Navy ROTC Scholarship (Navy, Navy Nurse, and Marine Corps Options)
U.S. Navy, Naval Service Training Command (NROTC)
Full tuition and fees (or room and board up to $11,500 a year), $750 a year for books, and a $250-$400 monthly allowance, in exchange for serving as a Navy or Marine Corps officer
- How much
- full tuition & fees or room and board up to $11,500/yr + $750/yr books + $250-$400/month
- Who qualifies
- Age 17 by Sept 1 of the year entering college and under 23 by Dec 31 of that year; not yet 27 by Dec 31 of commissioning year (waivers for prior active duty). HS diploma by Aug 1. Minimum SAT 1100 (550 EBRW/540 Math) or ACT 44 combined English+Math (22/21) or CLT 72, or AFQT 81+. Fitness assessment; DoDMERB medical exam. First-year college students at non-NROTC schools can apply for the National Scholarship.
- For high school seniors, students starting college
- U.S. citizen (by birth, naturalization, or in process with proof)
- When to apply
- Open now Annual national selection; Fiscal Year 2027 online application is open now (closing date not stated on the pages read); you can apply starting the second semester of junior year of high school
- How to apply
- Check the general requirements, download the application checklist, and apply online through the NROTC application (Netfocus)
- List five NROTC colleges and get admitted to at least one
- Navy and Marine recruiters can help
- What you'll need
- transcript + test scores
- Last checked
- October 5, 2026, against the official page (netc.navy.mil), page 2 and page 3
The details
The Four-Year National Scholarship covers full tuition and certain fees at a participating NROTC college (or room and board up to $11,500 a year instead), a $750 yearly textbook stipend, uniforms and Naval Science textbooks, three summer training cruises, and a monthly subsistence allowance ($250 freshman, $300 sophomore, $350 junior, $400 senior). Options: Navy, Navy Nurse, Navy Pre-Med, and Marine Corps. Two- and three-year scholarships and preparatory scholarships also exist. Service: eight years total, with at least five years active duty for Navy option and four for Nurse and Marine Corps options (Pre-Med adds more).
More federal and national aid
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- Jack Kent Cooke College Scholarship Programup to $55,000/yr for up to 4 years (last-dollar after institutional aid)
- Davidson Fellows Scholarship$100,000, $50,000, or $25,000 (one-time)
- Burger King Scholars Program$1,000 to $60,000 (most general-track awards $1,000 or $5,000; up to three $60,000 James W. McLamore WHOPPER Scholarships)
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)$37,000/yr stipend + $16,000/yr cost-of-education allowance to the school, for 3 years
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