<p>Does anyone know how much money the ROTC programs give in scholarships? I found that Tulane gives free housing and meals to ROTC kids but couldnt find any numbers on actual scholarships.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>It used to be it covered everything, and in return you were committed to 4 years of service after graduation. I think now there are some partials, but that in general they are mostly full tuition plus fees and books. I do know you cannot combine ROTC with merit scholarships unless the ROTC is partial, and in any case it cannot exceed full tuition, except there is some kind of supplemental room and board scholarship available. In other words there are a lot of variations these days, from what I have heard.</p>
<p>Hey RuskiBear! I’m actually in Army ROTC at Tulane, so I’ll do my best to explain it:</p>
<p>There are 3 branches of ROTC at Tulane: Army, Navy (with a Marines option), and Air Force. Army and Navy both provide 100% tuition for all 4 years (if accepted). In addition to that, Tulane provides those recipients with free room and board. The catch with that is they only provide you with as much as a freshman dorm would cost. I don’t know the exact numbers, but since I live in the upperclassmen apartment “dorm”, I end up paying a few hundred a semester for the room (which is still thousands cheaper than living off campus). With the meal plan, you get a “credit” of up to the basic freshman meal plan (which is something like $2250 this year, I think?). Also, each semester Army ROTC students that have actually signed a contract with the Army get a $600 stipend to spend on books (contracted Navy gets somewhere around $350, I think). The contract is usually for 4 years of service after graduation. Also, if you’re contracted, you get paid a stipend every month, and the stipend increases as you go through more years of school.</p>
<p>Air Force works a bit differently because they have partial scholarships. There aren’t as many Air Force cadets on campus, but if you’re interested I know someone in the program who can answer exact questions about it. </p>
<p>If you have any questions about the ROTC program at all, I’m not an “official” representative of the program, but since I’ve been through it for 3 years, I can probably answer a good bit of your questions. All of the straight information (like stipend pay and basic information about ROTC) can be found on the US Army and US Navy websites. All in all, I’m extremely happy that I’ve been through it, and for my career goals, ROTC is a great route. I’ve gotten to do a lot because of ROTC that most kids my age (21) don’t get to do (such as traveling to three different continents to train with millions of dollars of equipment). Like I said, feel free to ask as many questions as you’d like, and if you have any super specific questions, you can send me a PM if you want!</p>
<p>thanks! ^^ </p>
<p>helps alot. I’m in a difficult position with my aid/tuition situation. Probably think long and hard if ROTC is something I really want to do and see the rep on campus</p>