Tuition Waivers

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Tuition Waivers are scheduled to be awarded the first week of classes. The Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) on August 18th is the final piece of data needed for the waiver packet. The Basic Enrollment Documents need to be completed in order to accept the waiver if offered.

The application is to be saved as (last name, first initial, ILSTW Application Fall 2017). The essay is to be saved as (last name, first initial, ILSTW Essay Fall 2017). Attachments not saved in the proper format will not be considered.

Please email the application to Mr. David Sanford (dasanfo@ilstu.edu). 

Click here for the Basic Enrollment documents. The link on the application is incorrect.

Tuition waivers will be submitted to the university the first week of classes.

Eligibility Requirements

All students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree who are residents of the state of Illinois, registered with Selective Service and meeting the criteria in a and h below are eligible to apply for this scholarship. Illinois ROTC programs will not award unused waivers to students who do not meet the eligibility requirements.

Please see the following Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and point sheets along with the Illinois Code for more information.  

Fall/Spring SOP     Fall/Spring Point Sheet    Fall-Incoming Freshmen SOP   Fall-Incoming Freshmen Point Sheet    Summer SOP     Summer Point Sheet

 

1. Meet all academic requirements of their university and be eligible to meet all commissioning requirements (pre-qualify per AR 145-1) upon graduation and completion of Army ROTC.
2. Complete all DoDMERB exams within the second semester of being awarded this scholarship. This must be completed in order for this scholarship to be awarded in subsequent semesters.
3. Maintain a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA. Earn at least a 2.0 each semester and a 3.0 in Army ROTC. In the case of incoming freshmen that have not established a college GPA, the minimum standard will be a 2.5 high school GPA and a score of 19 on the ACT or 1000 on the SAT.
4. Be a resident of the state of Illinois.
5. Students will achieve a score of 60 points in each event on the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) by the end of the first semester that the scholarship is awarded and maintain a score of 60 points in each event for every subsequent semester that the scholarship is awarded.
6. Be in compliance of the Army height/weight/body fat standards or show progress toward attaining the standards. Adequate progress will be determined by the Professor of Military Science (PMS).
7. Enroll in an Army ROTC course as a cadet.
8. Attendance
1. Attend at least 95% of all required physical training including APFT sessions.
2. Attend at least 95% of all required classes and labs.
3. Participate in the training exercise for that semester unless excused in advance by the PMS.