High School Students
Seniors:
Applying for the Four-Year National Scholarship
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High School students typically apply for the Four-Year National Scholarship through the Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) website between the end of their junior year of high school and the beginning of their senior year of high school with the goal of having everything submitted during the fall of their senior year.
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Scholarship applications for fall matriculation are due by 31 January of that year.
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Accepted
- If you received a 4-year scholarship and have accepted admission into Purdue University, please fill out and return the below package to ensure processing by NROTC staff:
- If you are interested in living in the Residence Halls your Freshman year, we highly recommended joining the Naval ROTC Learning Community. Each year, those who sign up for the Learning Community are placed near other NROTC students in the residence halls, helping build camaraderie.
If you did not receive a 4-year scholarship
- If you desire to join Purdue NROTC as a non-scholarship student, fill out and return the below application and include a completed sports physical
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E-mail completed applications to LT Kwiatek for Navy option MIDN or Capt Calderon for Marine option MIDN.
- Navy: jkwiatek@purdue.edu
- Marine: calder48@purdue.edu
- Complete application for the non-scholarship program (College Program).
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It is highly recommended that all incoming freshmen that did not receive a 4-year scholarship attend New Student Indoctrination (NSI) in Great Lakes, Illinois in order to begin their military training and receive all necessary uniforms prior to arriving to Purdue NROTC.
- For specific questions regarding required NSI paperwork, please contact the CMGO at GRLK_NROTC_CGO@us.navy.mil.
Juniors / Sophomores / Freshmen:
- High School students typically begin their NROTC application before the end of their junior year of high school with the goal of having everything submitted during the fall of their senior year.
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There are many ways to prepare and increase your chances of earning a scholarship including stellar academic records and high physical fitness standards.
Current College Students
- College freshmen are eligible to apply for the 4-year scholarship if they have completed fewer than 30 college credits (credits taken at an undergrad institution -- AP credits do not apply to this rule).
- If you are interested in joining our program, please contact us or visit us to learn more about the many opportunities both the Navy and Marine Corps have to offer you.
