Military Scholarships

Updated May 6, 2003

The Air Force, Army, and Navy offer scholarships to individuals attending schools of dentistry, medicine, nursing, and veterinary medicine. These scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis, and you MUST apply to them at the same time that you are applying to professional schools. These scholarship programs offer the following:

1. Full coverage of tuition, room and board;
2. A stipend for living expenses;
3. Malpractice insurance when you are on active duty as a medical professional;
4. Established clinics and hospitals in which to acquire experience during internship and residency, as well as during practice
5. An officer's rank when you complete your professional school studies.

The expectation is that you will serve year-for-year after the completion of professional school.

For more information, contact the following people:

Navy
Roy Nolen, Chief of Navy Medical Programs
Navy Officer Processing Station
2512 Mt. Moriah Road, Suite G-800
Memphis, TN 38115-1522