Program Information

NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP BENEFITS

 

• In addition to the below, some universities have chosen to provide additional benefits to NROTC Students. For more information, click here
• Full tuition at one of the listed colleges or universities (unless room and board is elected as the preferred scholarship benefit instead of tuition and fees).  Questions regarding payment of tuition, fees, books and stipends should be directed toward the specific Navy ROTC Unit.
• All mandatory fees imposed by the School on all full-time undergraduate students.
• Stipend for text books
  • Currently $750 per academic year ($375 per semester or $250 per quarter)
• Provide uniforms and Naval Science textbooks
• Three summer cruises
• Subsistence allowance each academic month:
  • Freshmen - $250/month
  • Sophomore - $300/month
  • Junior - $350/month
  • Senior - $400/month

THE SCHOLARSHIP DOES NOT COVER:

• Any fee due to withdrawing, failing or repeating a course.
• Any fee for tuition above or in addition to those normally charged that are for an elective course not required in a degree or to fulfill any Navy ROTC program requirements.
• Refundable fees, such as deposits.
• Charges incurred for breaking or damaging property.
• Fees assessed by the School for failure to comply with any School requirement.
• Fees for advance placement examinations.
• Medical or dental insurance.
• Any aviation associated fees to include, but not limited to, aviation instruction, licensing, or fuel fees, aircraft rental fees, ground instruction, maintenance or service fees. Students may choose to pursue a degree requiring these types of flight instruction or fees; however they will be fully responsible for all such fees associated with that training.
• Room and Board (if tuition and fees were elected as the preferred scholarship benefit instead of room and board).
  • Some schools offer Room and Board assistance to Navy ROTC scholarship recipients. Contact the schools that you are interested in attending for information on their policy.
• The length of scholarship benefits is predicated upon the student's degree plan. Students will receive scholarship benefits only for the time required to receive their Baccalaureate Degree or 4 years, whichever comes first. Students entering the NROTC program who have already earned college credit are expected to maximize the use of those earned credits towards their degree plans and strive to complete the program and commission in the shortest time possible. If additional benefits are necessary, students may request and, in some cases, be granted fifth-year benefits.
• Scholarship Selectees must meet Navy ROTC Program standards within the first academic year after the stated scholarship offer begin date listed in their scholarship notification letter or their scholarship offer will be rescinded.

  
TWO AND THREE-YEAR SCHOLARSHIP BENEFITS

• Full tuition at one of the listed colleges or universities (unless room and board is elected as the preferred scholarship benefit instead of tuition and fees).  Questions regarding payment of tuition, fees, books and stipends should be directed toward the specific Navy ROTC Unit.
• All colleges/university educational fees
• Provide uniforms and Naval Science textbooks
• Summer Cruise
• 3-Year will receive 2 cruises
• 2-Year will receive 1 cruise
• Stipend for text books
• Currently $750 per academic year ($375 per semester or $250 per quarter)
• Subsistence allowance each academic month:
  • Sophomore - $300/month
  • Junior - $350/month
  • Senior - $400/month

THE SCHOLARSHIP DOES NOT COVER:

• Any fee due to withdrawing, failing or repeating a course
• Any fee of tuition above or in addition to those normally charged that are for an elective course not required in a degree or to fulfill any Navy ROTC program requirements.
• Refundable fees, such as deposits
• Charges incurred for breaking or damaging property.
• Fees assessed by the School for failure to comply with any School requirement
• Fees for advance placement examinations
• Medical or dental insurance
• Any aviation associated fees to include, but not limited to, aviation instruction, licensing, or fuel fees, aircraft rental fees, ground instruction, maintenance or service fees.  Students may choose to pursue a degree requiring these types of flight instruction or fees; however they will be fully responsible for all such fees associated with that training.
• Room and Board (if tuition and fees were elected as the preferred scholarship benefit instead of room and board).
  • Some schools offer Room and Board assistance to Navy ROTC scholarship recipients. Contact the schools that you are interested in attending for information on their policy.
• Length of the scholarship is predicated upon the student’s degree plan. Students will receive scholarship benefits only for the time required to complete their baccalaureate degree or initial length of scholarship, whichever comes first.

  
NAVY ROTC COLLEGE PROGRAM

• Provides uniforms and Naval Science textbooks.
• 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.

 

NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS

National Scholarship Eligibility Requirements

• PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

National Scholarship Application Process

• APPLY

  
TWO AND THREE-YEAR SCHOLARSHIPS
Two and Three-Year Eligibility Requirements
Same basic requirements as the National scholarship with the following additional requirements;

• Must have at least 30 semester hours (45 quarter hours) but no more than 120 semester hours (180 quarter hours).
• Must have a minimum college GPA of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale).Must be admitted to or in process of gaining admittance to school affiliated with the Navy ROTC Unit from which they are being nominated.

Navy Option Two and Three-Year Scholarship Application Process
You must apply via the Navy ROTC unit of the university you wish to attend.
You must conduct an Navy ROTC Applicant Fitness Assessment (AFA) and provide your scores to the Navy ROTC Unit from which they are seeking a nomination in order for their application to be considered complete and forwarded for consideration by the selection board.
See the following links for details of how to conduct the AFA:

• Applicant Fitness Assessment Instructions  (as of 9/28/2022)

To apply you must complete the application below, obtain the required documents and submit your application to the Professor of Naval Science and the university you wish to attend.
Contents of application:

• Application Letter
• Letter of Admittance
• Current University/College Transcripts
• Degree Plan
• Applicant Fitness Assessment Score Sheet
• Statement of Understanding
• Drug Statement
• Debarment Statement
• Letters of Reference (if you wish)
• Your application must be submitted to the Navy ROTC Unit
• The Professor of Naval Science will review and may forward your application to the scholarship selection board
• The selection board meets at the end of July
• You will receive notification of the results of the selection board when completed

Marine Option Two and Three-Year Scholarship Application Process
Applicants must contact the Marine Office Instructor at the Navy ROTC Unit they are planning on attending for details on the application process.
 
Two and Three-Year Scholarship Supplemental Forms

• NSTC 1533-168 (10-23) NROTC Applicant Fitness Assessment
• NSTC 1533-112 (10-23) Navy URL SOU
• NSTC 1533-129 (10-23) Nurse SOU
• NSTC 1533-102 (10-23) Debarment Stmt
• NSTC 1533-101 (10-23) Drug Stmt
• Marine Option SOU

  
NAVY ROTC COLLEGE PROGRAM

• Applicants selected from students already attending or accepted by colleges with Navy ROTC programs
• Provides uniforms and Naval Science textbooks.
• 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 midshipmen
  • Normally at Quantico, VA for Marine Corps midshipmen
• On graduation, two- and four-year College Program midshipmen may be commissioned ensigns in the Naval Service or second lieutenants in the Marine Corps

  
OTHER SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Navy Option Only
Minority Serving Institution (MSI) Scholarship Program

Marine Option Only
Frederick C. Branch Leadership Scholarship
General Pedro Del Valle Leadership Scholarship
  
NROTC Preparatory Scholarship Reservations
 
NROTC Preparatory Scholarship Reservations (NPSR) Program


 

Scholarship Selection Criteria

   
You may start the process of applying during the second semester of your junior year of high school.  Students may apply for only one of the three scholarship program options-Navy, Nurse or Marine Corps.  Before the application can be finalized and forwarded for selection consideration, you must ensure that a copy of your complete transcript, including your entire junior year, is forwarded to your recruiter.
Students attending a Non-NROTC Affiliated School may apply for a National NROTC Scholarship regardless of number of college credits earn.  Students attending an NROTC Affiliated School or School with Cross-Town Agreement should consult the Professors of Naval Science at the host university's NROTC Unit to discuss application opportunities through that unit’s college program and two or three-year scholarship application process. (See the Scholarship Opportunities Tab on this same "Program-Info" page.)
Active duty Navy applicants are ineligible to apply for Navy ROTC. Active members of other branches of the military may apply if granted a conditional release. Individuals who are scheduled for boot camp may apply but cannot report to boot camp before a decision is made on their application.  If they wish to report to boot camp prior to a decision being made they must withdraw their application in writing.
NAVY
 
ACADEMIC MAJOR - TIER
The Navy is preparing our officer corps of the future to meet the dynamic challenges in the next generation of technology and leadership. In structuring our academic programs to meet these challenges, undergraduate academic majors for Navy ROTC Navy option midshipmen are divided into three categories or tiers: Tier 1 - engineering programs of Navy interest, Tier 2 - other engineering, math and science programs, Tier 3 - Foreign language and remaining academic programs. In order to keep pace in this high tech and diverse environment, approximately 85% of Navy Option Navy ROTC scholarships offers will be awarded to students interested in completing a Tier 1 or Tier 2 academic major. The Navy ROTC scholarship provides full tuition and fees at 166 of our nation's most elite and prestigious colleges and universities.

Tier 1 Academic Majors Aerospace, Aeronautical, Astronautical Engineering Chemical Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Naval Architecture & Marine/Naval Engineering Nuclear Engineering Ocean Engineering Systems Engineering

 

Tier 2 Academic Majors
Agricultural/Biological Engineering & Bioengineering Architectural Engineering/Architectural Engineering Technologies Astrophysics Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Biomedical/Medical Engineering Biotechnology Cell/Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences Ceramic Sciences & Engineering Chemistry Civil Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Programming Computer Science/Info. Tech. Construction Engineering Electronics & Comm. Engineering Engineering Mechanics Engineering Physics Engineering Science		General Engineering General Science Industrial Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Materials Engineering Mathematics Metallurgical Engineering Microbiological Sciences and Immunology Mining & Mineral Engineering Nuclear & Industrial Radiologic Technology Oceanography Petroleum Engineering Pharmacology & Toxicology Physics Physiology, Pathology & Related Sciences Polymer/Plastics Engineering Quantitative Economics Statistics Textile Sciences & Engineering

 
We realize that some of the academic majors listed above may not match word-for-word the majors offered at each of the more than 166 colleges and universities partnered with Navy ROTC. If you have questions about how a major at a particular school fits into our Navy ROTC academic major tier categories or our language program, please contact the Navy ROTC unit located at that school. Or, you can contact the Navy ROTC scholarship office at  grlk_nrotc.scholarship@us.navy.mil
Tier 3 Academic Majors
Students interested in pursuing Tier 3 academic majors (all other academic majors not listed in Tier 1 or Tier 2) should examine the opportunities available in the Navy’s Language Skills, Regional Expertise, and Cultural Awareness (LREC) Program.  Annually, the Navy will offer this program to 20 - 30 students. Attainment of a specific level of language proficiency is not required by the Navy ROTC LREC program.

LREC - TIER 3
Regions/cultural areas and languages available for study are listed below.  Selected languages and regional/cultural areas must be related.
Regional/Cultural Areas

Africa   1. Sub-Sahara   2. North Africa Central Asia East Asia/China Middle/Central/Latin America

Middle East South Asia Southeast Asia Southwest Asia Russia/Eastern Europe

Foreign Languages

Arabic Cambodian Central Asian Lang. Chinese Dari Farsi French

Hebrew Hindi Indonesian Japanese Kurdish Malay Pashto

Persian Portuguese Russian Serbo-Croatian Somali Spanish

Swahili Tagalog Thai Turkish Urdu Vietnamese

For the LREC program you are required to either:

1) Major in a foreign language required by the Navy and complete four (4) associated classes (12 semester credit hours) in a region/cultural area associated with the selected language; or
2) Major in a region/cultural area required by the navy and complete four (4) associated classes (12 semester credit hours) in a foreign language associated with the region/cultural area.
The Navy will activate scholarships upon the satisfactory development of a degree plan with the host Navy ROTC unit and university and upon enrollment in the assigned academic major.  Navy ROTC midshipmen may lose their scholarship if they request a change from Tier 1 or Tier 2 major to a Tier 3 major.  Similarly, Tier 3 LREC majors may lose their scholarship if they depart their course of study prior to graduation.
Academic majors listed in each Tier may vary year to year dependent on the Navy's requirements, however once accepted into an academic major and Tier, a student’s Tier status will not change.
A student may request a modification from their original academic major. Changing from a Tier 1, Tier 2, or LREC major requires approval from a formal panel and will be based on the needs of the Navy.
Apply for and gain admission to Navy ROTC colleges (not required during selection process, but notification of admission must be received before scholarship can be activated)

 

NROTC PREPARATORY PROGRAMS (NPP)

The NROTC Preparatory Programs (NPP) Office mission is to expand NROTC opportunities to produce a more diverse representative and capable Naval Officer Corps. The office supports talented and motivated disadvantaged students who lack competitive academic resumes. Preparatory programs assist these students in closing preparedness gaps with typical applicants to the most selective university STEM programs.
 
Prior to 2019, no programs existed to help individuals whose family, social, or economic circumstances hindered their ability to prepare for entry into a Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) program and/or compete for scholarships. In August 2019 to address this gap, Commander Naval Service Training Command established the NROTC preparatory programs office. The office is NSTC’s focal point for development and coordination of programs to expand Navy leadership opportunities.
 
During its first year the NROTC Prep Programs Office has helped prepare over 150 applicants for success in the NROTC scholarship program. Detailed information on the various preparatory programs can be found at the below links:
 
   NROTC Preparatory Scholarship Reservations (NPSR):  An expanded partnership with numerous NROTC affiliated universities. Universities or privately funded one year NROTC Preparatory Scholarships (NPS) are designed to improve students' academic and life skills to the point that they are prepared to compete in the rigorous academic challenges associated with the four year NROTC program. Participants may earn scholarships that cover 5 years of college tuition.
 
   Pathways-to-Leadership: Accelerated Navy STEM (PLANS):  An opportunity for disadvantaged high school seniors with interest in pursuing STEM careers to work with near peer (college freshmen and sophomore) mentors and proven online development tools to improve their competitiveness for entry into university STEM programs.
 
   Program Manager, NROTC Preparatory Program