ive ▁application ▁process ▁involves ▁an ▁extensive ▁written ▁application ▁and ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁a ▁Navy ▁representative . ▁App lic ants ▁must ▁also ▁pass ▁an ▁entrance ▁medical ▁exam ination ▁process . ▁The ▁Navy ▁pays ▁tu ition ▁for ▁Sch olar ship ▁Mid ship men , ▁educational ▁fe es ▁( i . e . ▁lab ▁fe es ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁st ip end ▁for ▁books . ▁ ▁All ▁Mid ship men ▁fall ▁under ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁types : ▁Navy ▁Option , ▁Navy ▁Nur se ▁Option , ▁or ▁Marine ▁Option . ▁ ▁The ▁Navy ▁does ▁not ▁pay ▁for ▁room ▁and ▁board ; ▁however , ▁some ▁schools ▁will ▁offer ▁scholar ships ▁to ▁cover ▁at ▁least ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁room ▁and ▁board . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁tu ition , ▁the ▁Navy ▁pays ▁a ▁month ly ▁st ip end ▁during ▁the ▁school ▁year . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁the ▁st ip end ▁was ▁$ 2 5 0 ▁per ▁month ▁for ▁first - year ▁Mid ship men , ▁with ▁a ▁$ 5 0 ▁increase ▁each ▁year ▁after ▁that ▁( i . e . ▁$ 3 0 0 / month ▁for ▁s oph om ores , ▁and ▁so ▁on ). ▁ ▁College ▁Program ▁Mid ship men ▁are ▁those ▁who ▁join ▁Naval ▁R OT C ▁without ▁a ▁scholar ship . ▁They ▁complete ▁all ▁activities ▁and ▁requirements ▁of ▁scholar ship ▁mid ship men ▁and ▁if ▁they ▁continue ▁in ▁the ▁program ▁for ▁four ▁years ▁will ▁also ▁be ▁commission ed ▁as ▁En sign s ▁or ▁Second ▁Lie uten ants . ▁They