Kurt J. Ferrell recently received an Army ROTC scholarship to attend the University of New Hampshire in Durham.

Ferrell, of Brookline, is a 2011 graduate of Hollis Brookline High School.

Scholarships are awarded on a merit basis, reflecting academic achievement, extracurricular activities, physical fitness, specific performance or accomplishment, leadership abilities and interviews. Recipients are enrolled as members of the Army ROTC battalion at their colleges.

The scholarship includes tuition and fees, an annual book allowance and a monthly stipend for up to 10 months of each school year the scholarship is in effect.

Upon graduation from college and completion of the ROTC program requirements, the student receives a bachelor’s degree and a commission as a second lieutenant in the Army. All scholarship students incur a military service obligation of eight years, which may be fulfilled by serving on active duty or in the reserve components of the Army.

Ferrell is entering his senior year and is also entering Military Science Level Four at the University of New Hampshire – his final step in the ROTC program. He is scheduled to receive his degree in business communication and will be commissioned as a second lieutenant in May.