2024-2025 Stetson ROTC Scholarship Recipient Agreement

The scholarship is subject to the following guidelines and/or stipulations:

1. Participation in either the Army ROTC or Air Force ROTC program at Stetson University is required to receive the Stetson ROTC scholarship. If you do not continue in your initial ROTC program, your financial aid package will revert back to your original award from Stetson University, if available.
2. For Army ROTC Cadets, if you are selected for a pre-contract ROTC scholarship and do not receive an Army ROTC 3 year scholarship, your financial aid package will revert back to your original award from Stetson University, if available, after the first year.
3. A minimum cumulative college grade point average of 2.0 (on a 4 point scale) is required for renewal of the award. In addition, a student must be enrolled in at least 3 units or more each semester to remain eligible for the scholarship. It is recommended that students enroll in 4 units in order to graduate in the allotted time. Scholarships may not be available after four years, unless otherwise noted.
4. A student will be given a one semester probationary period without a decrease in their merit based scholarship(s) if the cumulative GPA is below a 2.0. If the cumulative GPA does not meet the minimum standards after the probationary period, the scholarships will be suspended.
5. Students who receive a scholarship from Bright Futures and drop a course throughout the semester will be responsible for the resulting outstanding balance created by the decrease in Bright Futures funding.
6. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is required for the ROTC scholarship. This award will include all federal, state, and institutional funding, such as the Effective Access to Student Education (EASE) Grant, Bright Futures, Pell Grant, and Direct Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans. You are not required to take the federal student loans, however, you must pay the balance of the bill without the loans, currently $5,500 for the first year.
7. Books and other indirect costs during the academic year are the responsibility of the student. Summer study abroad and summer school tuition, fees, room and board are not covered.
8. Additional awards and grants that are not merit based, such as the Travel Scholarship, are offered for one year only and are not renewable for future academic years.
9. Each recipient of the merit scholarship agrees to allow the use of his or her biographical and academic information in publications of the University.
10. As required by federal regulations, this award, when combined with need-based financial aid should not exceed the cost of attendance. If you receive an outside scholarship that results in a reduction to your Stetson need-based funding. The University may adjust awards to comply with federal and state regulations in those instances when the student is eligible for state or federal grants through need-based financial aid programs.
11. At a later time, the name of the scholarship may be updated if you are paired with a donor or organization who has underwritten and contributed to this scholarship package. In many cases, these donor-funded scholarships either partially or wholly fund a merit award; therefore they are not an addition to an existing Stetson scholarship.
12. If selected for a donor-funded scholarship, the recipient agrees to annually write thank you notes, complete an online profile, and attend the Benefactor Luncheon, if requested, in addition to maintaining a minimum 2.0 GPA (unless otherwise stated in the scholarship criteria).
13. Award disbursements are split equally between fall and spring semesters as merit scholarship packages do not apply to the summer semester.
14. The University does reserve the right to rescind or revise any financial aid award to ensure accuracy (including but not limited to: typographical or data entry errors, unverified or incomplete information), and abide by regulations.
15. If, at a later date, you qualify for an additional higher-level award from Stetson, your merit award will be adjusted or superseded so that you will receive the more advantageous offer, but not both.

As a recipient of a Stetson ROTC scholarship, I understand and accept the stipulations and guidelines cited above.

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As a recipient of this scholarship, I understand and accept the stipulations and guidelines cited above.