Room and Board

Here's what RPI states on their 2015-2016 Catalog regarding the Room and Board Scholarship:

"ROTC Room & Board Scholarship The ROTC Room & Board Scholarship is awarded to all ROTC scholarship recipients attending on a full-time basis. The ROTC Room and Board Scholarship is equal to the average room and board allowance provided to non-ROTC students residing on-campus as determined by the Office of Financial Aid. If an ROTC student is receiving a Rensselaer merit based award, the student will receive the merit award s/he would otherwise receive or the ROTC Room and Board Scholarship, whichever is greater except as follows:

The sum of all other grants and scholarships (including ROTC Scholarships) cannot exceed the cost of attendance determined by the Office of Financial Aid. In such cases the ROTC Room and Board Scholarship and/or other Rensselaer grants and scholarships are adjusted."

HTTP Source: http://catalog.rpi.edu/content.php?catoid=14&navoid=327
 
I was told for Purdue if you receive merit scholarships along with ROTC, they can be applied to room and board and books.
 
I have a student who is interested in the AROTC scholarship. He would like to major in pharmacy and the only two schools in Louisiana that offer this curriculum is ULM and Xavier.. ULM offers AROTC under the Grambling umbrella. Xavier doesn't offer it. So I called the ROO at ULM and he stated that AROTC contracted cadets receive free room and board. Just FYI.
 
For those of you considering CU Boulder this is what they offer.

University of Colorado - Boulder


(303) 492-3549
School Type : Uncategorized
This school offers the following additional incentives to students taking Army ROTC :
  • $50,000 in university discretionary funds for CU. Academic credit for ROTC courses. Four-year scholarship winners receive free room and board incentives their freshmen year for out-of-state students. Similar incentives are available on a case by case basis to in-state scholarship winners and exceptional students.
 
I cannot tell from their website whether or not Vanderbilt offers $6,000 per year for room and board to AFROTC scholarship recipients. I see they offer that for NROTC and AROTC (which are on their campus, Air Force is cross town with TSU.) I read in one document I found on Vanderbilt's site they offer "generous room and board scholarship for AFROTC) but not the exact $6,ooo/year. Does anyone know? Thanks!
 
Do ROTC scholarships include room and board?
Univ of Wyoming told us that the ROTC scholarship goes to tuition and fees or room/board. You can change your decision year by year. He said most put it toward tuition b/c any other scholarship is applied to your tuition needs FIRST...if there is then a balance left over, that comes back to the student who can then apply it toward whatever he/she would like. For example, if tuition is $10,000, and you get $4000 in scholarship, you're still going to get the $10,000 from Army. So there is a positive balance of $4000. If you choose the Room and Board, it's a $5,000 check cut per semester to the student who then must "use it wisely." That income is taxable, best I can tell. We are having a conference call with the Battalion in the next couple weeks to get a better handle on this.
 
Tjb is correct. Scolarship monies used toward room and board become taxable income.

Per the IRS:
Qualified scholarship. In most cases, income from this type of scholarship is not taxable. This means that amounts you use for certain costs, such as tuition and required books, are not taxable. On the other hand, amounts you use for room and board are taxable.

Source:
https://www.irs.gov/uac/Taxable-or-Not-What-You-Need-to-Know-about-Income
 
My room and board at Syracuse are all taken care of. When you get awarded a scholarship, SU is given up to $14xxx a year for room and board. If you pay less than that (living in a frat house for example) then you can pocket the difference in your bank account.
 
FYI: If the school pays room and board, they usually report it as scholarship on the 1098-T in block 5. If you or your child is a full scholarship contracted student, you won't have anything listed in Block 1 (Payments rcvd for tuition) or Block 2 (amounts billed for qualified tuition). You or your child could end up having to pay tax on benefits. It would be reported in the wages line item with a side note denoting the amount and that it is scholarship. It would be considered unearned income and subject to the parent's income tax rate if the child is claimed by the parent. The threshold changes each year...around $6,000 for tax year 2014 if single and claimed as a dependent by their parent(s).
Do you get taxed on a 4yr ROTC scholarship that pays for everything but room and board or is that tax free?
 
Do you get taxed on a 4yr ROTC scholarship that pays for everything but room and board or is that tax free?

Per the IRS:
Qualified scholarship. In most cases, income from this type of scholarship is not taxable. This means that amounts you use for certain costs, such as tuition and required books, are not taxable. On the other hand, amounts you use for room and board are taxable.

Source:
https://www.irs.gov/uac/Taxable-or-Not-What-You-Need-to-Know-about-Income

If used for tuition and books and fees, the IRS deems it not taxable.
 
Just wanted to comment on The Citadel supplement to the several ROTC service scholarships. Because the number of students receiving scholarships over the last decade increased substantially, in 2008, the college had to implement a minimum standard for incoming scholarship students to recevie the supplement. The following is from the college web site on ROTC supplements:

ROTC Scholarships
Each military service (Air Force, Army, Marines, Navy) has its own scholarship criteria and application process. You may apply for a four-year ROTC scholarship early in your senior year in high school. Once you are at The Citadel, you may apply for a two-year or three-year scholarship. These scholarships pay all tuition costs, but do not cover room and board, books, supplies, or Quarter Master account.

ROTC Enhancement (effective Fall of 2008)

The Armed Forces Scholarship Program has been established to assist the Air Force, Army, and Navy ROTC Detachments at The Citadel in bringing the best and brightest officer candidates to the school. Prospective students must have a minimum 1200 SAT (or 27 ACT), a minimum high school GPR of 3.2, and have accepted an ROTC scholarship prior to matriculation as a freshman at The Citadel in order to be considered. Recipients of the scholarship will receive an annual award of $3500 for each year in which they receive the ROTC Scholarship. Recipients of the Armed Forces Scholarship will be notified by The Citadel's Director of Financial Aid & Scholarships.

A student must maintain a 3.0 minimum GPR to maintain the Armed Forces Scholarship. Failure to do so will result in the cancellation of the scholarship. The Armed Forces Scholarship will not be reinstated once it has been lost.

Students who are awarded an ROTC Scholarship after matriculating at The Citadel are not eligible for an Armed Forces Scholarship.

For more information about ROTC scholarships, please contact the following departments or visit their web sites:
 
ROTC Scholarship

Army ROTC scholarships either cover your Tuition or Room and Board, it also covers your Books,and a monthly stipend. If you are in-state Florida your tuition is about $3900 per year and your room and board is about $8900, books are $600 per semester and stipend is $300 for fresh, $350 soph, $450 Junior and $500 senior. That being said a smart man goes for the Army funding room and board. If you are an out of state student then tuition may be what you what the Army to pay for. Life is about choices so do your research.

Do they cover off campus rooming as well? If that is what you choose instead of tuition
 
Do they cover off campus rooming as well? If that is what you choose instead of tuition

I am not sure, but some schools cover room and board if you choose to take the ROTC scholarship there.mfor example my daughter listed two schools, two private and two public, the two private waive room and board if you are a contracted cadet, but it has to on campus or your forfeit that benefit. I do know that the determination of tuition and books versus room and board is a year to year decision. So if you have to live on campus first year and it is more than tuition, but choose off campus 2nd year, you can switch to covering tuition. Just remember if you choose room and board you pay income taxes on that value, tuition is tax free.
 
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