Benefits

What We Offer

  • Extensive leadership training
  • Peer/cadre support
  • Higher graduation rate and shorter graduation time
  • Extracurricular Activities
  • Financial Support – Scholarships & Monthly stipend
  • Cadet language incentive pay
  • 17 Basic Branches – with skills training
  • Guaranteed employment upon completion of our program and graduation (full time/part-time)

Scholarship Recipient Benefits

Undergraduate ROTC Scholarship Benefits

  • Covers Tuition – or - Room and Board
  • Tuition Rate - FULL tuition
  • Room and Board - $12,000 a year / $6,000 a semester 
  • Book Money - $1200/year - $600 a semester
  • Monthly Stipend - approximately  $420/month as a contracted cadet

Graduate Student ROTC Scholarship Benefits

  • Covers Tuition – or - Room and Board
  • Tuition Rate - FULL tuition
  • Room and Board - $12,000 a year / $6,000 a semester 
  • Book Money - $1200/year - $600 a semester
  • Monthly Stipend - $420/month as a contracted cadet

Contracted Cadet Non-Scholarship Benefits

  • Monthly Stipend - $420/month 
  • Approximately $4,500 a school year

Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP) Benefits

If you are already or choose to enlist into the National Guard or Army Reserve and contract into the program as a cadet you may be eligible a Guaranteed Reserve Forces Duty Scholarship. As a Reservist or National Guardsman you also may be eligible for Montgomery G.I. Bill benefits and tuition assistance.

Example of benefits for In-State Junior Non-Scholarship Cadet:

  • Drill Pay (E-5) - $3192/year (Automatically upgraded to E-5 pay when contracted)
  • Tuition Assistance - $4833/year
  • ROTC stipend - $4500/year
  • Book Money - $1,200/year
  • G.I. Bill ® - $3300/year
  • G.I. Bill ® Kicker - $3500/year
  • Total - $20,525/year estimate
**Over $58,000 for a 3-year SMP student!

Example of Benefits for a GRFD Scholarship Cadet Serving in the NG or Reserves: 

  • Drill Pay (E-5) - $3192/year (Automatically upgraded to E-5 pay when contracted)
  • Tuition Assistance - $4833/year
  • ROTC stipend - $4500/year
  • Book Money - $1,200/year
  • Montgomery G.I. Bill (MGIB) Benefits - up to $2,210 per month / $17,680 per year
  • MGIB Kicker - $350/month / $2,800/year
  • GRFD Scholarship Covering Room and Board - $10,000 a year / $5,000 a semester
  • Total - $44,205/ year estimate

*** Over $132,615 for a 3-year GRFD SMP Student!!