Description

The minority serving institution scholarship is dedicated toward students who are interested in attending a Historically Black College & University (HBCU), Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) or Minority Serving Institution (MSI).This scholarship covers the same kind of benefits in relation to the national scholarship. 

Requirements

  1. Must be a U.S. citizen
  2. Must be a high school graduate
  3. Meet the required SAT and/or ACT scores. The minimum SAT scores are 550 Critical Reading, 540 Math (1100 combined), and the minimum ACT scores are 21 Math, 22 English (44 combined).*
  4. Be between 17-23 years of age by Sept. 1 of the year starting college
  5. Have no criminal record
  6. Be physically/medically qualified by Navy standards
  7. Be admitted to an approved NROTC college or university
  8. *Note: MSISR eligibility does not require 1100 combined, but you must still have SAT scores of 540 Math and 550 Critical Reading or ACT scores of 21 Math and 22 English.

Curriculum


Benefits

  • Full tuition Tuskegee University (unless room and board is elected as the preferred scholarship benefit instead of tuition and fees). 
  • All mandatory fees imposed by the school on all full-time undergraduate students.
  • Stipend for textbooks
  • Provide uniforms and Naval Science textbooks
  • Three summer cruises
  • Subsistence allowances each academic month

Responsibilities

Midshipmen are responsible for learning navigation and seamanship, maintaining order and discipline, developing leadership skills, participate in community service and moral events, and take care of themselves physically and academically with the support of their peers, upperclassmen, and staff.