Scholarship Information

Are you a current college student who is thinking of joining the ROTC? Army ROTC has a few options for campus-based scholarships. Students can earn scholarships that vary in length based on the time they have remaining in their degree program. We conduct Scholarship Boards every 6 months.

Campus-Based Scholarship Benefits

• Full Tuition & Fees (In or Out of State rates!)
  OR $12,000- Room and Board (not both)
• $420 monthly tax-free stipend during the school year
• $1200 per year for books

Service obligation

Upon graduation/commissioning, serve fulltime on Active Duty (for a minimum of four years) OR part-time in the National Guard or US Army Reserves (one weekend per month for Drill Weekends, plus two weeks per year for Annual Training for six years.)

National High School Scholarship

The Army is looking for the Scholar, Athlete, Leader (i.e. well-rounded students!) to become Army Officers and Leaders. We offer a 4-year scholarship to high school students planning on attending a four-year college program. The application can be completed online. Contact your high school academic advisor or ROTC@wfu.edu more information.

Scholarship Process

• The online application process opened on 14 June 2025. To be considered for the first review of scholarships, students must submit their materials by
  13 October 2025.
• The deadline to begin the online process is 4 March 2026 of your senior year. The scholarship boards meet in October, January and March, so don’t wait until the last minute! Once your materials have been submitted your application will automatically be reviewed at each of the scholarship boards.
• How to apply:
  • Create an account on my.goarmy.com
  • Upon creating an account, login to the scholarship application at hs.usarmyrotc.com
• Submit high school transcripts, SAT/ACT scores, complete an interview and physical fitness assessment
• Minimum high school GPA of 2.5 is needed to apply
• Reach out to us at ROTC@wfu.edu to let us know you are you applying!
  

Scholarship Benefits for High School Students

• Full Tuition & Fees (In or Out of State rates!) OR $12,000- Room and Board (not both)
• Wake Forest University contributes an additional $5000 for Room and Board costs.
• $420 Monthly tax-free stipend during the school year for all four years!
• $1200 per year for books