National Merit Sponsorship Awards

<p>So Finalists have a chance of receiving corporate sponsorship awards or college sponsorship awards. Can you only get one and not both?</p>

<p>If I pick one of certain schools as my 1st choice, I will be guaranteed at least a full tuition scholarship. However, I know I will also qualify for (and most likely get) a corporate scholarship that can be used at any university across the US.</p>

<p>If I can only accept one award, will the NMSC offer me the choice to pick which one I want or will it automatically select the university scholarship for me?</p>

<p>Kaseyditz</p>

<p>I am wondering the same thing. I heard that you can only get one of them, and very likely you are going to be considered for the corporate sponsorship award first. It is going to be announced early next month. </p>

<p>I am not positive whether above is true. Let's hope for the best.</p>

<p>Thanks for responding Foxwolf :]</p>

<p>Does anyone else have any more information? or perhaps past experience with NMSC dealings?</p>

<p>Nope I just got the letter today. And it says:</p>

<p>"No student will receive more than one scholarships offer from NMSC"</p>

<p>It says specifically that you will only be considered for a college sponsored Merit Scholarships if you meet the requirement of not having "been offered any Merit Scholarship award (corporate-sponsored, National, or another college-sponsored award)."</p>

<p>I wish you good luck! lol I'd be praying for not a corporate sponsored one then. A full tuition sounds a lot better =]</p>

<p>Oh, does it really? (I haven't gotten my official letter yet. Our Principal just recently gave the finalists the certificates and stuff)
Thanks for the info :D</p>

<p>(My parents would actually rather have the corporate scholarship since it can be used at any school, ^^" )</p>