Minuteman Scholarship

Scholarship Sponsored by US Army Reserve

The Minuteman Campaign is a U.S. Army Cadet Command initiative to offer Guaranteed Reserve Forces Duty (GRFD) scholarships to candidates who self-select for service in a Reserve component.

The GRFD scholarship provides full tuition and fees or room and board ($12,000 per year) for up to four years at a public or private school that hosts an Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program. This program provides well-trained officers to the Reserve Components and improves the total Army force.

If you are a high school senior interested in receiving an Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) scholarship and commissioning into the Army Reserve, the GRFD Minuteman Scholarship provides you an excellent opportunity.

SCHOLARSHIP OVERVIEW

• Awards 3-year Advanced Designee and 4-year scholarships
• Public, non-resident or private institution rates authorized
• Must be academically aligned to start and end the scholarship by graduation date and commission
• All scholarships based on available funding
• Host and Extension Programs only

HOW TO APPLY

Meet all scholarship qualifications

Fill out form at www.usar.army.mil/MinutemanCampaign

Be prepared to be interviewed by an Army Reserve Ambassador or USAR Major Subordinate Command Commander for a nomination

BENEFITS

• Covers full tuition and fees OR room and board ($12,000 per year)
• Monthly $420 Cadet stipend (freshmen-senior year)
• Annual $1,200 book stipend
• Earn E-5 drill pay upon contracting
• Guaranteed commission in the Army Reserve with an eight-year service obligation

REQUIREMENTS

• Must have ACT/SAT score (no minimum score required)
• 2.5 Cumulative GPA
• Official college/university acceptance letter
• Currently enlisted or eligible to enlist
• Must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. National
• Meet physical fitness requirements
• Between age of 17-28 (cannot turn age 31 by 31 December of commissioning year)
• GRFD MM scholarship recipients cannot compete for active duty
• Eligible to participate in the Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP) with an Army Reserve unit