Navy (Marine Option) Reserve Officer Training Corps Scholarship
The Navy (Marine Option) Reserve Officer Training Corps Scholarship (NROTC) trains college students while they are in school to enter the Navy Reserve or the Marine Corps Reserve as commissioned officers. VAJoe.com can help you find schools where you can use NROTC. The program has two scholarship options:
Option 1—Four Years
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Before beginning college, you commit to serve four years of active duty after you graduate.
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NROTC will pay your tuition and fees for four years, including textbooks and uniforms, and give you a subsistence stipend.
Option 2—Two Years
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This option is open to college sophomores or students in their third year of a five year program looking to join the Marine Corps. You must commit to eight years of military service: four years active duty and four years selected reserve.
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NROTC will pay your tuition and fees for the last two years of your education, including textbooks and uniforms, and give you a subsistence stipend.
Eligibility
To be eligible for NROTC, you must meet seven requirements:
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Citizenship
You must be a U.S citizen.
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Age
You must be 17 years old by Sept. 1 of your first year of college.
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If you are applying for the two-year option, be younger than 23 on June 30 of the year that you are eligible for graduation and commissioned status.
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Diploma
Posses a high school diploma or GED by August 1 of the year you will start NROTC.
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Physical Fitness
Meet the Marine Corps physical fitness standards.
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No Moral Restrictions
Have no moral obligations or personal convictions that will keep you from performing all duties required of you in the service.
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NROTC College
Apply for and be admitted to NROTC colleges.
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College Entrance Exam
Achieve qualifying scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or the American College Test (ACT).
