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UNG is looking for high school seniors who want to serve the State of Georgia as second lieutenants (officers--leaders) in the Georgia Army National Guard.

Please let high school seniors who you know (or their parents) about this extraordinary opportunity.

Every year, we award 42 Georgia high school seniors full scholarships to attend the University of North Georgia and participate in the Corps of Cadets—the Boar’s Head Brigade. On average, we only receive 70 to 80 qualified applicants each year!

We’re extremely interested in college-bound Georgia-resident students who might be considering military programs in college.

The UNG Military Service Scholarship pays for tuition, fees, room, meals, books, and uniforms for eight semesters; about $85,000 over four years.

In addition to the $85,000 scholarship, recipients are Soldiers in the Guard and earn pay and benefits that total at least $30,000 and up to $55,000 or more during their time in college, and many are paid even more for occupying leadership roles in the Corps of Cadets. This money can cover other expenses and eliminate the financial stress of college altogether: recipients will graduate with no college debt, get paid to go to college, and have money left in the bank.

We have a Guard unit on our Dahlonega campus for GMSS recipients and other Guard Soldiers who are cadets: so for the first two years, there is no need to commute to weekend drills. After two years, they enter the Simultaneous Membership Program and shadow Guard lieutenants in their Guard units.

UNG Military Service Scholarship recipients are not deployable while in college. After college, recipients incur an eight-year service obligation (same for all military officer commissions). The first four years of that commitment is to the Guard. After four years, they may request to transition to the regular Army, or serve their remaining two-year active commitment in the Guard. The mission of the Guard is to provide trained and disciplined forces for domestic emergencies or as otherwise provided by state law.

It is not necessary to enlist in the Guard to apply for the scholarship. However, recipients who accept scholarship offers will enlist before receiving benefits.

The scholarship application is open now for seniors. Detailed information and application instructions are at ung.edu/cadet/scholarships, then select “UNG Military Scholarship.”

Please help us promote this scholarship on your social media sites, and with Georgia high school influencers you might know.

If you have questions, please contact our office of Cadet Recruiting at cadetrecruiting@ung.edu or call 888 413-9366, or contact our Director of Cadet Recruiting, Lieutenant Colonel (Ret) Mike Ivy at mike.ivy@ung.edu or call 706 867-2712. Parents or students may also contact their local Army National Guard recruiter.