4-Year Scholarship NROTC Students

Students may begin applying for scholarships as early as their second semester of their high school junior year (preceding the year in which the scholarship is desired). This scholarship is rolling, and therefore students will be selected periodically until the deadline (which typically occurs between December and January). Selection is based on high school grades, SAT/ACT test results, physical ability, citizenship, and aptitude for naval service.

If selected, students are appointed as midshipmen and granted compensation and benefits specified by law. These benefits include tuition, required fees, laboratory equipment, a $750-a-year book stipend, and subsistence pay of $250 a month for first-year students. Subsistence pay increases to $300 a month for sophomores, $350 for juniors, and $400 for seniors.

Scholarship students participate in 3 required summer training cruises. Scholarship students assume an obligation to serve at least 5 years on active duty after commissioning as Ensign, U.S. Navy, or 4 years as Second Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps.

Students with 30 or more college credits are not eligible to apply for this scholarship. More information can be found at http://www.nrotc.navy.mil/.

4-Year College Program NROTC Students

These NROTC students have the status of civilians who have entered into an agreement with the Navy. They are not entitled to the benefits and compensation given to scholarship NROTC students, but are entitled to uniform issue. A subsistence allowance of $350 a month for juniors and $400 for seniors is paid in the final two years of training if they are selected for scholarship.

These students participate in one summer cruise between their junior and senior years. College program students agree to accept commissions in the Navy or Marine Corps.

Upon proven superior performance in the college program, students will apply for a 3- or 2-year scholarship with the same requirements and benefits as 4-year scholarship students. Students must be selected for a scholarship by the end of their junior year to complete training.  Admission into this program is through the KU NROTC Recruiting Officer.

3- and 2-Year Programs (Side-load Scholarship)

Entrance into the 3- or 2-year scholarship, or “side load scholarship”, program is offered to qualified students with 3 or 2 years remaining to complete their undergraduate degrees. Students applying for these scholarships are encouraged to have completed 1 year of differential and integral calculus of 1 real variable (MATH 115 and MATH 116, or MATH 121 and MATH 122) and must have attained a minimum grade of C.

Applications for these programs must be completed by date released via message to the Naval ROTC at University of Kansas.  For more information contact the KU NROTC Recruiting Officer.

Naval Science Students

Any student enrolled at KU may enroll in a naval science course for KU credit after obtaining consent of the Naval Science Instructor. Such students are not considered to be in the NROTC program and are not entitled to receive any compensation, benefits, or a commission.

4-Year Program Requirements

Both Navy- and Marine-option students must take professional Navy and Marine courses as part of the NROTC program. The normal sequence of courses is:

Navy Students

Marine Corps Students

The above courses are approved by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and count as elective credit but do not count toward the required 100 hours in the College for students earning a baccalaureate degree in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Navy Option

Navy scholarship students must take the following courses in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences:

Navy-option college program students must take the following courses in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.  While not required, Calculus and Physics are highly encouraged in order to be competitive for a scholarship:

Marine Corps Option

All Marine-option students must take the following courses in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences: