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Alexandria, VA – The U.S. Army has renewed its partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) to help make New York City-area high school students aware of the college education benefits available through the Army.

The Army is the nation’s largest provider of college scholarships. Each year, the service grants more than $250 million in merit-based ROTC scholarships for students. The U.S. Army and TMCF partnership began in 2012 to inform educators and students, particularly those with an interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines, of the diverse career opportunities available in the Army.

These objectives support the Army’s long-term goal of ensuring its officer ranks reflect the nation’s diverse population. African Americans currently represent 16 percent of the age seventeen to twenty-four high school graduate population but are underrepresented in the currently enrolled ROTC cadet population.

“Identifying top-quality students is a critical mission to the strength of our Army, and our nation,” says Brigadier General Maria Gervais, deputy commanding general for U.S. Army Cadet Command. “Together with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, we’re working to increase the representation of African American Army officers. To do this, we must ensure students have direct access to ROTC scholarship information, and are aware of the diversity of STEM-related and other career fields available to Army officers.”

Under the partnership arrangement, TMCF representatives work with high schools, community-based organizations and other local groups to provide information about the ROTC program to students and key audiences.

“Through partnerships and innovative programs like this one, we will continue to strengthen the high school to college pipeline for urban students. Our focus this year will be in New York City,” says Johnny Taylor, president and chief executive officer of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. “TMCF is committed to creating the next generation of STEM leaders, and our partnership with the U.S. Army will help us empower students to pursue their academic and career goals.”

TMCF supports and represents nearly 300,000 students attending its forty-seven member schools, including HBCUs and medical and law schools.

Learn about and apply for Army ROTC scholarships at goarmy.com/rotc. Find out about Army education programs and the wide variety of Army career opportunities at goarmy.com. For more information about Thurgood Marshall College Fund programs and scholarship opportunities, visit thurgoodmarshallcollegefund.org.

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