Tweeddale Scholarship
Each unit's Professor of Naval Science (PNS) is assigned two Tweeddale Scholarships each year. This program is focused at students majoring in specific technical fields.
Criteria for selection:
- Student must have completed at least one but no more than four academic terms
- Cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) which places student above peer mean or 3.0, whichever is higher
- Transcript must reflect grade of "C" or better in all courses attempted
- Student must have completed one academic term of college level math or science
- PNS and must comply w/ standards regarding leadership potential and military/physical fitness
- Submit a revised degree plan for review by PNS; degree plan must be verified by student's faculty advisor and demonstrate that student will by able to complete all naval science requirements and still graduate on time with his/her assigned class year group
- Major in: Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Chemistry, Physics, or other Technical Major
- Strong math/science background in high school and "B" or better in calculus, if completed
