Naval ROTC Scholarship Opportunities

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Description
The NROTC Program was established to educate and train qualified young men and women for service as commissioned officers in the unrestricted line Naval Reserve or Marine Corps Reserve. 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.
Eligibility
In addition to the eligibility requirements below, applicants must also meet NROTC's academic, physical, and military service requirements.
  • U.S. Citizenship
  • Not less than 17 years old by Sept. 1 of year starting college and no more than 23 on June 30 of that year
  • Must not have reached 27th birthday by June 30 of year in which graduation and commissioning are anticipated
  • Applicants with prior military service may be eligible for age adjustments for amount of time equal to their prior service, on month-by-month basis, for maximum of 36 months, if they will not reach 30th birthday by June 30 of year graduation and commissioning are anticipated
  • High school graduation or equivalency certificate by Aug. 1 of year of entrance into four-year NROTC Scholarship program
  • Physically qualified by Navy or Marine Corps standards
  • No moral obligations or personal convictions that prevent conscientious bearing of arms and supporting and defending the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign or domestic
  • Apply for and gain admission to NROTC colleges (not required during selection process, but notification of admission must be received before scholarship can be activated)
  • Qualifying scores on Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or American College Test (ACT)
  • SAT/ACT math and English scores must be from same test; applicants cannot combine best math w/ best English scores to achieve qualifying score
  • Students w/ more than 30 semester hours or 40 quarter hours of college credit upon application or students already enrolled in NROTC College Program are not eligible for four-year NROTC Scholarships; these students should see professors of naval science at host university's NROTC unit to discuss other scholarship pportunities
  • Students may apply for only one of the three scholarship program options-Navy, Marine Corps or Nurse
  • Navy and Nurse-option applicants should apply through Navy recruiting offices
  • Marine Corps applicants should apply through Marine Corps recruiting offices
  • You may start the process of applying during the second semester of your junior year of high school. Before the application can be finalized and forward for selection consideration, you must ensure that a copy of your complete transcript including your entire junior year is forwarded to your recruiter.
Student Type
  • freshman
Citizen Type
  • US Citizen
Procedure
Interested students must apply online through the NROTC website. Your social security number is required to complete the application. Visit the NROTC website or contact the campus representative for more information.
Contact Information

Department of Naval Science 305 Clark Hall University of Washington Box 353840 Seattle, WA 98195-3840 Phone: 206-543-0170 E-mail: nrotc@u.washington.edu

 

Website: www.washington.edu/students/gencat/academic/navy.html

 

Director Candidate Guidance US Naval Academy 117 Decatur Road Annapolis, MD 21402-5017

 Phone: 410-293-4361 E-mail: nrotc.scholarship@cnet.navy.mil Website: www.nrotc.navy.mil/scholarships_application.html