<p>Wow..... to those who've added so far....</p>
<p><<< waive out of state tuition plus an additional $500 per year, in state tuition about $4000 per year plus room and board which is about $5000 combined depending on which room, meal plan (13 of them). Additional scholarships available. >>></p>
<p>So is the above essentially full ride + r&b + $500 OR
is the $500 to be used towards in state tuition (after OOS has been waived)? Thanks</p>
<p>D received full ride to University of Central Florida as a NM student. Included automatic admission into their Burnett Honors College and LEAD Scholars program (but application must still be completed to these two programs), guaranteed housing (they do have an Honors dorm, but the student can choose any dorm), and a fully loaded laptop. There are also additional perks such as priority registration for classes, free printing in the Honors College's computer lab, etc.</p>
<p>Gymeni; Awesome, congrats to DD and you! thanks for adding to the list!</p>
<p>North Carolina State University</p>
<p>Park Scholarships is an innovative, year-round program offering one of the most prestigious undergraduate scholarships in the United States. Fifty Park Scholarships will be awarded this year; 35 for North Carolina residents and 15 for out-of-state students. Visit The Application Process to learn more about how to apply.</p>
<p>BENEFITS</p>
<p>Financial coverage, including </p>
<p>A four-year award (valued at $57,000 in-state, $106,000 out-of-state) with a computer stipend for top-of-the-line technology specific to each major. </p>
<p>The full cost of attendance: tuition and fees, books and supplies, room and board, and personal and travel expenses. </p>
<p>Enrichment opportunities, such as </p>
<p>Horizon-expanding trips and community-building retreats to places like Washington, D.C., and Yellowstone National Park.
A leadership development seminar.
Resources for creating effective community service projects.
Faculty mentors to guide academic and career development.
Special grants for research, artistic and service projects.
Access to once-in-a-lifetime summer experiences through faculty mentoring.
A launchpad to potential post-college successes, for example
</p>
<p>Prestigious national and international scholarships such as the Fulbright and the Marshall.
Entrance into elite graduate schools like Oxford and Cambridge universities.
Professional positions with Fortune 500 companies and government agencies. </p>
<p>Distinctive honors and privileges, such as </p>
<p>Invitation to join the prestigious University Scholars Program for all Park Scholarships finalists. </p>
<p>Early registration for classes, ahead of seniors. </p>
<p>Kat</p>
<p>kat; WOW.... you are just a wealth of merit info. Thanks for adding. </p>
<p>Keep it coming :)</p>
<p>Hobart &William Smith offers numerous scholarships ranging from 3k to full ride. The also have an early med school assurance program.</p>
<p>From a PM (thanks)</p>
<p>from st. olaf -</p>
<p>$30 k over 4 years</p>
<p>if also named a national merit finalist - will get an additional 30 k over 4 years</p>
<p>...........w/tuition alone at 26 k a year..........this is really only a partial tuition offer. </p>
<p>parents need to get in the habit of finding the TOTAL COST OF ATTENDANCE (total COA) on the schools' websites. for some of the top tiers, total COA is about $45 k a year. Most merit aid offers won't come close to that. </p>
<p>total coa - st. olaf </p>
<p>just checked st. olaf website </p>
<p>total coa is over 34 k a year. 34 k a year x 4 = 136k</p>
<p>60 k in merit aid still leaves 76 k................a big chunk of change.</p>
<p>Baylor's merit aid calculator is a good one to check out.</p>
<p>If you or your child has received a full or near full merit scholarship, please post here. Thanks</p>
<p>If you or your child has received a full or near full merit scholarship, please post here. Thanks</p>
<p>Full ride: tuition, books, room/board, stipend:
United States Air Force Academy
Untited States Naval Academy</p>
<p>Full tuition:
NROTC at ERAU</p>
<p>$11K annually from Minnesota...quite a surprise!</p>
<p>University of Georgia
Foundation Fellowship</p>
<p>14,000k/yr for out of state w/Out of state tuition waiver. For comparison, total cost of tuition/room/board/books = 11k. So basically, full ride plus 3k/yr. for living expenses. In-state students get pretty much the same deal, but HOPE covers a lot of it. Also, if you have any outside merit scholarships they get turned into cash.</p>
<p>In addition, 9k for travel-study, 1.75k for research, free spring break trips every year w/other Foundation Fellows to locales such as South Korea, Egypt, Cuba, Antarctica, and the Galapagos. Also, free Maymester in Australia or New Zealand after freshman year.</p>
<p>These trips are awesome. For example, this year my class is going to Washington DC and NYC to meet with Clarence Thomas, Paul Begala, and others. Fancy dinners on K Street, performances on Broadway, etc.</p>
<p>Other benefits include weekly dinner seminars with visiting professors and/or some of the best ones at the university, mentoring programs, library, etc. For example, we just had a retreat at this awesome resort where we discussed past travels and basically just bonded for a weekend. Also, all the benefits of the already awesome UGA Honors Program like priority registration and honors housing are included. </p>
<p>And finally the most important one: A true community of scholars from a wide variety of backgrounds. There is no other scholarship I know of that cultivates this kind of intimate networking and friendliness. At a large state university, having this kind of network of support and advice as a resource is invaluable. </p>
<p>For anyone looking for a high-quality (and money-saving!) alternative to the so-called "name brands", I really can't recommend this program highly enough. Check it out at <a href="http://www.uga.edu/honors/fellows%5B/url%5D">www.uga.edu/honors/fellows</a></p>
<p>vig180 Wow!!!! What are your stats?</p>
<p>I have pieced together from other threads this list of "full" or "near full" merit scholarships. Please correct or add as needed. If correcting, please note the number on the list. Thanks.</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Full tuition at University of Arizona,</p></li>
<li><p>Full tuition at Arizona State</p></li>
<li><p>Baylor offered President's Baylor Scholarship of $40,000 over 4 years. If she's a NM finalist and makes them her 1st choice, it will be upgraded Regent's Baylor Scholarship (basically full tuition.)</p></li>
<li><p>Southern Methodist offered only D the Dean's Scholar (1/2 tuition - 4 years) and she is a finalist for President's Scholar (awards include full tuition and transportation costs and tuition for 1 of their international programs).</p></li>
<li><p>University of Pittsburgh
$20,784 (full OOS tuition)</p></li>
<li><p>Honors: S chose free ride to Univ. of Florida honors program over Vanderbilt and UNC-Chapel Hill honors, both with scholarships in the 15-20K range, </p></li>
<li><p>My son chose Tulane over Wash. U (near full tutition). </p></li>
<li><p>D2 chose Wash.U (full-tuition Moog scholarship, plus stipend</p></li>
<li><p>In my nephew's case he went to TCNJ on a full ride although he was accepted at Colgate, Tufts, Haverford. My niece turned down Tufts and a lot of merit aid from BU, Syracuse, GWU and Dickinson to accept a $25K merit award at American U. My son was offerred free ride (room/board/tuition/books) at Rutgers or free out-of-state tuition at Pitt or $22K from RPI Friends who accepted full tuition/free rides at Pitt, Stevens, NC State range anywhere from hating their school to tolerating it.He accepted admission to RPI where he is receiving $25k/yr, resulting in about $4500 cost to him for tuition and academic fees and about $9000 cost to us for room, board and medical fee. a full ride to the university of maryland she is attending her first-choice school (UChicago) on a full-tuition merit scholarship. Emory, where she also received a full-tuition scholarshipshe received full tuition at UNC-CH and Tulane. She received tuition and room at Fordham and Loyola New Orleans. Boston College: full merit scholarships, it's called the presidential scholarship or something. But you have to apply EA to qualify for it. full scholarship at UMichUNC you get paid tuition, room and board, meals, three summers of travel and community service, a $3,000 stipend for laptops, and dual access to Duke (meaning up you take up to half your classes there versus the regular policy of just one course at the sister campus). At Duke you get full tuition. The value at UNC is estimated around $125,000 (out of state) and at Duke around $140,000. Duke also offers other merit scholarships like the Angier B. Duke (attracts science/engineering type people who are Siemens and Intel Westinghouse finalists), Benjamin N. Duke (North Carolina students only I believe),Emory University awards I think around 50 2/3 tuitions, 50 full tuitions, and 25 full rides as part of their Emory Scholars program. </p></li>
<li><p>Vanderbilt offers a very large number of half tuitions, about 40-50 3/4 tuitions, and 15 full tuitions for their arts and sciences school. I believe they give a lot more for music and engineering too. </p></li>
<li><p>Rice offers up to full tuition for a few engineering majors while other majors can max out at 18k a year. </p></li>
<li><p>Rochester offers 10 full tuition scholarships a year for all majors.</p></li>
<li><p>Case Western Reserve offers many full tuitions for students with high stats. </p></li>
<li><p>Wake Forest offers in the neighborhood of ten full rides and a few other full tuitions.University's Wells Scholar program provides a full ride plus a lot of nice extras but only one student per high school can be nominated. I think it invovles a lot of community service kinda stuff too. </p></li>
<li><p>University of Georgia's Foundation Fellowship offers the full ride plus tons of travel and research stipends along with weekly seminars, mentoring, etc. About 25 students each year are awarded this after extensive interviews and a large supplemental application. My personal favorite. </p></li>
<li><p>William and Mary offers I think 5 or 6 full ride scholarships for their college scholars program which sounds immensely difficult to get into. These are the only merit scholarships offered. </p></li>
<li><p>Boston Univeristy's Trustee Scholar program has around 20 full rides with a special house for trustee scholars that features close interaction with professors.</p></li>
<li><p>Colleges like Duke are heavily investing in their student body (i.e. poaching top students via Robertsons, A.B., etc.) because they are banking on the fact that these students will go on to accomplish great things in the next twenty to fifty years that will both a) greatly increase the university's endowment (because relatively speaking their endowments aren't "big")</p></li>
<li><p>She received full tuition or more from Chicago, Emory, UNC Chapel Hill (out of state), Tulane, Fordham, Loyola New Orleans.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>If you are #1 or #2 in your class and have a fantastic application, Fordham has a Presidential Scholarship offering full-tuition and room for all four years and I think you gain admission to their small honor's program, </p>
<ol>
<li>My daughter received a full tuition scholarship from American U. She didn't have to apply, it just came in her acceptance.</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li><p>GWU admitted me to their Honors program and gave me $80,000 (the highest merit award available. It was something called Presidential). Anyways, it brought down the cost to $120,000 over four years ($30,000 per year). I think it had something to do with the fact that I wrote on the lines that I was applying to Harvard, Yale, etc</p></li>
<li><p>Miami University (OH) has the Harrison Scholarship, which is given to about 40 students per year. Last year, all 36 (I think that's how many were selected last year, give or take a few) received full tuition, room and board, but normally I believe some receive full tuition and others get tuition and room and board. There is also the University Honors Program (Harrisons are automatically admitted), which has an annual scholarship. I believe around 150 students per year are admitted to that, and still others are Oxford Scholars and receive a smaller annual scholarship. I believe Miami gives more merit money other than these scholarships as well.</p></li>
<li><p>DePauw (IN) offers several full tuition and possibly room and board scholarships as well. I don't know very much about this, other than the fact that two of my classmates applied and received the scholarship.</p></li>
<li><p>Duke keeps getting mentioned but the trinity scholarship, one of the best scholarships in the nation, hasn't been mentioned. Although it is only given to 2-4 students per year, the beenefits are amazing. It provides full everything, opporunity money for the summer, and specific opportunities all year long. I believe that it is only available to students from NC. for me</p></li>
<li><p>TU give ridiculous amounts of money to anyone who has done well.</p></li>
<li><p>Washington & Lee has been basically buying really good students to come, so they are definitely not bottom tier and have first-rate merit aid.</p></li>
<li><p>Austin College in Sherman, TX gives up to 10 full tuition merit scholarships and many smaller ones. It is one of the Colleges that Change Lives. Last year a girl from my school turned down Harvard for AC.My D got a letter today I wanted to pass on from Wayne State University in Detroit. It states:</p></li>
<li><p>If you are named a National Achievement, Hispanic, or Merit finalist and list Wayne State University as your first choice, you will qualify for our most prestigious award, the University Scholarship. This award includes:</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Immediate acceptance in the University Honors Program
Tuition and fees for 4 years (valued at $25,000)
Room and board for 4 years (valued at $28,000)
$1,500 annually for books
$2,500 study abroad/travel award
A laptop computer</p>
<p>Pretty generous!</p>
<ol>
<li>Ursinus Scholarships</li>
</ol>
<p>Steinbright Scholarships
Six $25,000 scholarships are awarded each year, one each to the strongest applicant attending high school in the following surrounding counties: Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery or Philadelphia counties. Steinbright Scholars have demonstrated superior academic and leadership achievements throughout their high school careers. </p>
<p>Tower Scholarships
African-American and Latino applicants planning graduate academic work or professional school after Ursinus may be considered for the Tower Scholarship. The Tower Scholarship is $25,000, renewable for four years, and awarded to students who have demonstrated superior academic and leadership achievements throughout their high school careers. </p>
<p>Zacharias National Scholarships
Each year, Ursinus chooses up to six candidates as most outstanding from the total pool of national applicants. The Zacharias National Scholarship is $25,000 per year, renewable for four years. These students have demonstrated superior high school academic achievement, intellectual gifts and the potential for becoming leaders in their chosen fields. Seriousness of purpose, a record of independence and credentials such as National Merit Finalist, Governor's School attendee and other national and state recognitions weigh heavily in the selection process. Scholars are eligible to apply for a $2,500 summer research grant to pursue their interests while at Ursinus.</p>
<p>Early Assurance to Medical School
Ursinus College and the Drexel University School of Medicine offer an "Early Assurance Program to Medical School" for exceptionally strong applicants interested in careers in medicine. Ursinus Scholarships up to $15,000 accompany this program. To be eligible for the Early Assurance to Medical School Program, you must indicate your interest to Ursinus Admissions and apply to the college by December 1. </p>
<p>The J.D. Salinger Award
The J.D. Salinger Award is a $25,000-per-year scholarship for creative writers of outstanding originality and potential, named for the renowned author, who attended Ursinus College. Candidates for this award must be nominated by a teacher or guidance counselor from their high school and present a portfolio of 10 to 15 pages of creative work in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, or some combination of genres.Wesleyan Freeman Asian Scholarship covers four years of full scholarship (and throws in a free round trip ticket). It is an uncommonly generous scholarship and is coveted by the best students in Asia. The Freeman scholarship is awarded for up to twenty-two exceptionally able Asian students annually from these countries and regions: the Peoples Republic of China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam (2 per country).</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Add the Chancellor's Scholarship to #6 - Pitt chooses a number of Honors Scholars (the ones who get full tuition) to receive a bigger scholarship that includes room and board, bigger books stipend, and a $2000 research/study abroad grant.</p></li>
<li><p>Rhodes College gives Bellingrath Scholarships to three students each year, valued at $36,000 each for four years. S1 got one</p></li>
<li><p>The U of Miami (private) has some good scholarships for applicants with very high SAT's, but not stratospheric.</p></li>
<li><p>Rutgers will basically give instate tuition to applicants with a 1250 and top 10% (Which for out of staters is like receiving a big merit scholarship).</p></li>
<li><p>Boston College- Presidential Scholars</p></li>
</ol>
<p>BC invites 15 students to become Presidential Scholars. Once admitted to BC as Presidential Scholars, students remain in the program for their 4 years at BC provided they maintain a 3.5 GPA and remain model citizens of the BC community throughout that time. Presently, there are 61 Scholars in the program.</p>
<p>There is no minimum GPA or SAT score requirement. However, we are looking for students with outstanding academic records, who hold leadership roles in their school and who are committed to and have a demonstrated interest in community service. Typically, the students selected are in the top 1-2 percent of the national pool of freshman applicants.</p>
<p>Presidential Scholars receive a merit scholarship that covers full tuition at BC, regardless of financial need. If the merit award does not meet their financial aid requirements, Scholars receive additional grant and aid resources sufficient to meet full need. The cost of summer programs is fully covered by a separate award.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bc.edu/centers/psp/aboutpsp/faq/%5B/url%5D">http://www.bc.edu/centers/psp/aboutpsp/faq/</a></p>
<ol>
<li><p>University of New Mexico for entering freshman and transfer students: out of state</p></li>
<li><p><a href="http://www.unm.edu/%7Eschol/freshmen/amigo.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.unm.edu/~schol/freshmen/amigo.html</a></p></li>
</ol>
<p>waive out of state tuition plus an additional $500 per year, in state tuition about $4000 per year plus room and board which is about $5000 combined depending on which room, meal plan (13 of them). Additional scholarships available.</p>
<ol>
<li><a href="http://www.unm.edu/%7Eschol/freshmen/regents.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.unm.edu/~schol/freshmen/regents.html</a></li>
</ol>
<p>full tuition and fees, room and board and books, NOT residency dependent</p>
<p>Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, and meet the following requirements:</p>
<p>Valedictorian or; </p>
<p>ACT composite score of 31 or higher (or SAT equivalent 1360) or;</p>
<p>A cumulative sixth (6th) semester grade point average of 3.9 or higher and; </p>
<p>A statement of goals and philosophy
Two letters of recommendation</p>
<p>(Even though students may meet one of the minimum requirements listed, at the second level of review at least two of the items mentioned, as minimums will advance a candidate to the next level. Semi-finalists are required to attend scholarship interviews during the first week in February.)
The following will also be taken into consideration:</p>
<p>National Scholarship Recognition, i.e.: National Merit Finalist, National Hispanic Scholar, National Achievement Scholar
Enriched college preparatory course work and advanced placement courses
Extracurricular and leadership activities</p>
<p>Four (4) year renewable award</p>
<ol>
<li><p>D received full ride to University of Central Florida as a NM student. Included automatic admission into their Burnett Honors College and LEAD Scholars program (but application must still be completed to these two programs), guaranteed housing (they do have an Honors dorm, but the student can choose any dorm), and a fully loaded laptop. There are also additional perks such as priority registration for classes, free printing in the Honors College's computer lab, etc.</p></li>
<li><p>North Carolina State University</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Park Scholarships is an innovative, year-round program offering one of the most prestigious undergraduate scholarships in the United States. Fifty Park Scholarships will be awarded this year; 35 for North Carolina residents and 15 for out-of-state students. Visit The Application Process to learn more about how to apply.</p>
<p>BENEFITS</p>
<p>Financial coverage, including </p>
<p>A four-year award (valued at $57,000 in-state, $106,000 out-of-state) with a computer stipend for top-of-the-line technology specific to each major. </p>
<p>The full cost of attendance: tuition and fees, books and supplies, room and board, and personal and travel expenses. </p>
<p>Enrichment opportunities, such as </p>
<p>Horizon-expanding trips and community-building retreats to places like Washington, D.C., and Yellowstone National Park.
A leadership development seminar.
Resources for creating effective community service projects.
Faculty mentors to guide academic and career development.
Special grants for research, artistic and service projects.
Access to once-in-a-lifetime summer experiences through faculty mentoring.
A launchpad to potential post-college successes, for example
</p>
<p>Prestigious national and international scholarships such as the Fulbright and the Marshall.
Entrance into elite graduate schools like Oxford and Cambridge universities.
Professional positions with Fortune 500 companies and government agencies. </p>
<p>Distinctive honors and privileges, such as </p>
<p>Invitation to join the prestigious University Scholars Program for all Park Scholarships finalists. </p>
<p>Early registration for classes, ahead of seniors. </p>
<p>Kat</p>
<ol>
<li>Hobart &William Smith offers numerous scholarships ranging from 3k to full ride. The also have an early med school assurance program.</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>Full ride: tuition, books, room/board, stipend:
United States Air Force Academy
Untited States Naval Academy</li>
</ol>
<p>Full tuition:
NROTC at ERAU</p>
<ol>
<li>University of Georgia
Foundation Fellowship</li>
</ol>
<p>14,000k/yr for out of state w/Out of state tuition waiver. For comparison, total cost of tuition/room/board/books = 11k. So basically, full ride plus 3k/yr. for living expenses. In-state students get pretty much the same deal, but HOPE covers a lot of it. Also, if you have any outside merit scholarships they get turned into cash.</p>
<p>In addition, 9k for travel-study, 1.75k for research, free spring break trips every year w/other Foundation Fellows to locales such as South Korea, Egypt, Cuba, Antarctica, and the Galapagos. Also, free Maymester in Australia or New Zealand after freshman year.</p>
<p>These trips are awesome. For example, this year my class is going to Washington DC and NYC to meet with Clarence Thomas, Paul Begala, and others. Fancy dinners on K Street, performances on Broadway, etc.</p>
<p>Other benefits include weekly dinner seminars with visiting professors and/or some of the best ones at the university, mentoring programs, library, etc. For example, we just had a retreat at this awesome resort where we discussed past travels and basically just bonded for a weekend. Also, all the benefits of the already awesome UGA Honors Program like priority registration and honors housing are included. </p>
<p>And finally the most important one: A true community of scholars from a wide variety of backgrounds. There is no other scholarship I know of that cultivates this kind of intimate networking and friendliness. At a large state university, having this kind of network of support and advice as a resource is invaluable. </p>
<p>For anyone looking for a high-quality (and money-saving!) alternative to the so-called "name brands", I really can't recommend this program highly enough. Check it out at <a href="http://www.uga.edu/honors/fellows%5B/url%5D">www.uga.edu/honors/fellows</a></p>
<p>Please add to this list!!!!</p>
<p>Davidson has two full ride scholarship programs-Belk and Baker (includes tuition, room, board, summer stipends). I believe there are 6-12 Belks and 2-4 Bakers per year.</p>
<p>UVA has its Jefferson Scholars program, which is a full ride academic/leadership scholarship. There is a regional distribution of the awards. Not sure of the total, but my impression is that its about 10-15 per year.</p>
<p>vadad sooo is that for instate only?</p>
<p>Here's info on the Jefferson Scholars program.
" The Jefferson Scholars Foundation offers two avenues for such individuals. For undergraduates, the Jefferson Scholarship is awarded to up to thirty-five persons annually after a rigorous nomination and selection process. Over 2,100 secondary schools across the United States are eligible to nominate one student per year to be a Jefferson Scholar. Additionally, in conjunction with the U.Va. Office of Admission, the Foundation automatically reviews applications to the University received from students outside the regional areas, including international students. Leadership, scholarship, and citizenship are equally weighted as selection criteria."
<a href="http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/%5B/url%5D">http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/</a></p>