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FY26 Doctoral Studies Program The Doctoral Studies Program provides advanced education opportunities to top community talent in order to meet the Navy's highest priority validated requirements. Community panels will select participants from the pool of applicants to complete their Doctorate degree at Naval Postgraduate School. Opportunities available are:
Curriculum
Subspecialty
Designators
Electronic Systems Engineering
53XXD
1810
Combat Systems
5700
14XX
Computer Science and System Designs
6203
1840
Oceanography Operational Sciences
6402
1800
Meteorology Operational Sciences
6403
1800
Those selected must be available to start their studies no later than September 2026. Those interested must submit applications to both Navy Personnel Command and Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). Applications for community selection must be prepared in accordance with OPNAVINST 1520.23C, enclosure (4). The deadline for submission is October 01, 2025. Members must contact their detailer to discuss their eligibility for the program and request the detailer statement discussed in the instruction. Completed packages can be submitted by DoD SAFE or encrypted email to pers-440_submit.fct@navy.mil, or standard mail. Those sending encrypted emails are strongly encouraged to establish two-way, digitally signed email communication with the account in order to ensure attached files can be decrypted. Standard mail must be received by the deadline, and can be sent to: Navy Personnel Command Attn: PERS-443 (FY26 Doctoral Studies) 5720 Integrity Drive Millington, TN, 38055-4330 To complete the NPS application, please visit https://nps.edu/web/admissions/apply. Requirements for applying can be found at https://nps.edu/web/admissions/programs. Please refer questions about the NPS applications to admissions@nps.edu.