The primary mission of the Civilian Marksmanship Program is to promote marksmanship programs across the country, with a special emphasis on youth. The CMP provides multiple training opportunities throughout the year for juniors and their coaches including three-position air rifle camps and clinics, JROTC instructor courses and highpower clinics. CMP also supports major junior events like the JROTC Nationals and Junior Olympics. In addition to training and match support, each year CMP makes a substantial financial contribution to junior shooters entering or attending college with the CMP ROTC Scholarship Program. The program awards $1000 scholarships to 100 JROTC and ROTC cadets who plan to participate in both ROTC and compete on a rifle team while in college.

The scholarship program is organized through agreements CMP established with the U.S. Army Cadet Command, the U.S. Naval Education and Training Command and the USMC Training and Education Command. The award is available to Army, Navy and Marine Corps JROTC or ROTC cadets who will be enrolled in ROTC in the upcoming school year, and who have excellent academic and leadership records. Applicants also must be U. S. citizens, have a minimum 2.5 GPA and excel in rifle marksmanship.

The Civilian Marksmanship Program is proud to provide this scholarship program for JROTC and ROTC cadets who excel both on and off the rifle range. Congratulations to the following 2008-2009 CMP College Scholarship winners listed below.