Congressional Nominations

A nomination is required to attend West Point. There are two types: Congressional (your Representative or one of your State’s Senators) and Service-Connected. 

Each Congressional Representative and Senator has their own requirements and deadlines for nomination applications, but all of them are due sometime in the fall.  As soon as you confirm your basic eligibility, you should check your Representative's and Senators' websites for their specific nomination timelines and requirements.

We strongly recommend that you apply to ALL possible nomination sources.  No single nomination path will guarantee your appointment to West Point.

Locate your Congressional Representative or Senator.

Congressional nominations are competitive and awarded by Members of Congress (Senators and Congresspersons).  The individual members of congress determine their own selection criteria and application procedures.  Members of Congress can make up to 15 nominations for each vacancy at West Point.

Service-connected nominations are typically not competitive and are instead automatically conferred when a candidates meets certain criteria relating to their own or their parents' military service. 

• Those enlisted in the Army (Active, Reserve, and National Guard) 

• Members of Army Junior and Senior Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Units and Honor ROTC Units of other services 

• Children of deceased or disabled veterans and children of prisoners of war or service members missing in action 

• Children of Medal of Honor Awardees 

• Children of career military personnel (parent must be on Active Duty and have served continuously for 8 years or be in the Reserves and have the equivalent reserve points)