ROTC Scholarship Program
Graduating high school students can apply through the national competition for a four-year Naval ROTC Scholarship.
If selected for the four-year Naval ROTC Scholarship Program, they receive full tuition, all academic fees, military uniforms, a stipend of $750 per academic year for textbooks, and a graduated monthly subsistence allowance ($250/month for freshmen, $300 for sophomores, $350 for juniors and $400 for seniors) while attending college.
Additionally, the College of the Holy Cross offers free room to all four-year national scholarship winners living on campus. They are required to take certain college courses, undergo three summer training cruises, each approximately four weeks in duration, and are required to serve at least five years on active duty after commissioning.
Second-year college students can apply through the national competition for the two-year Naval ROTC Scholarship Program. If selected, during their third and fourth years they will receive full tuition, all academic fees, the annual stipend of $750 for textbooks, military uniforms, and a monthly stipend the same as a four-year scholarship student. In addition, they may attend the Naval Science Institute at Newport, R.I. for six weeks during the summer before their third year, will be required to take certain college courses, and will undergo one summer training cruise of four weeks’ duration. They will be required to serve at least five years on active duty after commissioning.
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College (Non-Scholarship) Program
First- and second-year students who applied for, but were not awarded, a four-year scholarship may apply directly to the Professor of Naval Science for enrollment in the College Program (non-scholarship).
After completion of at least one semester in the College Program, students who have achieved a GPA of 2.5 or higher, passed one semester of calculus with a grade of C or better, and performed well in the battalion may be recommended by the Professor of Naval Science for a Naval Service Training Command Controlled Scholarship. The scholarship includes all the same rights and responsibilities as a scholarship student detailed above.
College Program students not selected for a scholarship by the beginning of their junior year must be selected for advanced standing or will be dropped from the NROTC program. Selection for advanced standing is competitive and centrally managed by the Naval Service Training Command. This program provides military uniforms and a subsistence allowance of $350/$400 per month for juniors/seniors respectively while attending college.
College Program students are required to take certain college courses and to undergo one summer training cruise of four weeks during the summer preceding their fourth year.
Second-year College Program students who receive advanced standing or a scholarship may attend the Naval Science Institute in Newport, R.I. for six weeks during the summer preceding their junior year.
Upon commissioning, College Program students are required to serve at least three years on active duty.