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Chris Van Hollen

Your guide to getting a service academy nomination from U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen's office.

Verified from office page · last checked 2026-05-20
Application portal
https://www.vanhollen.senate.gov/constituent-services/academy-nominations ↗

This is the official .senate.gov page for U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen's service academy nomination process. We don't accept applications — your office does.

What we know

2026 deadline (for entry summer 2027)
2026-09-30
Application typically opens
Spring 2026
Panel format
Competitive panel
Interview window
October 2026
The take your guidance counselor won't give you

September 30 deadline at 5 PM ET — earliest in the country. Maryland is also home to USNA — local applicants face stacked competition.

Don't put all your eggs in one MOC

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen is one of three Members of Congress with authority to nominate you. Apply to ALL of them. Different essays, different panels, different deadlines. Multiple nominations only HELP your odds — they don't hurt.

Your other MOCs we've verified

Plus your House Rep if not listed above — find your district at house.gov ↗

Service Academy Toolkit

This page is part of the Honest MOS Service Academy Toolkit — free, no upsell, no consultancy fees. Data verified from U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen's official .senate.gov nomination page on 2026-05-20. The page is re-verified by our refresh script regularly. If anything is out of date, the official office page is authoritative.

Published by the Honest MOS Editorial DeskVerified against DoD/.gov sourcesUpdated May 2026Editorial standards