Scholarship Opportunities
Four-year Scholarship:
- Full tuition at one of the listed college or universities
- All colleges/university educational fees
- Stipend for text books
- Provide all uniforms
- Subsistance allowance each academic month:
- Freshmen: $250/month
- Sophomore: $300/month
- Junior: $350/month
- Senior: $400/month
Two-year Scholarship:
- Covers final two years of college
- Provides tuition, fees, textbooks, and uniforms for two academic years
- Subsistence allowance for a maximum of 20 months (same as above)
- Open to college students who have completed their sophomore year or third year in a five-year curriculum
- Deadline date: 15 March (USMC), 31 May (USN) of the applicant's sophomore year
- On graduation commission as ensign, US Naval Reserve or second lieutenant, US Marine Corps Reserve
- Total military service obligation is eight years, at least four of which must be active duty.
Non-Scholarship College Program:
- Two- or Four-year programs
- Applicants selected from students already attending or accepted by colleges with NROTC programs
- Pays for uniforms and instructional fees for naval science courses
- College Program students selected for "advanced standing" receive a stipend for maximum of 20 months. Advance standing is only available starting the junior year of college. Stipend per academic month is $350 junior year and $400 senior year.
- Students will complete naval science and other university courses, a few specific university courses, and attend one summer training session
- Normally at sea for Navy officers
- Normally at Quantico, VA for Marine Corps-option midshipmen
- Four-year applicants apply through professors of naval science upon commencement of freshman year
- Two-year applicants apply before spring of sophomore year
- When accepted, two-year applicants will attend six-and-a-half week Naval Science Institute program in Newport, RI during summer between sophomore and junior years
- On graduation, two- and four-year College Program midshipmen may be commissioned ensigns in the Naval Reserve or second lieutenants in the Marine Corps Reserves
- Obligation of eight years commissioned service, at least three of which must be active duty.