Tulane University: ROTC Programs
2008-2009 Academic Year
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University offers students the opportunity to earn a commission in the Navy or
Marine Corps through four-year, three-year, and two-year scholarship programs,
and through the NROTC College Program. Students matriculating to Tulane
University, who have not already been awarded an NROTC scholarship, may
participate in the NROTC College Program and compete for a three year
scholarship. These students are selected from applicants each year by the
Professor of Naval Science.
NROTC Scholarship Program students are selected annually on a nationwide
competitive basis. They receive four-year scholarships that include full tuition,
university fees, uniforms, a $375 textbook stipend, and a $250-$400 per-month
subsistence stipend. Scholarship students participate in paid summer training
periods and receive commissions in the Navy or Marine Corps Reserve as Ensigns
or Second Lieutenants upon graduation. They have a minimum four-year active
duty obligation after commissioning, followed by four years in the inactive
reserves.
NROTC College Program students are selected from applicants each year by the
professor of naval science. First-year students may apply to participate in the
college program any time during their initial year. They participate in a four-year
naval science program with one paid summer training period (between the junior
and senior years) and receive commissions in the Navy or Marine Corps Reserve
upon graduation. They incur a minimum four-year active duty obligation,
followed by four years in the inactive reserves. College program students are
furnished uniforms and naval science textbooks and a subsistence stipend of
$350-$400 per month during their junior and senior years. Additionally, four-year
college program students may compete nationally for a three-year NROTC
scholarship.
NROTC Two-Year College Scholarship Program participants are selected
from local undergraduate applicants. To apply, students should contact the
NROTC unit on campus not later than the middle of the first semester of the
sophomore year or the first semester of the third year if in a five-year program.
Applicants who are qualified and accepted attend the six-week Naval Science
Institute at Newport, Rhode Island, during the summer prior to entering the
program. Travel expenses are paid to and from the institute, and candidates
receive approximately $600 in salary, plus meals and lodging for the training
period. Upon successful completion of the Naval Science Institute, the students
are enrolled in the NROTC program in the fall. Students may receive full tuition
scholarships plus $350-$400 per month in subsistence for the remaining two years
of college. Active duty obligations are a minimum of four years of active duty
followed by four years in the inactive reserves.
Those students who desire a Navy or Marine Corps commission but do not
participate in NROTC programs may apply for the direct accession program that