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Grants & Scholarships

Carnegie Mellon University is happy to make available to its qualifying admitted students both institutional grants and scholarship opportunities in order to help lower the cost of a Carnegie Mellon education. The benefit of grants and scholarships to the admitted student is that neither amount has to be paid back - they are free money!

Grant dollars are those institutional resources that the university awards to a student when they demonstrate a financial need via the financial aid process. Students expecting to receive grant money (or any financial aid award) should complete and submit all required documentation in order to receive a financial aid award letter.

The university also awards the Presidential Scholarship to artistically and academically talented students. To be considered for this award, you must submit a completed FAFSA, which will provide information about additional qualifications regarding aid eligibility required to be considered for this scholarship opportunity. Notification which will occur when students receive their decision letters, Presidential Scholarship winners will receive notification with their financial aid award letter.

Please be aware that External Transfer applicants are not eligible for scholarship consideration.

Carnegie Mellon offers the following scholarships:

› Reserve Officer Training Corp (ROTC) Scholarships
› Presidential Scholarships
› Corporate & Foundation Partner Scholarships

Reserve Officer Training Corp (ROTC) Scholarships

Air Force ROTC Scholarships

www.afrotc.com
Two-, three- and three-and-a-half year scholarships are available to qualified undergraduate and graduate Carnegie Mellon students who join the Air Force ROTC program. Scholarships range from $15,000/year toward tuition, plus $600 for books/year and a monthly tax-free allowance that ranges from $250-400/month depending on your year in school. Students are required to attend AFROTC courses at the University of Pittsburgh, which are described in Carnegie Mellon' course catalog under Aerospace Studies. Completion of the AFROTC program leads to a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force and a starting salary of approximately $40K/year.

For details and information about the AFROTC program, as well as information on courses, scholarships and flying programs, interested students are encourage to contact Air Force ROTC Detachment 730 at 412-624-6396, via their Web site or by writing to the address below:

Unit Admissions Officer, Air Force ROTC
University of Pittsburgh
2925 Cathedral of Learning
Pittsburgh, PA 15260-0001

Army ROTC Scholarships

www.rotc.pitt.edu
The Army ROTC offers two‐, three and four‐year scholarships to qualified students. The scholarships cover full tuition and fees per year plus $1,200 per year for books. All contracted students also receive stipends of $300 ‐ $500 per month. These scholarships are based on student merit, not parent income. There is no obligation incurred for any freshmen students. To become eligible for a scholarship, some of the criteria are as follows:

  • U.S. citizen
  • Minimum SAT score of 920 on the Critical Reading and Math sections
  • Minimum GPA of 2.5
  • Good physical health
  • Full-time student status

For more details and information concerning Army ROTC, contact a representative at 412‐624‐6254, armyrotc@pitt.edu, or at the address below:

Army ROTC
Enrollment Offices
Room 409 Bellefield Annex
315 S. Bellefield Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15260

Naval-Marine Corps ROTC Scholarships

nrotc.cmu.edu
The NROTC offers two-, three- and four-year scholarships based on competitive national and regional selection. While on a Naval scholarship, the student will receive full tuition (including all related fees), a textbook stipend of $750 per year, a monthly stipend (starting at $250 per month freshman year and increasing to $400 per month by senior year) and full active-duty pay and benefits while on summer training cruises.

Special scholarships are available to minority students and students who are interested in careers as nuclear power officers. These special scholarships are available to students who have completed at least one term of academic college course work.

For more information, call 412-268-5109 or write to:

Commanding Officer, NROTC
Carnegie Mellon University
4615 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890

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Presidential Scholarships

Presidential Scholarships are awarded to artistically and academically talented middle-income students who qualify for little or no need-based financial aid. Unlike our other academic scholarships, you must apply for need-based financial aid to be considered. (This verifies that you are not eligible for significant financial assistance.)

You must submit the 2008-09 FAFSA in order to be considered for the Presidential Scholarship. If you are awarded the Presidential Scholarship, you must submit all of the required Carnegie Mellon and Federal Student Aid forms and tax documents before the scholarship will be credited toward the student's account. Winners will be identified in their notification of financial aid.

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Corporate & Foundation Partner Scholarships

http://www.cmu.edu/corporate/giving/scholarships.shtml

Carnegie Mellon also offers several scholarships from select corporate and foundation partners to students who demonstrate financial need via the financial aid process and meet the selection criteria requirements of the partners. Please see the Web site above for more details.

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