Current College Students

Program Information

• Individuals entering their sophomore or junior years of college may apply for a scholarship through their college’s NROTC Unit.  Applications must be received no later than 30 April.  If interested please contact: FreshmanAdvisor@umich.edu.

Eligibility Requirements

• Students applying for a two or three year scholarship must meet the following requirements:
• Must have at least at least 30 semester hours (45 quarter hours) but no more than 120 semester hours (180 quarter hours).
• Must have a minimum college GPA of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale).
• Must be admitted to or in process of gaining admittance to school affiliated with the NROTC Unit from which they are being nominated.
• Students may apply for only one of two programs options; Navy or Nurse (Nursing is not open to Marine Option applicants).

Scholarship Benefits

• Full tuition
• Stipend for textbooks
• Monthly stipend
  • Sophomore $300/month
  • Junior $350/month
  • Senior $400/month

Application Process

• Apply through the NROTC unit of your university.
• To apply you must complete the application below, obtain the required documents, and submit your application to the Professor of Naval Science at your university. Once your documents have been received, you will schedule an Official Scholarship Interview with the NROTC unit.
• NOTE: In some instances, you will need to download the below PDFs onto your computer and open it directly through Adobe in order to see and fill out the form.
• Contents of application:
  • Application Letter (see sample)
  • Applicant Fitness Assessment Score Sheet
    • Applicant Fitness Assessment Instructions
  • Current copy of college transcripts
  • Letter of admission
  • Degree Plan
  • Statement of Understanding for NROTC Navy Option Applications
  • Statement of Understanding for NROTC Nurse Option Applications
  • Drug Statement
  • Debarment statement
  • Letters of reference (if you wish)
  • 2 or 3 Year Scholarship – Applicant Personal Data Record (signed and dated)
    • Your application must be received by the NROTC Unit no later than 30 April.
    • The Professor of Naval Science will review and may forward your application to the scholarship selection board.
    • The Selection board meets at the end of July.
    • You will receive a letter notifying you of the results of the selection board.