<p>My daughter was just one point short of qualifying for the "regular" semi-finals for NMSQT scores in our much higher than average state (she had a 214). She was obviously WELL above the hispanic recognition threshold although her school didn't bother to send in the paperwork for that. Any $$$ for this or just dubious honor and glory?</p>
<p>I'm trying to make sense of contradictory info. Did there USED to be $$$ for this but no more? If there is no national program are there any individual schools that have large scholarships based on this?</p>
<p>See this thread for a list of schools that offer very generous money for NHRP Scholars.</p>
<p>If one or more of these offers is attractive to you and your D, I would suggest you contact the school to find out if the fact that your Ds school botched her paperwork will affect her ability to take advantage of these offers. If necessary, contact the College Board to see if your D can still be made a Scholar. Good Luck!</p>
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Did there USED to be $$$ for this but no more?
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<p>At least for the past 4 or so years that I've been aware of NHRS, there has been no money associated with the national program, money is only given by individual colleges. NHRS is just an honor/award for the student and a list of the scholars is sent to participating colleges.</p>
<p>See this is where it gets confusing. Multiple threads here refer to national Hispanic Scholars and distinguish that from National Hispanic RECOGNITION.
Scholars (they say) are eligible for $$$ but the other is not.
But it seems not to match reality.</p>
<p>tq,</p>
<p>The only program that is connected with the College Board PSAT is:</p>
<p>NHRP</a> - National Hispanic Recognition Program - PSAT/NMSQT Scholarships & Recognition</p>
<p>(not to be confused with the Hispanic Scholarship Fund)</p>
<p>And they state:</p>
<p>"Although the College Board is not able to provide a monetary award to these students, an important component of the program is the roster of names distributed to subscribing four-year postsecondary institutions. The list of all students selected in the program is sent in October to these subscribing colleges and universities."</p>
<p>Please post links to the threads that refer to NHS and national money and I'll take a look at them and try to figure out this conundrum.</p>
<p>The National Hispanic Recognition Program gives out two honors:</p>
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<li>National Hispanic Scholar</li>
<li>National Hispanic Honorable Mention Finalist</li>
</ul>
<p>National Hispanic Scholar is the higher honor of the two.</p>
<p>Based on her PSAT scores, your D should have gotten National Hispanic Scholar. That is the one for which some colleges offer generous scholarships.</p>
<p>Now, some people and even college websites talk about "Finalists". The National Hispanic Recognition Program does not use that terminology, but clearly people are referring to the higher honor, so you can read "Scholar" wherever you see "Finalist" associated with this program.</p>
<p>Here's a typical one, from Ball</a> State University - National Hispanic Scholarship</p>
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These awards are given each year to students who qualify based on the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test/PAA test scores and high school grade point average. A student must identify himself/herself as hispanic on the test, taken during the junior year in high school. Students selected as finalists and who are admitted to Ball State will be offered the scholarship.
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<p>Clearly they are talking about the National Hispanic Recognition Program, even though they don't mention it by name, and they talk about "finalists" even thought there is no such thing. Believe me, they mean National Hispanic Scholars.</p>
<p>The University of Arizona gets it almost right:</p>
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UA Home > Financial Aid > Scholarships > National Hispanic Scholarship </p>
<p>National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP)</p>
<p>[...]</p>
<p>Awarded to the Scholars identified by the College Board’s Hispanic Scholar Recognition Program.
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<p>Oops, they meant to say "... by the College Board's National Hispanic Recognition Program"</p>