ROBERTSDALE, Alabama — Keanan Ard applied for two scholarships, a five-year scholarship for the Navy Preparatory Program Scholarship to the University of Notre Dame, totaling $187,000. Simultaneously, he applied for a four-year scholarship worth more than $236,000 for the Navy ROTC Scholarship with Embry Riddle Aeronautical University as his school of choice.
To be offered both scholarships is a feat that few students have accomplished.
Since his passion is aviation, Ard chose Embry Riddle, as the four-year scholarship includes room and board for the entirety of four years.