Room and Board

[ASKMEAGAINDAD]

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.

I don’t think at MIT this works. I could be wrong.

 

[chunky1]

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.

Thanks, I was hoping to save a few extra bucks . We visited a few weeks ago and we chatted with their Detachment Recruiting Officer, and I asked about my plan and she sort of looked at me like I was crazy. All she said is that most of their cadets are on a Type 1 scholarship and none of them use the Room and Board option. Can't blame a guy for trying.

 

[jetski888]

Air Force ROTC Detachment 560, at Manhattan College in Riverdale, New York City offers its students a full ROTC scholarship free housing. This is also the case for Fordham University in NYC as well. This info came from an email my son received from the detachment.

 

[GrilledCheese94]

Our son has a few options now for room & board depending on final school choice.

Lehigh granted a separate scholarship for room & board since he’s bringing an Army ROTC scholarship.

UVM waives room & board outright for all ROTC scholarship students (Army at UVM, Air Force crosstown at Norwich).

He has merit award from URI (Army at URO, Air Force crosstown at UConn) that makes room & board a net zero, same thing at UNH (both Army and Air Force on campus).

Pitt granted a merit award that cuts room & board in half which is extremely manageable since we’re in state.

 

[GrilledCheese94]

We’re finding out that for the 4 Ivy’s that our son has been accepted to recalculate your financial aid offer once you let them know that you're bringing an ROTC scholarship to the table.

We were mistakenly thinking that that’d keep their original aid offer the same so that we could apply that to room & board but that’s not how they view it.

They view ROTC scholarships as money that’s separate from any expected family contribution.

His original aid offers were roughly a 67/33 split (financial aid/family contribution).

Looks like the Ivy’s are out for him since we’re discouraging him from roughly $80K in student loans (over 4 years) going solely towards room & board…that’s a mortgage payment without getting the house!

 

[Azzurri]

We’re finding out that for the 4 Ivy’s that our son has been accepted to recalculate your financial aid offer once you let them know that you're bringing an ROTC scholarship to the table.

We were mistakenly thinking that that’d keep their original aid offer the same so that we could apply that to room & board but that’s not how they view it.

They view ROTC scholarships as money that’s separate from any expected family contribution.

His original aid offers were roughly a 67/33 split (financial aid/family contribution).

Looks like the Ivy’s are out for him since we’re discouraging him from roughly $80K in student loans (over 4 years) going solely towards room & board…that’s a mortgage payment without getting the house!

Good luck on the decision process. Great options, tough choices, and necessary (home) discussions. DS had acceptance to SA and a ROTC scholarship. Opted the ROTC route (DS' choice).

"Outside scholarships" can help with non-covered R+B. Apply !!

Sincere best wishes to all. Thanks to all these fine young men and women for pursuing such an honorable path.

 

[pa-outdoorsman]

I had an interesting call with financial aid at The Citadel today. Their room and board incentive is only "room" and they say board is on you, to the tune of about $6,000 per year. And even though they offer in-state tuition for freshman year to 3-year scholarship winners, you're looking at about $30,000 for year 1 absent any additional merit or need-based aid.

And yes, that's AFTER $29,000 in tuition and room incentives for 3-year scholarship winners.

 

[Holden100]

Good luck on the decision process. Great options, tough choices, and necessary (home) discussions. DS had acceptance to SA and a ROTC scholarship. Opted the ROTC route (DS' choice).

"Outside scholarships" can help with non-covered R+B. Apply !!

Sincere best wishes to all. Thanks to all these fine young men and women for pursuing such an honorable path.


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Yep, that net price calculator is very handy when making initial decisions on where to apply. Going through the process now with 2 sons I've found personnel at the units helpful initially on how the schools typically handle the ROTC scholarship coupled with any aid and outside scholarships. And the FA offices are usually great about letting you know whether you can stack scholarships/stipends.

 

[Ivy22]

We’re finding out that for the 4 Ivy’s that our son has been accepted to recalculate your financial aid offer once you let them know that you're bringing an ROTC scholarship to the table.

We were mistakenly thinking that that’d keep their original aid offer the same so that we could apply that to room & board but that’s not how they view it.

They view ROTC scholarships as money that’s separate from any expected family contribution.

His original aid offers were roughly a 67/33 split (financial aid/family contribution).

Looks like the Ivy’s are out for him since we’re discouraging him from roughly $80K in student loans (over 4 years) going solely towards room & board…that’s a mortgage payment without getting the house!

Have you spoken to the ROTC units at these Ivies to see if they have suggestions for finaid?

 

[GrilledCheese94]

Have you spoken to the ROTC units at these Ivies to see if they have suggestions for finaid?

We seem to be in the same situation as many ROTC & NROTC scholarship winners in that the scholarship is seen by the Ivy’s as replacing the school portion of the offer, essentially leaving us to fund the room and board aspect.

We’ve got great merit aid awards from some excellent state schools that allow their merit aid to be applied to room and board, making it a completely “free ride”.

 

[pa-outdoorsman]

We seem to be in the same situation as many ROTC & NROTC scholarship winners in that the scholarship is seen by the Ivy’s as replacing the school portion of the offer, essentially leaving us to fund the room and board aspect.

We’ve got great merit aid awards from some excellent state schools that allow their merit aid to be applied to room and board, making it a completely “free ride”.

No one can tell you what to do, and no one knows what your DS wants. But those "free ride" schools are the leader in my clubhouse!

 

[Boymomof3]

No one can tell you what to do, and no one knows what your DS wants. But those "free ride" schools are the leader in my clubhouse!

agree…. If they are a solid choice, can’t go wrong w/ free. My son uses the ROTC tuition waiver from his school & then DoD ROTC scholarship for room/board. We pay his fees ($3,200 per year). For a top engineering program….

 

[GrilledCheese94]

agree…. If they are a solid choice, can’t go wrong w/ free. My son uses the ROTC tuition waiver from his school & then DoD ROTC scholarship for room/board. We pay his fees ($3,200 per year). For a top engineering program….

He leaning Pitt for NROTC now.

Visiting Lehigh tomorrow for Army ROTC, they offered an additional scholarship to cover room & board except for incidentals. We’re in state less than an hour from Bethlehem, so this is a no brainer if he picks Army ROTC. URI & UVM are a very close second & third for Army ROTC.

Still has Norwich for all 3 scholarships, too.

26 days to go…

 

[pa-outdoorsman]

He leaning Pitt for NROTC now.

Visiting Lehigh tomorrow for Army ROTC, they offered an additional scholarship to cover room & board except for incidentals. We’re in state less than an hour from Bethlehem, so this is a no brained if he picks Army ROTC. URI & UVM are a very close second & third for Army ROTC.

Still has Norwich for all 3 scholarships, too.

26 days to go…

Small world. We can't be more than an hour so away from you. Will hit you up in a PM!

 

[Boymomof3]

He leaning Pitt for NROTC now.

Visiting Lehigh tomorrow for Army ROTC, they offered an additional scholarship to cover room & board except for incidentals. We’re in state less than an hour from Bethlehem, so this is a no brained if he picks Army ROTC. URI & UVM are a very close second & third for Army ROTC.

Still has Norwich for all 3 scholarships, too.

26 days to go…

Good luck making a decision! It sounds like there are some really great options.

 

[Sailfast27]

He leaning Pitt for NROTC now.

Visiting Lehigh tomorrow for Army ROTC, they offered an additional scholarship to cover room & board except for incidentals. We’re in state less than an hour from Bethlehem, so this is a no brainer if he picks Army ROTC. URI & UVM are a very close second & third for Army ROTC.

Still has Norwich for all 3 scholarships, too.

26 days to go…

My DS is at Pitt…NROTC MO….if you need any insight!

 

[WMSMOM]

Do ROTC scholarships include room and board?

There is a list of schools that offer room and board with scholarships. Usually if they offer for one branch they offer for all. Good to apply to several with free room and board and let admissions know once you receive scholarships. It may help in many situations. I know Tulane is totally free for example.

 

[USMA_AROTC_MA]

Army ROTC monetary incentives and/or room and board part 3

Missouri univ of science and technology 10 scholarship winners are eligible to receive free room. All scholarship winners also receive a $2,000 incentive from the university each year the scholarship is in effect.

At park college(missouri western state university ) scholarship winners receive free room and board

montana state university 43,000 of room and board scholarships for out of state rotc cadets.

Morehead state university free room for all scholarship cadets.
Free meal plans for the top 5 freshmen cadets

morgan state university morgan state university receives room and board from the university for all scholarship cadets.

Niagara university in addition to the army rotc scholarship benefits, the university offers full room and board (which includes meal plan) for all scholarship winners for the duration of their scholarship worth approximately $9,000 yearly the university also has merit scholarships available, based on act/sat scores and gpa, which will cover up to $9,500 of tuition costs for any year not covered by the army rotc scholarship.
Also available at nu are room only scholarships given by niagara university for non-scholarship cadets who are contracted in the program.

Norfolk state university our military alumni chapter provides financial incentives in the amount of $2000 annually ($1000 per semester) to the first four national 4-year high school applicants that accept an offer from the professor of military science. This incentive serves as a matching offer to national 4-year high school applicants if they attend norfolk state university and contract with army rotc. This incentive is renewable annually as long as cadets remain in good standing as determined by the professor of military science and funds remain available. Applicants must have listed norfolk state university as one of their schools of choice with us army cadet command.

North carolina a&t state universitynorth carolina a&t state university provides 5 room and board scholarships to the army rotc program.

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elon university provides room and board scholarships to all army rotc scholarship cadets.

Northeastern university army rotc scholarship recipients attending northeastern university receive a 20% tuition grant from the university that can be applied to room and board.

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army rotc scholarship recipients attending boston college receive free board from the college and are guaranteed a room on campus for all four years.

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army rotc scholarship recipients attending wentworth institute of technology receive free room from the institution.

Northern arizona university free room and board for erau 4 year and three-year advanced designee rotc scholarship cadets.

Northern michigan university northern michigan university offers all 4-yr scholarship winners and 3-yr advanced designees $1,500 per school year ($2,000 if the act score is 28 or above).

Northwestern state university room and board for all scholarship winners residing in main campus housing.

Norwich university scholarship winners receive free room and board.

Ohio university room and board awards available for academically competitive students. The professor of military science can also offer additional financial assistance for any student enrolled in army rotc.

Oklahoma state university the first three to five four-year scholarship winners will receive $800 to $1,500 each to offset room and board cost.

Old dominion university 10 x room scholarships and 10 x board scholarships, awarded using a competitive, merit-based process. Must maintain a 3.0 gpa to retain these scholarships. University provides discretionary recruiting funds for qualified and enrolled rotc students. University also has scholarships available to incoming freshmen, awarded on merit by the office of admissions. Students must submit three letters of recommendation; attend scholarship conference scheduled by admissions; and complete an essay during the conference.

Pacific lutheran university all army rotc scholarship recipients receive a room and board scholarship from plu worth approximately $7000.00 a year. Married army rotc scholarship recipients who live off campus may also qualify for an additional living expenses stipend from plu, based on need. The new student tuition deposit of $200.00 is waived for all incoming rotc scholarship awardees.

Pennsylvania state university free room and board

prairie view a & m university room and board assistance for rotc scholarship winners.

Providence college all four-year and three-year advanced designee scholarship winners receive free room and board all years scholarship is in effect. Up to five on-campus scholarship recipients receive free room and board. At bryant college: Four-year scholarship winners receive balance of tuition plus free room and board. Three-year advanced designee scholarship winners receive a matching amount from the college, to include an incentive the freshman year.

Rochester institute of technology all high school 3 and 4-year scholarship winners receive free room and board for up to four years

rose - hulman institute of technology
the president of rose hulman institute of technology will be offering beginning academic school year 2002-2003 the following incentive: 3 year advanced designee rotc scholarship winners will receive a $14,000 incentive scholarship from rose hulman institute of technology during the scholarship recipients freshman year. The remaining three years of study at rose hulman, in which the student receives the army rotc scholarship, the student will receive a $6,000 incentive scholarship from rose hulman, each year the rotc scholarship is in effect. 4 year rotc scholarship recipients will receive a $6,000 incentive scholarship from rose hulman, each year the rotc scholarship is in effect.

Suny brockport brockport will provide free dorm rooms to six scholarship recipients.

Regarding Norwich - the scholarship you reference - is that the AROTC scholarship or a separate one that needs to be applied for?

 

[Milarmymarinelady]

Regarding Norwich - the scholarship you reference - is that the AROTC scholarship or a separate one that needs to be applied for?

My son receives the room and board award at Norwich. You don’t have to apply for it, it will be applied automatically if you’re a national Army ROTC scholarship winner. Mine was a 3 year winner and Norwich covered all of the first year too, it’s a great deal. We’ve paid for uniforms and program fee. That’s all.

 

[slalom6]

Good evening,
I received my NROTC scholarship today but was a little confused by the technicalities of what it covered. The message says it will cover "tuition and required fees OR room and board (limited to a maximum of $11,500 per academic year or the cost of living on campus, whichever is LESS)." How is it decided what the scholarship will cover?
Thank you and best of luck to everyone else applying!