<p>My daughter received $15,000 school grant and $5,000 in loans/work-study at the school of her choice (tuition is $30,000). We just found out that she has been awarded a 4-year AFROTC Type-2 scholarship which pays up to $15,000 per year.</p>
<p>Will the school factor the scholarship in to the need-base equation and withdraw the grant money???</p>
<p>I've emailed the school today to find out. Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on this. Thank you!</p>
<p>Most likely yes if the financial-aid is need-based. Your financial "need" decreases with the ROTC scholarship. The school will probably remove the loan/work-study and reduce grant by 10,000.</p>
<p>Is it because the scholarship is ROTC specifically?</p>
<p>I thought scholarships do not factor in to the "need-base" equation? If you're right, then she might be better off taking the grant money instead.</p>
<p>Augh....I guess I'll wait to hear from the school.</p>
<p>Thanks for your input!</p>
<p>This is for Yale. Other schools have similar policies, unless the grant was based on merit.</p>
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Yale policy allows outside merit scholarships to first reduce your self-help. Additionally, if federal guidelines allow, we will also allow outside scholarships to cover your student income contribution. If the total of your outside awards exceeds your student effort (the total of your self-help and student income contribution), the remainder will replace your Yale Scholarship.
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<p>Okay...I'm afraid you may be right. I just looked at the College Grant website and the description ended with this:</p>
<p>"May be replaced by endowed scholarship funds."</p>
<p>Thanks for your help!</p>
<p>ROTC scholarships will reduce your grant if it is need-based aid. Most schools will first reduce the self-help component of the financial aid award, but then the school's scholarship is reduced $1 for $1 with the rest. Considering the substantial commitment for your child (active duty for a minimum time), if they are willing to take on some indebtedness (loans in the college's financial aid package), there may be a real financial incentive to turn down the ROTC scholarship. If, however, your child's greatest wish is to serve in the military, then the ROTC scholarship affords a type of training and support systems at each campus (which can vary widely) that try to assure success. My son is currently in the NROTC program at Georgia Tech, where he receives a tremendous amount of support (academically), but NROTC also requires a heavy commitment (in terms of additional classwork for the Navy, physical training, summer work commitments, and active/reserve duty after graduation). It has been a good fit for him. </p>
<p>As a counselor at a university, I had a student whose financial aid award from the university exceeded the scholarship offered by ROTC. I recommended that he accept the university's offer, which he did. He did not have a strong wish to serve in the military and had applied for the ROTC scholarship in case he did not qualify for need-based aid. He has become a major leader at the university and is a co-captain of the baseball team. He would not have had time to become involved in these activities if he had needed to take ROTC coursework and had additional commitments for military physical training and summer training. </p>
<p>Each student needs to decide for him/herself!</p>