There are several programs at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln available to you to obtain a commission in the Navy or Marine Corps. For more information, click on the program you are interested in below.
- Four Year Scholarship Program: Scholarship program designed for high school seniors and college freshmen who have not yet completed their first semester.
- Two and Three Year Scholarship Program: Designed for college freshmen and sophomores desiring an NROTC scholarship.
- Seaman to Admiral 21 (STA-21) Program: A program for active duty sailors to obtain a degree and commissioning.
- Marine Enlisted Commissioning Education Program (MECEP): A program for active duty Marines to obtain a degree and commissioning.
Four-Year Scholarship Program
The four year scholarship program is primarily for students that are in high school and interested in pursuing a commission in the Navy or Marine Corps. Scholarship applications are normally completed late in your junior year or in the fall of your senior year of high school. College freshmen may also be eligible if they have not yet completed a full semester of college coursework.
4 Year Scholarship Benefits:
- Full Tuition and Fees for 4 academic years
- $375 per semester book stipend
- $250 - $400 per month stipend during the academic year
- All uniforms are provided
- Paid summer training for the three summers while in college
HOW TO APPLY
Applicants must use the online application to complete and submit all required information in order to apply for the Navy ROTC scholarship.
This online application is extensive and may require several hours to complete. You are able to stastart the application and save your progress as you complete each section. Here is a checklist that will help you in gathering information and to streamline the process of applying for the scholarship.
Applicants will be asked to pick five Navy ROTC affiliated schools or universities in their scholarship application. Each school must be for a different Navy NROTC Unit and a state school must be one of the top three choices where they can qualify for in-state tuition.
Each applicant must also select an academic program in which they intend to major. All academic programs fall into three tiers relative to the Navy's technical needs.
Scholarships will be awarded to an Navy ROTC unit in conjunction with the academic major and tier the applicant specified on their application. If offered the scholarship, the student will be expected to attend the school where their scholarship is placed and have the ability to request a change of placement as needed or desired. Requests are approved on a case-by-case basis and are mainly dependent on the scholarship availability at the requested school at the time of processing. The student must be mindful if they choose a cross-town school that there may be cross-town commuting costs and class timing issues which will need to be resolved. The enrolled school must support the academic major or equivalent for which the scholarship was awarded. Also, the student must have applied for admission to and been accepted at any school they wish to utilize the scholarship.