The Navy is now accepting applications for the 2007 Officer Scholarship Program through Sept. 1.

The program allows officers to enroll in graduate school on a full-time basis, receive full pay and allowances, and be reimbursed for moving costs. Tuition must be paid by a non-Navy funded scholarship obtained by the service member, which must cover at least 50 percent of tuition costs. Veteran’s Administration benefits, such as the Montgomery GI Bill, can be used in conjunction with the scholarship.

Applicants must be available to start studies before Sept. 30, 2007 and have 24 months or less to complete their coursework. Candidates will be selected based on performance records, needs of the Navy, promotion potential, academic qualifications and field of study. The candidate’s chosen field of study must also apply to a Navy subspecialty code, as verified by the Naval Postgraduate School.

“This is an additional avenue for officers to pursue a graduate degree,” said Billie Colonna, officer special education programs manager for the Naval Education and Training Professional Development and Technology Center. “Many of the top universities actually recruit scholars and offer scholarships for those who search and qualify. We currently have program participants at MIT, Oxford, Johns Hopkins, Harvard, Princeton and Purdue, to name a few schools. Since selection to the officer scholarship program is contingent upon the ability to obtain a scholarship, all of those interested in the program should immediately begin pursuit of a scholarship.”

Lt. j.g. Janice Geldmacher is currently enrolled at Johns Hopkins University. She is using the program to study Civil Engineering, with a focus on oceanography and hydrophysics.

“The program has been an exceptional experience,” said Geldmacher. “It has not only allowed me to complete my master’s degree at the school of my choice, but it has also afforded me the opportunity to work with some of the most distinguished professors within the engineering community. It is, without question, a great program.”

Application packages must contain an application letter, college information and a detailer endorsement statement, as well as commanding officer approval. After receiving command endorsement, officers should forward their application packages via their commanding officer to the Commanding Officer, Naval Education and Training Professional Development and Technology Center (NETPDTC), Code N2A2, 6490 Saufley Field Road, Pensacola, Fla., 32509-5204.

Selected applicants must agree to an additional term of service equal to three times their stay in the program, served concurrently with any other obligated service they may have.

Specific guidelines, additional requirements and detailed program information can be found in NAVADMIN 212/06 and OPNAV Instruction 1520.24B. For more information on the Naval Education and Training Command, visit https://www.netc.navy.mil.

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