<p>i was the recipient of one of those $2500 scholarships. i know i have to tell national merit what school i'm going to so i can use that money, but what if i'm accepted off a waiting list? then will i lose that money?</p>
<p>bump - does anybody know? thanks!</p>
<p>Call them, I would think that they have an answer.</p>
<p>As far as I know you can take that money wherever you go. They want to know because if the school you go to also gives money for NM, the $2.5k will be deducted from it. You can only get one award (corporate, institutional, or from NMSC itself). Call them to see if there’s a deadline to tell them. They must know there are schools that won’t finish their waitlists until June and sometimes, later.</p>