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NAVAL RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING
CORPS (NROTC) SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAMS
The NROTC Navy-Option and Nurse Corps
Option Scholarship Program is to educate and train
qualified young men and women for careers as
commissioned officers of the U.S. Navy Unrestricted
Line (URL) and Nurse Corps, with initial appointment
in the Navy in the grade of ensign.
Enlisted personnel who meet the eligibility
r e q u i r e m e n t s c a n a l s o c o m p e t e f o r N R O TC
scholarships in the same manner as their civilian
counterparts.
A person who is selected for an NROTC
scholarship will attend a civilian college that has an
on-campus NROTC program. The Navy provides
qualified students with tuition, books, instructional
fees, uniforms, and a subsistence allowance of $150
per month. Room and board expenses are not
provided.
Active-Duty Applicant
Active-duty candidates selected for an NROTC
scholarship program will be issued orders to the
appropriate NROTC unit. After reporting, they will be
released from active duty, enlisted in the U.S. Naval
Reserve, and appointed as midshipmen in the U.S.
Naval Reserve. Upon successful completion of the
program, they agree to accept an appointment, if
offered, as a commissioned officer in the Regular
Navy. If disenrolled from the NROTC Scholarship
Program prior to entering their sophomore year,
applicants will be ordered back to active duty to fulfill
the unexpired terms of their enlisted commitments.
Four-Year and Two-Year NROTC Scholarship
Programs
The basic difference in the 4-year and 2-year
NROTC Scholarship Programs is the amount of time
students attend the NROTC school. In addition to the
basic eligibility requirements, applicants selected for
the 2-year program must enroll at a participating
NROTC school as a junior (third year) in a 4-year
program or a senior (fourth year) in a 5-year program.
In addition, selectees must meet specific academic
prerequisites.
The applicant questionnaire located in the back of
the ROTC Bulletin processes enlisted personnel for the
4-year program. An NROTC unit processes enlisted
personnel for the 2-year program. All selectees for the
2-year program must successfully complete the Naval
Science Institute (NSI) training during the summer
before reporting to the NROTC unit. NSI is a 6
½-week course of instruction in naval science and
drills similar to that required of NROTC students
during their freshman and sophomore years. The
following basic eligibility requirements must be met:
Be a U.S. citizen.
Be under 27 years of age on 30 June of the year of
eligibility for commissioned status. An age
waiver may be granted for prior active military
service, on a month-for-month basis, computed
as of 1 September of the year of enrollment in
NROTC, provided the applicant will not reach
his or her 30th birthday by 30 June of the year in
which graduation and commissioning are
anticipated. Command verification of service
must be provided to receive an age waiver.
Be a high school graduate or possess an
equivalency certificate.
Be physically qualified for the NROTC program
as determined by the Department of Defense
M e d i c a l E x a m i n a t i o n R e v i e w B o a rd
(DODMERB).
Possess personal qualities of high moral
character and loyalty. Loyalty is defined as
having no moral obligations or personal
c o n v i c t i o n s
w h i c h
w o u l d
p r e v e nt
conscientiously supporting and defending the
Constitution of the United States against all
enemies, foreign and domestic.
Have no court-martial conviction or civilian
felony conviction. Have no record of
disciplinary action under Article 15, Uniform
Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), or conviction
by civil court for misdemeanors, except minor
traffic violations, during the 3 years preceding
application for the NROTC Scholarship
Program. (A fine of $200 or less, exclusive of
court charges, is considered minor.) Any
substantiated drug abuse while in an enlisted
status will result in disqualification. Exceptions
will not be considered.
The 2-year program is designed for younger
personnel. The review of records of newly reporting
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