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Academy Nominations

Academy Nominations

Since 1802, many of America's finest students have sought to enroll as cadets or midshipmen at the nation's prestigious United States service academies. To apply to attend the Naval, Military, Air Force or Merchant Marine Academies, students must receive a nomination from one of their Members of Congress.  Applicants must be at least 17 years old and no more than 22 years old as of July 1st of the year of admission to a service academy.

The application for the Class of 2029 will open in May. The link to the online application form will be posted when it opens for submissions. Please see this application checklist for more information about the application. If you have any questions regarding service academy nominations, please contact Katie Fellows, my Director of Service Academy Nominations, at kathryn_fellows@king.senate.gov.

The Maine congressional delegation will be hosting its next Service Academy Night, in conjunction with Maine Maritime Academy, in Bangor on April 9th. Interested high school students and their families can learn more about the world-class educational opportunities that service academies offer as well as the congressional nomination and academy selection processes.  More details can be found here. A similar event will be held in Portland in October.

Academy Contact Information

Please contact academies directly to obtain catalogs and other specific information.

U.S. Air Force Academy

2304 Cadet Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80840-5651
Phone: (800) 443-9266
http://www.usafa.edu

U.S. Military Academy

606 Thayer Road
West Point, New York 70996-1797
Phone: (800) 822-2769
http://www.usma.edu

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

300 Steamboat Road
Kings Point, NY 11024-1699
Phone: (866) 546-4778
http://www.usmma.edu

U.S. Naval Academy

117 Decatur Road
Annapolis, MD 21402-5018
Phone: (888) 249-7707
http://www.usna.edu

NOTE: Congressional nominations are not required for the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA). If you are interested in attending the Coast Guard Academy, please contact the academy directly at (203) 444-8501

U.S. Coast Guard Academy

31 Mohegan Avenue
New London, CT 06320-4195
Phone: (203) 444-8501
http://www.uscga.edu