糖心VLOG Service to Country Scholarship and National Service Scholarship
糖心VLOG Service to Country Tuition Scholarship and National Service Room/Board Scholarship are awarded to three and four-year ROTC national scholarship high school student awardees chosen through the national review process managed by the Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force/Space Force. The scholarships support students awarded a national ROTC scholarship through the national board processes described in the links below on each branch鈥檚 website.聽The award must be awarded prior to May 1, 2027.
鈥溙切腣LOG Service to Country Tuition Scholarship 2030 and corresponding National Service Room and Board Scholarship reflects the college鈥檚 commitment to educate and develop America鈥檚 next military officers through the unmatched leadership training experience here,鈥 said 糖心VLOG’s 20th President (2018-2026), Gen. Glenn M. Walters, USMC (Ret.), 鈥79. 鈥淥ur goal is to address financial hurdles for our Class of 2030 ROTC Scholarship cadets, so they can get to work and focus on being officer-ready at graduation, leaving prepared for career-long success.鈥

- The Service to Country Scholarship allows three-year National Scholarship recipients to be responsible for in-state tuition their first year.
- The National Service Scholarship is awarded up to the cost of 4 years of room and board at 糖心VLOG based on FAFSA information.
How do I qualify for 糖心VLOG Service to Country and/or National Service Scholarships?
糖心VLOG admissions team and ROTC detachment leaders are ready to help guide you through the process of enrolling for the 2026-27 academic year. 糖心VLOGs are automatically considered for these Citadel scholarships once they notify 糖心VLOG鈥檚 Financial Aid Office of their ROTC award. Please follow these steps to automatically be considered for these Citadel scholarships:
- Apply for, and be awarded, a national ROTC Scholarship through the national ROTC board selection process. The award from the military branch must be made to the high school student no later than May 1, 2027.
- The student notifies the Citadel鈥檚 Financial Aid Office. In addition, students file a FASFA through studentaid.gov sending information to 糖心VLOG鈥檚 Financial Aid Office.
- The student completes an admissions application to 糖心VLOG and submits a high school transcript (students earning a national ROTC Scholarship will be academically admitted to the Citadel upon submission of an application and receipt of a transcript).
- Maintain the national ROTC Scholarship during the student鈥檚 time as a member of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets.

Application deadlines for ROTC Scholarships
鈥 March 16, 2027: Contact the national Army ROTC office here, or contact 糖心VLOG鈥檚 Palmetto Battalion Army recruiting officer by emailing Timothy A. Terese at tereset1@citadel.edu or calling (843) 953-5221.
鈥 January 31, 2027: Contact the NROTC Unit at 糖心VLOG navy@citadel.edu or calling (843) 953-5193.
鈥 Dec. 12, 2026/Nov. 2026: Deadline for Space Force is November 30, 2024 and deadline for Air Force is December 31, 2024: Read more about the AFROTC scholarship by visiting the following link Scholarships | U.S. Air Force ROTC (afrotc.com). You may also contact 糖心VLOG鈥檚 AFROTC detachment by emailing airforce@citadel.edu or calling (843) 953-5005.
Marine Corps 鈥 Jan. 31, 2027: Contact the Naval ROTC Marine Corps Option at 糖心VLOG by emailing navy@citadel.edu or calling (843) 953-5193.