Room and Board

airforce_brat said:
Yes.

Scholarships | Texas A&M Corps of Cadets

There are four categories of scholarships available specifically for members of the Corps of Cadets awarded and administered through the Corps Scholarship Office.
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Texas A&M Commits $50 Million To Full Rides For ROTC Scholarship Recipients

The new 'Patriot scholarship' will cover room and board for students whose ROTC Scholarships already cover all tuition and fees, providing a full ride for more than 700 cadets.
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I wonder Texas a & m covers room and board for four years even for 3 years scholarship winners. Thank you.
 
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JoannaC said:
I asked the Citadel and was told that they cover only "Room" portion out of R & B for 4 years and other need and merit based scholarship will cover some of R & B.
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That's why contacting the schools directly is always the best option. You can only tell so much from the websites.
 
JoannaC said:
I asked the Citadel and was told that they cover only "Room" portion out of R & B for 4 years and other need and merit based scholarship will cover some of R & B.
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Today, colleges are often willing to negotiate incentives - assuming you have the academic and other credentials to be competitive. If you have competitive credentials never take the published offers as the final word. At The Citadel, for example, Room is awarded to those who enroll with 3 and 4 year national ROTC scholarships. But applicants with competitive credentials (this changes each year with the applicant pool) can also receive additional merit aid based on their credentials and what major they are taking - e.g. STEM majors. But you won’t know if you don’t discuss your financial situation and interest with the Financial Aid Office.
 
There is also a possibility that the information on the college/university website is incorrect and/or the person you speak with at the financial aid office is not aware of the policies (although they should be). For instance, a college in Ohio that I am applying to which has a crosstown ROTC program has information on their website saying room and board is covered by the college for scholarship winners, but the admissions office person I emailed about getting a cost estimate said I would need to pay room and board. I am going to wait to see if I am admitted before I point out the discrepancy.
 
Sully16 said:
There is also a possibility that the information on the college/university website is incorrect and/or the person you speak with at the financial aid office is not aware of the policies (although they should be). For instance, a college in Ohio that I am applying to which has a crosstown ROTC program has information on their website saying room and board is covered by the college for scholarship winners, but the admissions office person I emailed about getting a cost estimate said I would need to pay room and board. I am going to wait to see if I am admitted before I point out the discrepancy.
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Agree, you really need to contact the ROTC unit at each particular school. We've found discrepancies (or just nothing at all on school websites) regarding what "extras" are given to ROTC National Scholarship winners. We've found several schools who are incredibly generous (Syracuse especially) with ROTC scholarship winners - covering the freshman year tuition of a 3 yr scholarship; 4 years of room/board - basically making the school a full ride. But we wouldn't have known some of these perks had we not reached out to the ROTC units at the schools. I will say schools with a unit on campus seem to be much more generous than schools who are affiliated with cross-town units (at least those we're looking at).
 
Her information is accurate and from the ROO. Now this doesn't mean some unwritten incentive won't be offered at some point. I asked the ROO the same exact question as we are in the same spot of having a 3 year award and not a 4 year. The answer was that they do NOT cover the first year room and board. Now any additional scholarships to help offset that may be applied if applicable.
 
DS was accepted to MIT and also has a AFROTC Type 1. We just received the financial offer from MIT and even without the ROTC scholarship they are generous enough to give him scholarships that are within a few thousand of what it would cost with ROTC scholarship just paying room and board. I've read here in these forums that MIT won't give any additional help to scholarship winners for room and board, but I was wondering if anyone has experienced this? We are visiting in March to do the campus tour and are also going to try to meet with both the detachment and admissions. My DS doesn't really care that much because he said he would still do ROTC even if MIT offered everything for free but as the one paying the bills I was just trying to see if anyone has any insight before our visit. He also has an appointment to USAFA and has not decided between the two. And yes, I know, all good problems to have. :)
 
" . . .in December 2015, the University of Idaho established a $5,000 room and board scholarship for all new incoming NROTC students selected for a 4-year national NROTC scholarship. The scholarship can be renewed for up to 4 years per student, as long as the student is a full-time degree seeking undergraduate and living in a University of Idaho residence hall." https://www.uidaho.edu/academics/navy-rotc/faqs
 
Is it possible to have the NROTC scholarship pay for room and board instead of tuition? I know many who receive ROTC scholarships have full ride tuition offers from colleges but usually not room and board.
 
navy_blue said:
Is it possible to have the NROTC scholarship pay for room and board instead of tuition? I know many who receive ROTC scholarships have full ride tuition offers from colleges but usually not room and board.
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Yes! My DS son does that. Gets a Housing Stipend check once a semester. He (or us) has to have enough $ for the first few months saved up because it always lags….
 
Boymomof3 said:
Yes! My DS son does that. Gets a Housing Stipend check once a semester. He (or us) has to have enough $ for the first few months saved up because it always lags….
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My DD is in AROTC, it’s March and she has yet to get her scholarship money. A little frustrating having to wait so long. Looks like it will be the same with NROTC for my son. Good to know so we can plan ahead.
 
navy_blue said:
Is it possible to have the NROTC scholarship pay for room and board instead of tuition? I know many who receive ROTC scholarships have full ride tuition offers from colleges but usually not room and board.
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It is possible. Reach out to the NROTC unit to make sure. DS has a scholarship he can use for tuition so we were hoping the NROTC scholarship could be used for room and board. One quick email to the the school confirmed it for us.
 
Jolevy said:
My DD is in AROTC, it’s March and she has yet to get her scholarship money. A little frustrating having to wait so long. Looks like it will be the same with NROTC for my son. Good to know so we can plan ahead.
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It will be, unfortunately. So far, they have shown up but big Navy never seems to be in a hurry. It is good practice for budgeting & money saving for them 😉. We are happy to cover him if there are issues (sophomore year was a big issue - but that was due to a DODMERB glitch) - I make it clear that spending too much $$ on golf/ eating out doesn’t qualify for help from us 😉….
 
As we await final admissions decisions in our house, we've found ROOs to be a great source of information regarding room & board considerations at various schools since our son will be using the scholarship for the tuition, book, and fees wherever he ultimately lands.

Some schools waive room & board, some have alumni resources that have established "scholarships" for room & board, others allow merit aid to be used towards room & board.

ROOs are the best contact for each program.
 
chunky1 said:
DS was accepted to MIT and also has a AFROTC Type 1. We just received the financial offer from MIT and even without the ROTC scholarship they are generous enough to give him scholarships that are within a few thousand of what it would cost with ROTC scholarship just paying room and board. I've read here in these forums that MIT won't give any additional help to scholarship winners for room and board, but I was wondering if anyone has experienced this? We are visiting in March to do the campus tour and are also going to try to meet with both the detachment and admissions. My DS doesn't really care that much because he said he would still do ROTC even if MIT offered everything for free but as the one paying the bills I was just trying to see if anyone has any insight before our visit. He also has an appointment to USAFA and has not decided between the two. And yes, I know, all good problems to have. :)
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They don’t. Sorry. It would reduce what they would pay via financial aid by the rotc scholarship. If it was a full ride meaning MIT covers it all then- you’d get the R&B.
 
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