<p>When will Illinois announce merit scholarships? Do we have to submit FAFSA for merit scholarships too (I am not expecting a need based anyway)?</p>
<p>[U</a> of I Admissions: Admitted FAQ](<a href=“http://admissions.illinois.edu/faq/admitted.html]U”>Page Not Found, Illinois Undergraduate Admissions)
“Your application for admission is used to determine your eligibility for all merit based scholarships and honors awarded through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. A letter of notification regarding scholarships or honors will be mailed to you by the end of March or early April at the latest. Read more about individual awards and honors.”</p>
<p>FAFSA isn’t needed for merit-based. Many schools encourage you to fill them out anyway, just in case your eligible for something (even if it is small).</p>
<p>FYI the individual departments also give out scholarships and they may have different notification times. For example, the College of Engineering says they notify the first week of march.</p>
<p>Thanks @LonelyHapax!</p>
<p>Above link is useful and good info…</p>
<p>Does anyone know how many of the 12k out of state merit scholarships UofI gives?</p>