Automatic Merit?

<p>Does BU offer any sort of automatic merit aid just by you submitting your application? If so, how much? If it’s not automatically awarded, how do you receive merit aid?</p>

<p>Here’s a link to the merit scholarship page:
<a href=“http://www.bu.edu/finaid/types-of-aid/scholarships-grants/merit-based/”>http://www.bu.edu/finaid/types-of-aid/scholarships-grants/merit-based/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>If you’re a National Merit finalist and you designate BU as your first choice by March 1, you have a chance at the Presidential Scholarship, for example. Other scholarships may depend on whether you’ve a high school student in Boston. The Trustees’ Scholarship is the largest scholarship, but the deadline has already passed and it’s not automatic. </p>