 2023 Last Day to create an online application
13-17 MAR 2023 3rd Selection Board. To compete in this board you must have your documents in NLT 06 March 2023.

 To begin your application process look for the "How to Apply" paragraph located at:   https://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/find-your-path/army-officers/rotc/scholarships.html  and follow the instructions. 

If you have questions about the process, or about the Radford Army ROTC program, please call us at our office.

Campus based scholarships:

If you didn't win a National ROTC scholarship, campus based scholarships are for you.  Cadets can compete for available 1-3 year scholarships.  Competing Cadets submit a scholarship aplication to their ROTC instructor or Recruiting Operations Officer (ROO), conduct a scholarship board interview with members of the ROTC cadre. 

Cadet's board score are combined with scores based on their collegiate GPA, physical fitness test results, and any other other factors directed by our Professor of Military Science (PMS) to generate an order of merit list (OML) score.  Generally, Cadets with the highest OML score are awarded the campus based scholarship.  Cadets can apply for a campus based scholarship by filling out an application from their ROO or ROTC instructor.

Scholarship Value:  Scholarships are awarded based on merit, not on financial need.   Additionally ROTC scholarships can stack and compliment other scholarships or programs.  For example an ROTC scholarship could be used for room and board while the eligible student uses their parent's Post 9-11 GI Bill, or other scholarship program for Tuition and fees.  

In-state scholarships:  Pays in-state tuition and fees OR $5,000 per semester room and board.  $1,200 annual book stipend, $420 per month (10 months of the year) stipend to defer expenses.

Out-of-State Scholarships:  Pays Out-of-state tuition and fees OR $5,000 per semester room and board.  $1,200 annual book stipend, $420 per month (10 months of the year) stipend to defer expenses.