Lapse in Appropriations: The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EDT on Sept. 30, 2025.
Military personnel will continue in normal duty status, without pay, until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in excepted will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.
For more information please refer to the following link:
https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/display-news/Article/4319360/fy26-lapse-of-appropriations-department-of-the-navy-resources-for-sailors-marin/
 

Marine Corps Scholarships

The Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) Marine Option allows those with a fighting spirit the opportunity to earn a commission in the United States Marine Corps as they complete their studies at a participating college or university. If they rise to the challenge, they may become officers of the Marine Corps.
 

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). 
• 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
• In addition to the below, some universities have chosen to provide additional benefits to NROTC Students. For more information, click here

Who Can Apply?

• Be a U. S. Citizen.
• Be 17 years of age by 1 September of the first year of college and younger than 27 on 31 December of the year in which college graduation and commissioning are anticipated.
• Be a high school graduate or possess an equivalent certificate.
• Be physically qualified and be within height-weight standards.
• Personally exemplify and display the following:
• Character-Morally qualified and no record of military or civil offenses.
• A score of 74 on the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT), a composite score of 22 on the American College Test (ACT) or a combined score of 1000 in Math and Evidence-Based Reading on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).
• Meet admission requirements of an NROTC-affiliated college or university of choice.

How Do You Apply?

• Applicants use the online application to complete and submit all the required information in order to apply for the Navy ROTC scholarship which can be found at NROTC Online Application Login.
• For a detailed list of required information please download and use the Application Information Checklist 

Service Obligations

• Marine Corps Option Scholarship Midshipmen will be required to serve at least four years on active duty.

For More Information on these opportunities visit:
 https://www.marines.com/become-a-marine/process-to-join/become-an-officer.html