NROTC Four-Year National Scholarship
Offered by U.S. Navy Naval Service Training Command
About this scholarship
The NROTC Four-Year National Scholarship funds a bachelor’s degree while preparing recipients to commission as U.S. Navy or Marine Corps officers. Scholars choose either full tuition and select mandatory fees at a participating institution or up to $11,500 per year for room and board. They also receive uniforms, Naval Science textbooks, a $750 annual textbook allowance, and monthly subsistence that rises from $250 for freshmen to $400 for seniors, plus three summer training cruises. Because students choose tuition or the capped housing benefit rather than receiving a complete living-cost package, the scholarship is classified as partial funding. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or in the naturalization process, earn a high school diploma by August 1 of the start year, and generally be at least 17 and under 23 when entering college. They must satisfy academic testing, fitness, medical, moral, and college-admission requirements and list five NROTC institutions. The online national application is currently accessible; the official program had not posted the 2027 closing date when verified. Navy-option recipients owe at least five years of active duty after commissioning, while Marine-option recipients owe at least four.
Eligibility
- Be a U.S. citizen, naturalized citizen, or in the documented process of naturalization
- Be at least 17 and under 23 within the published entry-year age rules
- Hold or expect a high school diploma or equivalent by August 1 of the NROTC start year
- Meet the minimum SAT, ACT, CLT, or approved AFQT testing standard
- Complete the NROTC Applicant Fitness Assessment
- Pass the required Department of Defense medical examination before activation
- Gain admission to a participating NROTC college or university
- Accept the applicable Navy or Marine Corps active-duty service obligation after commissioning