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Rehabilitation Services
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Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) Scholarship
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Indian Tuition Waiver
Michigan
Rehabilitation Services
Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS) is an arm of
the Michigan Department of Career Development, designed to
provide rehabilitative services to vocationally handicapped or
impaired individuals.
Any
person with an impairment such as an amputation, a cardiac
condition, speech problems, deafness, blindness, orthopedic
involvements, or epilepsy, can make application for service
through Michigan Rehabilitation Services.
All
services provided are individually planned to meet the
established need and could include, for example: Tuition,
fees, books, prosthetic devices, maintenance, or other
services that would be required for the completion of a
rehabilitative program.
A
student who feels that vocational rehabilitation services are
needed may make inquiry and application for assistance by
contacting the office of Michigan Rehabilitation Services in
the student’s home area.
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Army
ROTC Scholarships
ROTC
offers a variety of scholarships to the students of CMU.
Scholarships differ primarily in the length of time in which
the recipient receives the financial assistance. The Army ROTC
scholarship program includes a financial benefit package for a
period of four, three, and two years. Scholarships are awarded
on a competitive basis to the most outstanding applicants,
each of whom must: be of good moral character, be a U.S.
citizen, be medically qualified, be not more than 27 years of
age at graduation, pass the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT),
have no civil convictions (other than minor traffic
violations), have a GPA of at least 2.5 (4.0 scale), and
possess
scholar, athlete, and leader attributes.
Each
scholarship pays for college tuition, laboratory fees, on
campus educational fees, and a standard amount for the
purchase of textbooks, classroom supplies, and equipment. Army
ROTC Scholarship winners also receive a tax–free subsistence
allowance of $250 - $400 per month for each school year that
the scholarship is in effect.
The
average ROTC scholarship cadet receives $8,862.60 annually as
shown below:
|
Tuition* |
$4,760.00 |
|
Books,
Supplies |
600.00 |
|
Subsistence |
2,500.00
- 3,500.00 |
|
Various
Fees |
765.00 |
|
TOTAL |
8,625.50
- 10,125.00 |
*Based
on 30 credits at 2003-2004 Rates
Additional
ROTC scholarship information may be obtained by contacting
personnel of the Military Science Department at 774–7440/3049.
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Reserve
Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Scholarship
Established in 1993 by CMU to provide six room and
board awards on an annual basis to high school seniors winning
three– year Advance Designee or four–year ROTC
Scholarships.
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Bureau
of Indian Affairs
Information regarding grants for qualified students of
at least one-quarter American Indian descent is available
through the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian
Affairs at 202-208-3710.
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Indian Tuition Waiver
A state resident North American Indian who is not less
than 25% quantum blood Indian is eligible for free tuition at
CMU. Applications are available from the Inter-Tribal Council
of Michigan, telephone 800-562-4957. Waivers are renewable if
the student maintains satisfactory academic progress.
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