NROTC Side Load Scholarship

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Just curious, does anyone have any info on when applications need to be approved and submitted by commands and when or if any "Board" meets and these scholarships are awarded ie: Fall only, or Winter and Fall? I keep hearing about these scholarships and am just curious. Thanks!
 
it varies by subbranch. Marines in Later fall/early winter. And then again March/April. I would google this as I spent a lot of time asking same question. Navy is essentially offset so summer and winter. There is a link in one of my postings but it is broken.

If you get or don't please share your experience and stats as you are comfortable.
 
NROTC Navy Option side load boards meet once per year. Summer...typically June.

If you are part of an NROTC unit as a College Programmer, your class adviser should be helping you prep a sideload scholarship package. If you are not part of the College Program, contact your nearest NROTC unit as they can provide you the details on submitting a non-affiliated sideload application. They are required to do this.
 
Thank you both. It appears as if two former naval officers may not have had the correct info. Our son talked to his NROTC advisor who told him the command would put him in for it late spring. He and I were just curious because a couple of retired friends said he needed to do it now and he could get it in the spring. His advisor told him all unit rising juniors in good standing were put in for the 2-year as it was easier to commission as a scholarship holder than as Advanced Standing. Not sure if that is the case or if they just want the additional two years AD...:)
 
Well, the,application probably needs to be submitted by late spring, probably April, but the board meets during the summer. Results often aren't known until August.

By the time you are only left with getting advanced standing, you may not make the cut. Once you're awarded advanced standing you will commission just like the scholarship midshipmen. There is no difference between the two.
 
Go Dores! said:
NROTC Navy Option side load boards meet once per year. Summer...typically June.

If you are part of an NROTC unit as a College Programmer, your class adviser should be helping you prep a sideload scholarship package. If you are not part of the College Program, contact your nearest NROTC unit as they can provide you the details on submitting a non-affiliated sideload application. They are required to do this.
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Is the likelihood of getting a sideload scholarship linked to whether you are a college programmer or not?
 
macattacks said:
Is the likelihood of getting a sideload scholarship linked to whether you are a college programmer or not?
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I don't understand the question. Only college programmers have an opportunity to earn a sideload scholarship.
 
@Go Dores! posted this yesterday in the thread https://www.serviceacademyforums.co...er-vs-3-2-year-scholarship.80904/#post-815304

Go Dores! said:
College Program and the 3-year NROTC scholarship are separate things. You do not need to be affiliated with a program your freshman year in order to apply for the 3-year. A distinction from the 4-year process is that your application is routed through an NROTC program before it heads to Pensacola (vs local NRD).

During 2020 sideload boards, 31 non-affiliated students applied for the 3-year and 19 were selected.
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I was not aware non-affiliated students could apply for the 3 year scholarships and it sounds like those are sideload scholarships. He followed it up with this:
Go Dores! said:
Perhaps the LT from the San Diego NROTC unit should read more of the source documents that serve as the foundation of the program.


Para 2-14.2

I am also a former PNS and routinely submitted 2- and 3-year applications from non-affiliated students.
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If you're not a college programmer, and meet any college credit requirements you can still apply for the 4 year HSSP, but in effect it would be three years. It is not a sideload scholarship.
 
macattacks said:
Is the likelihood of getting a sideload scholarship linked to whether you are a college programmer or not?
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I'll provide some numbers and you can decide if there is a link.

2020 Sideload Boards:
3-year scholarship -
250 total applicants / 194 selects / 56 non-selects
31 of the 250 were non-affiliated applicants* / 19 selected for 3-yr scholarship / 12 non-selects
* This means 219 were College Program

2-year scholarship -
151 total applicants / 121 selects / 30 non-selects
4 of the 151 were non-affiliated applicants* / 4 selected for 2-yr scholarship / 0 non-selects
* This means 147 were College Program
 
To be clear, those 23 students (19 3-year + 4 2-year) had zero affiliation with an NROTC program and were selected for scholarships during the Sideload Board process.

The Sideload Boards (which generally meet in June each summer) review and select: NPP participants for 4-year scholarships, College Program and non-affiliated students applications for 3- and 2-year scholarships, Advanced Standing offers, Marine to Navy Change of Option requests, and Navy Nurse to Navy URL requests.
 
Go Dores! said:
I'll provide some numbers and you can decide if there is a link.

2020 Sideload Boards:
3-year scholarship -
250 total applicants / 194 selects / 56 non-selects
31 of the 250 were non-affiliated applicants* / 19 selected for 3-yr scholarship / 12 non-selects
* This means 219 were College Program

2-year scholarship -
151 total applicants / 121 selects / 30 non-selects
4 of the 151 were non-affiliated applicants* / 4 selected for 2-yr scholarship / 0 non-selects
* This means 147 were College Program
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Thank you for posting - I like to crunch #s 😬. We are still waiting for the 4 yr scholarship decision, but based on these stats, I like his chances should he need to re-apply for a sideload scholarship as a sophomore or junior programmer. He has an amazing opportunity at the U of I because he’s in state - the college waives tuition for ROTC participants if they don’t have a national scholarship ($18k / year). He would miss some of the other benefits but we can’t complain about his tuition being waived at one if the best engineering programs....
 
Go Dores! said:
To be clear, those 23 students (19 3-year + 4 2-year) had zero affiliation with an NROTC program and were selected for scholarships during the Sideload Board process.

The Sideload Boards (which generally meet in June each summer) review and select: NPP participants for 4-year scholarships, College Program and non-affiliated students applications for 3- and 2-year scholarships, Advanced Standing offers, Marine to Navy Change of Option requests, and Navy Nurse to Navy URL requests.
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@Go Dores! - great info, thanks for posting. Do you have similar data for NROTC-MO this year? I have heard that the numbers were down this year compared to previous years.
 
For NROTC there is such a thing as winning a national scholarship during one's first year in college, which essentially makes it a 3-year national scholarship. This is different from a sideload scholarship. I'm not sure if the discussion above made that clear.
 
learningNavymom said:
For NROTC there is such a thing as winning a national scholarship during one's first year in college, which essentially makes it a 3-year national scholarship. This is different from a sideload scholarship. I'm not sure if the discussion above made that clear.
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Yes, for those who do not receive a 4 year national scholarship when applying out of high school, they can re-apply as a college freshman. This is for Navy option only. Marine option is no longer eligible for this. The applicant works with their unit on the application and submits it when the first semester grades are completed. Although it is awarded as a 4 year scholarship, it does not kick in until the next school year, so it becomes in effect a 3 year scholarship.
 
ProudDad17 said:
Yes, for those who do not receive a 4 year national scholarship when applying out of high school, they can re-apply as a college freshman. This is for Navy option only. Marine option is no longer eligible for this. The applicant works with their unit on the application and submits it when the first semester grades are completed. Although it is awarded as a 4 year scholarship, it does not kick in until the next school year, so it becomes in effect a 3 year scholarship.
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Same applies to the non-affiliated. They simply work with the local NRD all over again. Application submitted before end of fall semester to avoid busting credit hours limit, LOR from one of their fall semester professors, etc. (details on the NROTC web).
 
Go Dores! said:
To be clear, those 23 students (19 3-year + 4 2-year) had zero affiliation with an NROTC program and were selected for scholarships during the Sideload Board process.

The Sideload Boards (which generally meet in June each summer) review and select: NPP participants for 4-year scholarships, College Program and non-affiliated students applications for 3- and 2-year scholarships, Advanced Standing offers, Marine to Navy Change of Option requests, and Navy Nurse to Navy URL requests.
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I learn something new every day. Thank you.
 
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