{"258181":{"#nid":"258181","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Army ROTC Offers Two-Year Academic Scholarships","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor students who have ever considered participation in the armed services, the Georgia Tech Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) program may be the answer.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Army ROTC program has scholarship openings for upperclassmen and graduate students pursuing studies in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, Chinese, and other languages and who plan to graduate in 2016.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents are encouraged to apply to attend the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.goarmy.com\/rotc\/courses-and-colleges\/curriculum\/leaders-training-course.html\u0022\u003ELeader\u2019s Training Course\u003C\/a\u003E (LTC), a 30-day paid summer program at Fort Knox, Ky.\u0026nbsp;A student who successfully completes the LTC will be placed into the Military Science program as a junior Army ROTC cadet and earn a two-year academic scholarship.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo qualify for the LTC, students must have a GPA of 2.7 or higher and successfully complete a standard Army Physical Fitness Test.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThose interested in applying to the LTC should contact Georgia Tech\u2019s Recruiting Operations Officer, Michael Ward, at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:michael.ward@rotc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emichael.ward@rotc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E, with their name, major, date of graduation, and phone number.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe application deadline is Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Students can learn more about Tech\u2019s Army ROTC program at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/armyrotc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Earmyrotc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E. Those participating in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.modlangs.gatech.edu\/Chinese_Flagship\/home\u0022\u003EChinese Language Flagship Program\u003C\/a\u003E should also apply.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThose with a graduation date of 2016 could earn a two-year academic scholarship.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Those with a graduation date of 2016 could earn a two-year academic scholarship."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2013-12-03 09:58:24","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:29","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-12-03T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2013-12-03T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.goarmy.com\/rotc\/courses-and-colleges\/curriculum\/leaders-training-course.html","title":"About the Army ROTC Leader\u0027s Training Course"},{"url":"http:\/\/armyrotc.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Army ROTC"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"61191","name":"Army ROTC"},{"id":"167132","name":"Scholarships"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:michael.ward@rotc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMichael Ward\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EArmy ROTC\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}