About Joint Service ROTC
Michael Majewski, Joint Service Coordinator, ROTC
The ROTC Programs were established to develop cadets and midshipmen mentally, morally, and physically and to imbue them with the highest ideals of duty and loyalty, in order to commission college graduates as officers of character who possess a basic professional background and are motivated toward careers in military service.
Resources
Air Force ROTC Scholarship Details
- Type 1 Scholarship – 100% Tuition & Fees
- Type 2 Scholarship - $18,000/year
- Type 7 Scholarship – In-state tuition
- $900 for books/year
- Monthly stipend for contracted cadets, based off Aerospace Science year ($300, $350, $400, $450)
- Different types of scholarships
- National High School Scholarship
- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)
- Nursing
- Foreign Language
- Commander’s Scholarship
* Students cannot utilize scholarship funding for summer semesters
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Army ROTC Scholarship Details
- Full tuition and fees
- $1200 for books/year
- Monthly Stipend – $420 for contracted Cadets
- Scholarship Types
- National High School Scholarship
- Campus Based Scholarships
- Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)
- Guaranteed Reserve Forces Duty (GRFD)
- Nursing
- Commissioning Options
- Components – Active Duty, USAR, ARNG
- Educational delay for certain professional degrees (MD, JD, PA, PT, etc.)
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Naval ROTC Scholarship Details
- Full tuition and fees
- $750 for books/year
- Monthly stipend, based off Naval Science level ($250, $300, $350, $400)
- Different types of scholarships
- National 4-Year Scholarship
- 3-Year Sideload Scholarship
- 2-Year Sideload Scholarship
- Advanced standing (non-scholarship)
- Commissioning Options
- Naval (Special Warfare, Surface Warfare, Nuclear, Aviation, Nursing)
- Marine Corps (Ground, Aviation)
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Project GO!
The Project Global Officers’ (Project GO!) goal is to develop future military officers within all of the U.S. Armed Forces with the necessary linguistic and cross-cultural communication skills required for effective leadership in the 21st century operational environment. Any member, scholarship/contracted or not, can apply to attend.
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Military Studies Minor
This interdisciplinary minor is designed for all students with special interests in military and national security affairs. Military emphasis is provided in one of three areas: Aerospace Studies, Military Science, or Naval Science. American military forces have played an important role in our domestic and international history and will continue to have significant involvement in policy arenas relating to national security and international relations. Students elect one military service branch for their prescribed courses and select two additional courses from appropriate history and political science courses emphasizing national security policy. At least 6 credits must be taken at the 400 level.
Military Honor Cords
Undergraduate and graduate students who have honorably served, are serving, or are commissioned to serve in the U.S. military will be awarded an honor cord to wear at their commencement ceremony in recognition of their duty and sacrifice. The red, white and blue cords will be given to eligible graduating students, including associate degree recipients, in the following groups: active duty, reserve and National Guard service members; veterans; and graduates receiving a commission through Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) and official U.S. Armed Forces recruiting programs. Penn State faculty members who meet the eligibility criteria also may receive a military honor cord.