4-Year National Scholarship Program

4-YEAR NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Overview

The 4-Year National Scholarship provides recipients full tuition and educational fees or room and board (up to $11,500 per year), stipends, uniforms, and summer training cruises. Students complete courses leading to a Baccalaureate degree in a traditional college environment, preparing to commission and serve as a Naval or Marine Corps Officer. Applications open annually on April 1^st in the year before desired entry, and are due on January 31^st in the year of desired entry. The first selection Board convenes in September. All applicants will be notified of their status by May of the year of desired entry.

Apply for the 4-year National NROTC Scholarship now!

The scholarship is generally open to US Citizens between the ages of 17 and 22 who fall into one of the categories below:

High school seniors
High school graduates with no more than 30 college credits
College students not currently enrolled at an NROTC-affiliated school with no more than 30 college credits

For a complete list of eligibility requirements, click here.

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Note: When completing your scholarship application you are required to list at least one college which you qualify for in-state tuition (remember Oklahoma State Law grants in-state tuition rates to those students who secure admission to OU and are either enrolled in NROTC College Program or present valid documentation of receipt of a Naval ROTC scholarship). This means that you can list OU as your in-state tuition school on your 4-year scholarship application!

To schedule your Officer Interview, or to simply find out more about this scholarship and/or the Naval ROTC program at the University of Oklahoma, contact us at navalrotc@ou.edu!

Recipients of the 4-Year National NROTC Scholarship must obtain medical clearance from the Department of Defense Medical Examination Review Board (DoDMERB), pass the Navy Physical Readiness Test (PRT) or the Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test (PFT), and attend New Student Indoctrination (NSI) at Naval Station Great Lakes before the scholarship can be activated. Failure to do so may result delayed scholarship activation and eventual disenrollment from the NROTC program. For more information on NSI and physical preparation, please visit the "New Student Indoctrination (NSI)" page under the "SCHOLARSHIPS & PROGRAMS" dropdown menu.

Scholarship Coverage

THE SCHOLARSHIP DOES COVER:

Full tuition and fees or room and board (up to $11,500). It is your choice!
Stipend for text books
- Currently $750 per academic year ($375 per semester)
Provide uniforms and Naval Science textbooks
Three summer cruises
Subsistence allowance each academic month:
- Freshmen - $250/month
- Sophomore - $300/month
- Junior - $350/month
- Senior - $400/month

THE SCHOLARSHIP DOES NOT COVER:

Any fee due to withdrawing, failing or repeating a course.
Any fee for tuition above or in addition to those normally charged that are for an elective course not required in a degree or to fulfill any NROTC program requirements.
Refundable fees, such as deposits.
Charges incurred for breaking or damaging property.
Fees assessed by the School for failure to comply with any School requirement.
Fees for advance placement examinations.
Medical or dental insurance.
Any aviation associated fees to include, but not limited to, aviation instruction, licensing, or fuel fees, aircraft rental fees, ground instruction, maintenance or service fees. Students may choose to pursue a degree requiring these types of flight instruction or fees; however they will be fully responsible for all such fees associated with that training.

The length of scholarship benefits is predicated upon the student's degree plan. Students will receive scholarship benefits only for the time required to receive their Baccalaureate Degree or 4 years, whichever comes first. Students entering the NROTC program who have already earned college credit are expected to maximize the use of those earned credits towards their degree plans and strive to complete the program and commission in the shortest time possible. If additional benefits are necessary, students may request and, in some cases, be granted fifth-year benefits.
Scholarship Selectees must meet NROTC Program standards within the first academic year after the stated scholarship offer begin date listed in their scholarship notification letter or their scholarship offer will be rescinded.