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Navy ROTC Scholarships

As the largest single source of Navy and Marine Corps officers, the NROTC Scholarship Program fills a vital need in preparing mature young men and women for leadership and management positions in an increasingly technical Navy and Marine Corps. The following is a list of NROTC scholarship programs:

The NROTC 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
Subsistence allowance each academic month:
- Freshmen receive $250
- Sophomores receive $300
- Juniors receive $350
- Seniors receive $400

The NROTC 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.
Open to college students who have completed their sophomore year or third year in a five-year curriculum.
Deadline date: 15 March 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.

NROTC 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, Virginia 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.

Navy Nurse Corps NROTC Program

Available to students interested in pursuing Bachelor of Science degree in nursing (BSN).
If selected for scholarship, selectee must major in a nursing degree program leading to BSN.
On graduation, Nurse NROTC Scholarship Program midshipmen commissioned as reserve officers in Navy Nurse Corps.
Nurse NROTC eligibility and selection procedures same as regular four-year NROTC Scholarship Program requirements.
Academic, physical, and military requirements differ slightly from regular NROTC.
Nurse NROTC Scholarship Program not for those pursuing any other medical program.
More information on the Navy Nurse NROTC Scholarship.

More Scholarship Programs

The Tweedale Scholarship:

Each unit Professor of Naval Science (PNS) is assigned two Tweedale Scholarships each year.
Program focused on students majoring in specific technical fields

Criteria for selection:

Student must have completed at least one but no more than four academic terms w/ a cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) which places student above peer mean or 3.0, whichever is higher.
Transcript must reflect grade of "C" or better in all courses attempted.
Student must have completed one academic term of college level math or science
Will be required to complete Naval Science Course 101 as soon as possible
Students interviewed by PNS and must comply w/ standards regarding leadership potential and military/physical fitness.
Submit a revised degree plan for review by PNS; degree plan must be verified by student's faculty advisor and demonstrate that student will by able to complete all naval science requirements and still graduate on time with his/her assigned class year group
Majors in:
- Engineering
- Mathematics
- Computer Science
- Chemistry
- Physics
Strong math/science background in high school and "B" or better in calculus, if completed

Historically Black College (HBC) Scholarship Program

There are a limited scholarships available to attend Historically Black Colleges. Applicants must meet the same minimum qualification criteria used for the 4 year national scholarship. To apply for one of these scholarships, contact one of the below listed schools:

Florida A & M University
Hampton University
Morehouse College
Norfolk State University
Prairie View A&M University
Savannah State University
Southern University and A&M College

Full information concerning the NROTC Scholarship Program is available from any of the colleges and universities with NROTC units or from Navy and Marine Corps recruiters. A list of colleges and universities is available on this website at the Colleges and Universities page.

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