<p>Something seems off about that. Is it a scholarship for national merit? If so, most Oklahoma schools don’t need to know your decision till April. The only exception I know of is University of Tulsa, who wants you to name them first choice right away. If you don’t they might withhold their scholarship.</p>
<p>Some national merit scholarships do require the student to name the school their first choice earlier than the end of April. Boston University requires March 1, I believe. But the above poster doesn’t sound like a NM thing.</p>
<p>Choirfarm quote:</p>
<p>“I thought National merit scholarships were not based on need. We will have no need at all. Wouldn’t we just get the scholarship?”</p>
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<p>Keep in mind that scholarships get applied to need, not “family contribution”.</p>
<p>So if a school costs 55k</p>
<p>and you have a family contribution of $20k</p>
<p>and you have $25k in “need”</p>
<p>and the school awards a 15k scholarship</p>
<p>then that goes towards “need”…it doesn’t go towards the $20k that YOU have to pay</p>
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<p>Choirfarm…my post doesn’t really apply to you. You’ll get whatever merit your child qualifies for.</p>
<p>My post was about those with need. Some think that the student will get need based aid for their “need”…and also get merit which they then can use for their EFC. My point was that any merit gets applied to “need” first…if it covers all need and then cuts into EFC fine (or if you have no need), only then is EFC reduced.</p>
<p>In your case, if cost is $50k and your EFC is $50k, then any merit will reduce what you pay.</p>
<p>I’m not sure if it’s National Merit scholarship. It is specifically: Oklahoma academic scholars institutional nominee, apparently sponsored by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. It seems that many of the major OK schools offer this.
<a href=“http://www.okhighered.org/academic-scholars/program-rules.pdf[/url]”>http://www.okhighered.org/academic-scholars/program-rules.pdf</a>
[Academic</a> Scholars](<a href=“OKcollegestart - Page Not Found”>OKcollegestart - Page Not Found)</p>
<p>I think I’m farily certain of its legitimacy, just wondering how to properly respond.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>If the school offered you a merit scholarship, it should mean they would really like you to enroll at their school. And if they said an acceptable answer was “maybe”, then you should be OK. I think if you are honest and say you were are very interested in that school, but you are waiting to hear back from other schools where you applied regarding acceptance and potential financial aid, then I think there should be no harm done. I would add that as soon as you make a decision you will notify them immediately.</p>
<p>I would caution you to be sure and look into anything on the school’s website or on what they sent you regarding their scholarship regarding deadlines, so that you do not wait too long to hear back and miss any required deadlines.</p>
<p>I heard that Carnegie Mellon also gives money for NMF. Is this true? (Applied there as a supposed match school, not sure if I’d go there since they’re costly as anything)</p>
<p>I’m not aware of a NMF scholarship program at Carnegie Mellon.</p>
<p>CrazyMomster: So the UTD offer is essentially a full-ride. Have you visited? Any comments on the school? My S (junior with 222 PSAT in GA, so cautiously optimistic about NM) is interested in engineering, and we’re visiting Alabama next week. However, UTD also has a good engineering program and, if there are NMSF full-rides available, UTD has the additional advantage that S could potentially play baseball there. Thx.</p>
<p>^ PM sbjdorlo (that might not be quite right, but you’ll see her posts around). Her S was just on campus and visited. I have not been on campus, but spent much of my younger years in Dallas and love the city. My S really liked UTD and only took it off the list because he had so many other schools to apply to and for a full ride school he preferred UA - Birmingham (neuroscience and bioengineering and immediate research).</p>
<p>What kind of engineering is your S interested in?</p>
<p>Yes, the UTD offer is essentially a free ride (even more than Alabama as UA doesn’t cover food, but the UTD offer covers room and board with the $8000 yearly cash, with the exception of about $300).</p>
<p>Also talk to sbjdorlo about the baseball, she may have some answers for you on that too.</p>
<p>Also Pitt (a strong engineering school) “freely” offers full tuition scholarships for high stat early applicants (like apply in September). They also have a competitive full ride, but currently the SAT scores would need to be 1550 for M/CR to be eligible for nomination. They also offer engineering scholarships, on top of the tuition.</p>
<p>Thanks CMster. He does not know about kind of engineering, just looking for best direction for his math/sci interests.</p>
<p>I updated much of this list out of curiosity. Please suggest corrections or additions, as I omitted several colleges from the last list and some colleges did not readily offer current information. </p>
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<p>Public Schools </p>
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<p>*University of Alabama: NMSF with 3.5 GPA earns Presidential Scholarship with tuition for 4 or 8 semesters. NMF package is 4 yrs of full tuition, honors housing, $1000 per year extra scholarship, $2000 one time for summer/international study, and iPad. [National</a> Merit Finalist and National Achievement Finalist Scholarships - Undergraduate Scholarships - The University of Alabama](<a href=“http://scholarships.ua.edu/types/nms.html]National”>http://scholarships.ua.edu/types/nms.html)
*University of Alabama-Huntsville: NMF full ride & NMSF full tuition, guaranteed.
*Alabama State University: full ride guaranteed for NMF, NMSF.
*Auburn University: $15,000 per year for OOS students, in-state (Alabama) full tuition +board, with 3.5 minimum GPA, perhaps not guaranteed. [Office</a> of University Scholarships - Auburn University](<a href=“http://www.auburn.edu/scholarship/national-scholars.html]Office”>http://www.auburn.edu/scholarship/national-scholars.html)
*U of North Alabama: NMF gets tuition, room, board, books & NMSF gets all but board costs, for both+ other scholarships may be added for ACT score. [Scholarships</a> - Office of University Admissions - University of North Alabama](<a href=“http://www.una.edu/admissions/scholarships-excellence.html]Scholarships”>http://www.una.edu/admissions/scholarships-excellence.html)
*Iowa State University: In state full tuition, OOS variable tuition aid, if IS is first choice.
*Louisiana State U: LSU Distinguished Freshmen Award $2000 or less. [Entering</a> Freshman Nonresident Scholarship Programs](<a href=“http://www.lsu.edu/departments/scholarships/ScholarshipPrograms/SchlPrgms_EnteringFreshmanNonresident/item14533.html]Entering”>http://www.lsu.edu/departments/scholarships/ScholarshipPrograms/SchlPrgms_EnteringFreshmanNonresident/item14533.html)
*Troy University: Full ride, competitive.
*U of Arizona: NMF 15k in-state/ 30K OOS+ iPad+$1500 study abroad, several stipulations, must name UA first choice. [2012-2013</a> Terms and Conditions | Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid](<a href=“http://financialaid.arizona.edu/scholarships/terms/2012-2013]2012-2013”>http://financialaid.arizona.edu/scholarships/terms/2012-2013)
*Southern Arkansas University: NMF & NMSF, full ride+$500 semester stipend.
*U of Cincinnati: NMF 60 competitive slots for full instate tuition+ $1500 for computer of study abroad.
*Florida A&M University: in-state full ride & OOS full tuition guaranteed
*University of South Florida: In-state 12k per year+labtop+housing if USF is named as first-choice. <a href=“http://usfweb2.usf.edu/admissions/pdf/freshman-florida.pdf[/url]”>http://usfweb2.usf.edu/admissions/pdf/freshman-florida.pdf</a>
*Boise State University: NMF full ride competitive, minimum 3.0 GPA.
*University of Idaho: full ride, competitive (25 slots) must name UI first choice. [National</a> Merit Scholarship Program-Financial Aid & Scholarships-University of Idaho](<a href=“Student Financial Aid Services | University of Idaho”>Student Financial Aid Services | University of Idaho)
*U of Kansas: 10k a year if UK is first choice. [Affordability</a> - KU Admissions](<a href=“http://admissions.ku.edu/affordability/]Affordability”>http://admissions.ku.edu/affordability/)
*Eastern Kentucky U: in-state full ride including books+fees for NMF, OOS full tuition- guaranteed.
*U of Kentucky: Four year tuition, room and board, 1k stipend per year, IPad2© and $2000 study abroad, UK must be designated as first choice. [University</a> of Kentucky | Academic Scholarships](<a href=“Academic Scholarships | UK Student Financial Aid and Scholarships”>Academic Scholarships | UK Student Financial Aid and Scholarships)
*U of Maine: ambiguous, up to $10,000, competitive. [The</a> University of Maine - Undergraduate Admissions - Merit Scholarships](<a href=“http://go.umaine.edu/the-basics/costs/merit-scholarships/]The”>http://go.umaine.edu/the-basics/costs/merit-scholarships/)
*Wayne State U: $10,000 annual for four years, room and board, books, study abroad funding, laptop. [Scholarships</a> - University Scholarship](<a href=“Scholarships - Wayne State University”>Scholarships - Wayne State University)
*U of Massachusetts-Amherst: Full ride competitive.
*U of New Mexico: 15k per year+iPad.
*U of Minnesota-Morris: full tuition, if Morris is designated as first choice, NMSF $1000 yearly.
*Truman State U: Ambiguous, competitive, up to full tuition.
*U of Mississippi: $1000 yearly for NMF who designate UM as first choice, other scholarships for NMSF.
*U of Southern Mississippi: Full ride+meals+$4000 study abroad funding for NMF who designate USM as first choice, full tuition for NMSF.
*Southeast Missouri State U: $2000-2500 incidental fees per year for NM commended, around $5000 for NMSF.
*U of Nebraska-Lincoln: Full tuition+ $2000 yearly, competitive.
*New Jersey Institute of Technology: Tuition, fees, board, guaranteed.
*New Mexico State U: NMF full ride & NMSF full tuition+ guaranteed.
*Cleveland State U: Full tuition guaranteed.
*Youngstown State U: Full ride with 30 ACT/1300 SAT competitive, 40 slots.
*U of Oklahoma: NMF $92,000+labtop+study abroad money+guaranteed, if UO is designated as first choice.
*Oklahoma State U: Awards adding to $108,000 if OSU is designated as first choice.
*Oregon State University: $2000 per year if OS is listed first choice
<a href=“https://financialaid.okstate.edu/PDF/national-merit-nonresident-11-12.pdf[/url]”>https://financialaid.okstate.edu/PDF/national-merit-nonresident-11-12.pdf</a>
*U of Memphis: $9000 per year+Dell laptop+$2000 for study abroad.
*U of Houston: tuition, room, board+fees+$500 incidental stipend if UH is designated.
*U of North Texas: full ride including meal plan+ $500 for books, if UNT is designated, competitive.
*Texas A&M U: $34,000 + additional scholarships, competitive. <a href=“https://scholarships.tamu.edu/tamu_scholarships/freshman/national_merit.aspx[/url]”>https://scholarships.tamu.edu/tamu_scholarships/freshman/national_merit.aspx</a>
*U of Texas-Dallas: Tuition+fees+$4000 yearly for incidentals+2k study abroad. [National</a> Merit Scholarships - Office of Undergraduate Education - The University of Texas at Dallas](<a href=“http://oue.utdallas.edu/aes/national-merit-scholarships/]National”>http://oue.utdallas.edu/aes/national-merit-scholarships/)
*Texas Tech U: Full ride guaranteed.
*U of Texas-Tyler: NMF full ride & NMSF full tuition+ guaranteed.
*Wright State U: NMF full ride, NMSF/commended full tuition if WSU is designated as first choice. [Wright</a> State University: Office of Financial Aid - WSU First Year Undergraduate Scholarships](<a href=“Financial Aid | Enrollment Services | RaiderConnect | Wright State University”>Financial Aid | Enrollment Services | RaiderConnect | Wright State University)
*Washington State U: NMF full tuition if designated first choice, including OOS.
*West Virginia U: $6000 per year+ $3500 study abroad, if WVU is first choice and 3.50 GPA. [Undergraduate</a> Scholarship Office | Scholarships for West Virginia Residents | West Virginia University](<a href=“Scholarships | Financial Aid | West Virginia University”>Scholarships | Financial Aid | West Virginia University)
*U of Wisconsin-Oshkosh: Full tuition+$800 book allowance, guaranteed.</p>
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<p>Private Schools</p>
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<p>*Abilene Christian U: Full tuition guaranteed, if ACU is designated first choice.
*Alfred U: Full ride guaranteed with top 5% rank, otherwise full tuition/ride competitive.
*Alma College: Up to $2000 tuition assistance. [Alma</a> College | Scholarships and Financial Assistance](<a href=“http://www.alma.edu/content/catalog/1-scholarships_financial.php]Alma”>http://www.alma.edu/content/catalog/1-scholarships_financial.php)
*Saint Andrews University: NMF 2k to full tuition, MNSF and commended 1k to full tuition. [Alma</a> College | Scholarships and Financial Assistance](<a href=“http://www.alma.edu/content/catalog/1-scholarships_financial.php]Alma”>http://www.alma.edu/content/catalog/1-scholarships_financial.php)
*Baylor University: Full tuition guaranteed, if designated as first choice. [Baylor</a> University | Texas Undergraduate University Admissions, Texas University Undergraduate programs at accredited Baylor University || Freshmen Academic Scholarships for 2012-2013](<a href=“Undergraduate Admissions | Baylor University”>Undergraduate Admissions | Baylor University)
*Birmingham-Southern College: Tuition aid, ambiguous, competitive.
*Boston University: 20k if BU is designated first choice.
*Cedarville U: 10k yearly with 3.5 GPA.
*Concordia C: If NMF name CC first choice, then minimum 64k over 4 years is guaranteed.<br>
*Furman University: 1-2k yearly guaranteed if designated as first-choice.<br>
*U of Dallas: 20 full tuition slots, competitive, if NMF and first choice designation.
*Denison U: $40,000 tuition aid competetive.
*Drexel University: Full tuition guaranteed. [Undergraduate</a> Grants and Scholarships | Student Resource Center/Financial Aid | Drexel University](<a href=“Grants and Scholarships | Drexel Central”>Grants and Scholarships | Drexel Central)
*U of Evansville: NMF full tuition if UE is listed as first choice.
*Faulkner University: NMF full tuition, room board, fees, and NMSF full tuition if designated first choice. [Faulkner</a> University - Academic Scholarships](<a href=“http://www.faulkner.edu/admissions/undergraduate/finaid/scholarships.aspx]Faulkner”>http://www.faulkner.edu/admissions/undergraduate/finaid/scholarships.aspx)
*Fordham University: NMF/SF full tuition if in top 10% of class.
*Harding University: Minimum full tuition scholarship, for NMF/SF if designated as first choice. [Harding</a> University - Admissions - Scholarships](<a href=“http://www.harding.edu/admissions/scholarships.html]Harding”>Cost & Financial Aid | Harding)
*Geneva College: Tuition aid for NM commended, NMSF, and NMF, ambiguous.
*Liberty University: NMF full tuition+room+board+$2500 from NM if applicable, NMSF full tuition. [Financial</a> Aid | Scholarships | Liberty University](<a href=“http://www.liberty.edu/financeadmin/financialaid/index.cfm?PID=298]Financial”>http://www.liberty.edu/financeadmin/financialaid/index.cfm?PID=298)
*Lipscomb University: NMF full ride guaranteed, NMSF full tuition+$2000 stipend.
*Loyola University of Chicago: Five competitive full tuitions, 2k guaranteed for NMF. [Financial</a> Aid Office, Loyola University Chicago](<a href=“http://www.luc.edu/finaid/scholarships_others.shtml]Financial”>Additional Scholarship Resources: Financial Aid Office: Loyola University Chicago)
*Northeastern University: Full tuition guaranteed for NMF+$2500 from NM if applicable.
*Oakwood University: NMF full tuition+, NMSF full tuition, & NMCommended 80% tuition guaranteed.
*Oklahoma Christian U: Full ride guaranteed.
*University of Tulsa: Variable tuition aid, UT must be designated. [Scholarship</a> Opportunities - University of Tulsa](<a href=“http://www.utulsa.edu/admission-and-financial-aid/undergraduate-admission/presidential-scholar-program/Scholarship-Opportunities-for-National-Merit-Finalists.aspx]Scholarship”>http://www.utulsa.edu/admission-and-financial-aid/undergraduate-admission/presidential-scholar-program/Scholarship-Opportunities-for-National-Merit-Finalists.aspx)
*U of Rochester: 5k to full tuition for NMF.
*Rochester Institute of Technology: 17k per year guaranteed for NMF/SF. [RIT</a> - Office of Financial Aid - Scholarship & Grants](<a href=“http://www.rit.edu/emcs/financialaid/table_merit.html]RIT”>http://www.rit.edu/emcs/financialaid/table_merit.html)
*U of Southern California: half tuition, possibly competitive.
*Vanderbilt University: 5k guaranteed, and 2k if awarded $2500 from NM. [Additional</a> Merit Scholarships | Scholarships | Vanderbilt University](<a href=“http://www.vanderbilt.edu/scholarships/additional.php]Additional”>Additional Merit Scholarships | Scholarships | Vanderbilt University)
*Washington and Lee: Either $750 or $2000 stipend.
*Worcester Polytechnic Institute: NMF 20k minimum if WPI is designated as first choice.
*Wesleyan College: women only, full tuition, possibly competitive. [url=<a href=“http://www.wesleyancollege.edu/Admission/Undergraduate/Tuition/Scholarships/tabid/1057/Default.aspx]Scholarships[/url”>http://www.wesleyancollege.edu/Admission/Undergraduate/Tuition/Scholarships/tabid/1057/Default.aspx]Scholarships[/url</a>]</p>
<p>Although I think you may have got a lot of them, it looks to me like you may have missed several. For example, at a quick glance, I did not see Miss State and SMU. Also The OU and OKla St. dollar values are for out of state, not instate, and will change each year as tuition changes. I think the previous description from Post 547 was more accurate for them. Also all National Merit Finalist Awards require the student to name the school as first choice, so you could leave that statement out.</p>
<p>Also not sure why you dropped the original list division of those schools that provide essentially a full ride from those that give smaller, but still decent awards. that seemed like a pretty useful division to me.</p>
<p>It does seem to be a moving target, so I think the effort is needed.</p>
<p>Hi, </p>
<p>Thanks for all the effort. Doing that is a big deal!</p>
<p>I would change the Alabama one to mention the NMF offer first, then mention what someone who only makes NMSF gets. I’ve had several people misread and only see the first part and think NMFs only get free tuition.</p>
<p>oops UAB (University of Alabama Birmingham) is not on there… They also have full tuition/housing etc for national acheivement and national hispanic scholars </p>
<p>UAB is a destination for academically talented students, and we love to reward your hard work. We recognize National Merit Finalists, National Achievement Finalists, and National Hispanic Scholars with the following scholarship, which is renewable for four years. The details:</p>
<p>Full tuition, required fees, and housing (up to 15 credit hours per semester) for a total of eight semesters (fall and spring)
A one-time $2,500 stipend to be used for experiential learning (Study Away, internships, co-ops, etc.)
Students receiving UAB merit-based scholarships are required to live on campus for their first year of enrollment. For more information, review the Freshman Scholarship Residency Policy. </p>
<p>Once you’ve been admitted to UAB, simply do the following to claim your scholarship:
National Merit Finalists: Name UAB your first choice with the National Merit Scholarship Corporation; the paperwork for this should be included with your finalist letter. They’ll then send us your name, and we will award your scholarship. Yes, it’s really that easy.</p>
<p>National Achievement Finalists and National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholars: Fax or mail us a copy of your Finalist letter and/or your Finalist certificate, and we’ll award your scholarship:
Coordinator of Undergraduate Scholarships
HUC 317
1530 3rd Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294</p>
<p>^ I did mention UAB a page or two back. Not sure how it got missed in the update. But hopefully they’ll get it this time :-).</p>
<p>S is really very super excited about the Science and Technology Honors Program and all of the opportunities that the program affords!</p>
<p>Thank you all very much for your suggestions. I am not the best poster to do an update (by a long shot), and I missed many things because I did not read the old threads and only checked with the schools’ scholarship information. So, here is another version. Corrections and additions are needed, because several scholarships are hard to verify.</p>
<p>Full ride= tuition + room + board.
“*” asterisk symbol means not verified.
U = University
C = College</p>
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<p>Public Schools Full Tuition or more</p>
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<p>U of Alabama: NMF full ride, including honors housing +$1000 per year extra scholarship+ $2000 one time for summer/international study+ iPad. NMSF awarded full tuition. [National</a> Merit Finalist and National Achievement Finalist Scholarships - Undergraduate Scholarships - The University of Alabama](<a href=“http://scholarships.ua.edu/types/nms.html]National”>http://scholarships.ua.edu/types/nms.html)
U of Alabama-Huntsville: NMF full ride, NMSF full tuition.
U of Alabama-Birmingham: Full tuition+ housing+ required fees+ $2500 stipend for learning experience.
U of North Alabama: NMF full ride+ book fees, NMSF full tuition+ room. [Scholarships</a> - Office of University Admissions - University of North Alabama](<a href=“http://www.una.edu/admissions/scholarships-excellence.html]Scholarships”>http://www.una.edu/admissions/scholarships-excellence.html)
*Alabama State University: NMF, NMSF full ride.
Auburn University: NMF instate full tuition+ room or $15k annual+ room for OOS, +supplemental awards. [Office</a> of University Scholarships - Auburn University](<a href=“http://www.auburn.edu/scholarship/national-scholars.html]Office”>http://www.auburn.edu/scholarship/national-scholars.html)
*Troy University: NMF full ride, competitive.
*U of Central Arkansas: NMF/SF full ride+ required fees+ stipend, competitive.
Southern Arkansas University: NMF & NMSF, full ride+ $500 semester stipend.
Florida International University: NMF full tuition renewable for 3 years.
Florida A&M University: NMF in-state full ride & OOS full tuition.
U of South Florida: NMF in-state 12k per year+ laptop+ housing, OOS full ride+ laptop. <a href=“http://usfweb2.usf.edu/admissions/pdf/freshman-florida.pdf[/url]”>http://usfweb2.usf.edu/admissions/pdf/freshman-florida.pdf</a>
Boise State University: NMF full ride, competitive, minimum 3.0 GPA.
*Cleveland State U: Full tuition guaranteed.
*U of Cincinnati: NMF competitive full tuition+ $1500 for computer or study abroad.
University of Idaho: NMF full ride, competitive (25 slots). [National</a> Merit Scholarship Program-Financial Aid & Scholarships-University of Idaho](<a href=“Student Financial Aid Services | University of Idaho”>Student Financial Aid Services | University of Idaho)
Iowa State U: NMF in-state full tuition, OOS variable tuition aid.
Eastern Kentucky U: NMF in-state full ride+ book fees+ required fees, OOS full tuition.
U of Kentucky: NMF full ride+ 1k stipend per year+ IPad2©+ 2k study abroad. [University</a> of Kentucky | Academic Scholarships](<a href=“Academic Scholarships | UK Student Financial Aid and Scholarships”>Academic Scholarships | UK Student Financial Aid and Scholarships)
U of Massachusetts-Amherst: NMF full ride, competitive.
U of Minnesota-Morris: NMF full tuition, NMSF $1k annual.
*U of Southern Mississippi: NMF full ride+ meals+ 4k study abroad funding, NMSF full tuition.
New Mexico State U: NMF full ride & NMSF full tuition+ guaranteed.
U of Nebraska-Lincoln: NMF full tuition+ 4k annual, competitive.
New Jersey Institute of Technology: NMF full tuition+ board+ required fees.
U of Oklahoma: NMF $92k+ laptop+ study abroad money.
*Oklahoma State U: Awards adding to 108k.
U of Houston: NMF full ride+ required fees+ $500 incidental stipend.
*South Arkansas U: NMF in-state full ride, OOS full tuition, (verification needed).
U of North Texas: NMF full ride+ meal plan+ $500 for books, competitive.
*Texas Tech U: NMF Full ride guaranteed. (May no longer be participating).
U of Texas-Tyler: NMF full ride & NMSF full tuition.
*U of Texas-Dallas: NMF tuition+ fees+ 4k annual+2k study abroad. [National</a> Merit Scholarships - Office of Undergraduate Education - The University of Texas at Dallas](<a href=“http://oue.utdallas.edu/aes/national-merit-scholarships/]National”>http://oue.utdallas.edu/aes/national-merit-scholarships/)
*Truman State U: NMF up to full tuition, competitive.
U of Wisconsin-Oshkosh: NMF full tuition+ $800 book allowance.
U of Vermont: NMF in-state full tuition. [Scholarships</a> : Student Financial Services : University of Vermont](<a href=“Student Financial Services | Student Financial Services | The University of Vermont”>Student Financial Services | Student Financial Services | The University of Vermont)
Wright State U: NMF full ride, NMSF/commended full tuition. [Wright</a> State University: Office of Financial Aid - WSU First Year Undergraduate Scholarships](<a href=“Financial Aid | Enrollment Services | RaiderConnect | Wright State University”>Financial Aid | Enrollment Services | RaiderConnect | Wright State University)
Washington State U: NMF full tuition, including OOS.
*Youngstown State U: NMF full ride with 30 ACT/1300 SAT (CR+M) competitive, 40 slots.</p>
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<p>Private Schools Full Ride or Full Tuition</p>
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<p>*Abilene Christian U: NMF full tuition guaranteed
Alfred U: NMF full ride with top 5% rank, otherwise full tuition, competitive.
*Baylor University: NMF full tuition, competitive (?).
[Baylor</a> University | Texas Undergraduate University Admissions, Texas University Undergraduate programs at accredited Baylor University || Freshmen Academic Scholarships for 2012-2013](<a href=“Undergraduate Admissions | Baylor University”>Undergraduate Admissions | Baylor University)
U of Dallas: NMF 20 full tuition slots, competitive.
Drexel University: NMF full tuition guaranteed. [Undergraduate</a> Grants and Scholarships | Student Resource Center/Financial Aid | Drexel University](<a href=“Grants and Scholarships | Drexel Central”>Grants and Scholarships | Drexel Central)
U of Evansville: NMF full tuition.
Faulkner University: NMF full ride+ required fees, NMSF full tuition. [Faulkner</a> University - Academic Scholarships](<a href=“http://www.faulkner.edu/admissions/undergraduate/finaid/scholarships.aspx]Faulkner”>http://www.faulkner.edu/admissions/undergraduate/finaid/scholarships.aspx)
Fordham University: NMF/SF full tuition if in top 10% of class.
Harding University: NMF/SF minimum scholarship is full tuition. [Harding</a> University - Admissions - Scholarships](<a href=“http://www.harding.edu/admissions/scholarships.html]Harding”>Cost & Financial Aid | Harding)
Liberty University: NMF full ride+ $2500 from NM Corporation if applicable, NMSF full tuition. [Financial</a> Aid | Scholarships | Liberty University](<a href=“http://www.liberty.edu/financeadmin/financialaid/index.cfm?PID=298]Financial”>http://www.liberty.edu/financeadmin/financialaid/index.cfm?PID=298)
Lipscomb University: NMF full ride guaranteed, NMSF full tuition+ 2k stipend.
Long Island University: NMF limited full tuition awards. [Descriptions</a> - Long Island University](<a href=“http://www.liu.edu/CWPost/Financial-Assistance/Programs/CWP/Undergrad/Descriptions.aspx]Descriptions”>Page Not Found | Long Island University)
Loyola University of Chicago: NMF five competitive slots for full tuitions, 2k guaranteed for other NMF. [Financial</a> Aid Office, Loyola University Chicago](<a href=“http://www.luc.edu/finaid/scholarships_others.shtml]Financial”>Additional Scholarship Resources: Financial Aid Office: Loyola University Chicago)
Northeastern University: Full tuition guaranteed for NMF+$2500 from NM if applicable.
Oakwood University: NMF/SF full tuition & NM Commended 80% tuition.
Oklahoma Christian U: NMF Full ride guaranteed.
Roberts Wesleyan College: NMF full tuition. [Roberts</a> Wesleyan College - Outstanding Christian Higher Education](<a href=“http://www.roberts.edu/home/admissions/financial-aid/prospective-students/grants-and-scholarships/roberts-merit-scholarship.aspx]Roberts”>Error)
Pacific Union College: NMF full tuition for three years. [Pacific</a> Union College | Scholarships](<a href=“http://www.puc.edu/campus-services/student-finance/puc-scholarships]Pacific”>http://www.puc.edu/campus-services/student-finance/puc-scholarships)
Sterling U: NMF full tuition. [Scholarships</a> | Sterling College](<a href=“http://www.sterling.edu/admissions/scholarships]Scholarships”>http://www.sterling.edu/admissions/scholarships)
*Wesleyan College: Women NMF only, full tuition, competitive (?). [Scholarships[/url</a>]
Westminister C: NMF full tuition.</p>
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<p>Notable Public Schools</p>
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<p>U of Arizona: NMF 15k in-state/ 30K OOS+ iPad+$1500 study abroad, competitive. [url=<a href=“http://financialaid.arizona.edu/scholarships/terms/2012-2013]2012-2013”>http://financialaid.arizona.edu/scholarships/terms/2012-2013]2012-2013</a> Terms and Conditions | Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid](<a href=“http://www.wesleyancollege.edu/Admission/Undergraduate/Tuition/Scholarships/tabid/1057/Default.aspx]Scholarships[/url”>http://www.wesleyancollege.edu/Admission/Undergraduate/Tuition/Scholarships/tabid/1057/Default.aspx)
U of Central Florida: NMF undefined scholarship. [Cost</a> and Aid](<a href=“http://admissions.ucf.edu/cost/]Cost”>Tuition & Aid | UCF Undergraduate Admissions)
Ball State University: NMF 5k award, [Ball</a> State University - National Merit Scholarships](<a href=“http://cms.bsu.edu/AdmissionsLanding/ScholarshipsandFinancialAid/TypesofAid/Scholarships/BallStateScholarships/NationalRecognitionScholarships/NationalMeritScholarships.aspx]Ball”>http://cms.bsu.edu/AdmissionsLanding/ScholarshipsandFinancialAid/TypesofAid/Scholarships/BallStateScholarships/NationalRecognitionScholarships/NationalMeritScholarships.aspx)
New College of Florida: NMF 17.5k award.
U of Kansas: NMF 10k a year. [Affordability</a> - KU Admissions](<a href=“http://admissions.ku.edu/affordability/]Affordability”>http://admissions.ku.edu/affordability/)
Louisiana State U: LSU Distinguished Freshmen Award up to 2k.
[Entering</a> Freshman Nonresident Scholarship Programs](<a href=“http://www.lsu.edu/departments/scholarships/ScholarshipPrograms/SchlPrgms_EnteringFreshmanNonresident/item14533.html]Entering”>http://www.lsu.edu/departments/scholarships/ScholarshipPrograms/SchlPrgms_EnteringFreshmanNonresident/item14533.html)
U of Maine: NMF up to $10k, competitive. [The</a> University of Maine - Undergraduate Admissions - Merit Scholarships](<a href=“http://go.umaine.edu/the-basics/costs/merit-scholarships/]The”>http://go.umaine.edu/the-basics/costs/merit-scholarships/)
U of New Mexico: NMF 15k annual+ iPad.
Michigan State U: NMF OOS 4k annual+ room & board, in-state is 2k annual.
U of Mississippi: NMF 1k annual, other scholarships for NMSF.
Mississippi State University: NMF 3k annual, NMSF 1.5K annual. [Academic</a> Scholarships for Entering Freshmen - Scholarships || Office of Admissions and Scholarships || Mississippi State University](<a href=“http://admissions.msstate.edu/scholarships/academic/index.php]Academic”>http://admissions.msstate.edu/scholarships/academic/index.php)
U of Memphis: NMF 9k per year+ Dell laptop+ 2k for study abroad.
Oregon State University: NMF 2k annual
<a href=“https://financialaid.okstate.edu/PDF/national-merit-nonresident-11-12.pdf[/url]”>https://financialaid.okstate.edu/PDF/national-merit-nonresident-11-12.pdf</a>
South Carolina U: NMF in-state up to 10k annually, 6k annual for OOS.
*Southeast Missouri State U: NMSF 5k for incidental fees, NM commended 2k.
*Southern Methodist University: NMF up to 5k annually. [SMU:</a> Financial Aid - Scholarships](<a href=“http://smu.edu/financial_aid/Scholarships.asp]SMU:”>http://smu.edu/financial_aid/Scholarships.asp)
*Texas A&M U: NMF 34k + additional scholarships, competitive. <a href=“https://scholarships.tamu.edu/tamu_scholarships/freshman/national_merit.aspx[/url]”>https://scholarships.tamu.edu/tamu_scholarships/freshman/national_merit.aspx</a>
Wayne State U: $10k annual+ room and board+ book fees+ study abroad funding+ laptop. [Scholarships</a> - University Scholarship](<a href=“Scholarships - Wayne State University”>Scholarships - Wayne State University)
West Virginia U: NMF 6k annual+ $3500 study abroad, provided 3.50 GPA. [Undergraduate</a> Scholarship Office | Scholarships for West Virginia Residents | West Virginia University](<a href=“Scholarships | Financial Aid | West Virginia University”>Scholarships | Financial Aid | West Virginia University)
U of Wisconsin- Eau Claire: NMF up to 5k tuition annual aid, competitive. [Paying</a> for college, Admissions, UW-Eau Claire](<a href=“http://www.uwec.edu/admissions/scholarships/index.htm]Paying”>Scholarships at UW-Eau Claire | UW-Eau Claire)</p>
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<p>Other Notable Private Schools</p>
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<p>Alma College: NMF up to 2k tuition assistance. [Alma</a> College | Scholarships and Financial Assistance](<a href=“http://www.alma.edu/content/catalog/1-scholarships_financial.php]Alma”>http://www.alma.edu/content/catalog/1-scholarships_financial.php)
<em>Saint Andrews University: NMF 2k to full tuition, MNSF and commended 1k to full tuition.
*Birmingham-Southern College: Tuition aid for NMF, competitive.
Boston University: NMF 20k annual in tuition assistance
Calvin College: NMF 15k annually.
Cedarville U: NMF 10k yearly tuition aid with 3.5 GPA.
Concordia C: NMF minimum 64k over 4 years is guaranteed.<br>
*Denison U: NMF $40,000 tuition aid, competitive.
Furman University: NMF 1-2k yearly guaranteed.
Franklin and Marshall C: NMF 2k award in tuition assistance.
*Geneva College: Tuition aid for NM commended, NMSF, and NMF, ambiguous.
George Washington U: NMF 15k annual.
Hope College: NMF 17k annually. [National</a> Merit Scholarship Guidelines | Hope College](<a href=“http://hope.edu/admissions/financial-aid-and-scholarships/merit-scholarships/national-merit-guidelines]National”>http://hope.edu/admissions/financial-aid-and-scholarships/merit-scholarships/national-merit-guidelines)
*U of Rochester: NMF 5k to full tuition.
Rochester Institute of Technology: 17k per year guaranteed for NMF/SF. [RIT</a> - Office of Financial Aid - Scholarship & Grants](<a href=“http://www.rit.edu/emcs/financialaid/table_merit.html]RIT”>http://www.rit.edu/emcs/financialaid/table_merit.html)
*University of Tulsa: Variable tuition aid. [Scholarship</a> Opportunities - University of Tulsa](<a href=“http://www.utulsa.edu/admission-and-financial-aid/undergraduate-admission/presidential-scholar-program/Scholarship-Opportunities-for-National-Merit-Finalists.aspx]Scholarship”>http://www.utulsa.edu/admission-and-financial-aid/undergraduate-admission/presidential-scholar-program/Scholarship-Opportunities-for-National-Merit-Finalists.aspx)
*U of Southern California: NMF half tuition, possibly competitive.
Spring Arbor U: NMF/SF 60% of tuition. [National</a> Merit Scholarships | Spring Arbor University](<a href=“http://www.arbor.edu/edu_departmentDetail.aspx?id=71642]National”>http://www.arbor.edu/edu_departmentDetail.aspx?id=71642)
St. Olaf C: NMF 7.5k renewable for four years.
Vanderbilt University: NMF 5k annual guaranteed, or 2k annual+ $2500 from NM if applicable. [Additional</a> Merit Scholarships</em>|<em>Scholarships</em>|*Vanderbilt University](<a href=“http://www.vanderbilt.edu/scholarships/additional.php]Additional”>Additional Merit Scholarships | Scholarships | Vanderbilt University)
*Washington and Lee: NMF either $750 or $2000 stipend.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute: NMF 20k minimum.</p>
<p>^ it’s a difficult thing to keep track of as the schools are always changing their awards. I think there is a bit of confusion as well, as some schools listed as “full ride” don’t actually cover board, but everything else, whereas some schools with the same package are listed as full tuition +…</p>
<p>There is lots of great info though and certainly enough to be immensely helpful and of course I would expect someone to look up the particulars of a school they are interested in, on their own :-).</p>
<p>Thanks for re-compiling :-)</p>
<p>Great list… thanks! </p>
<p>Just an FYI as I browsed through it… from Boise State’s web page, “Boise State University was a participant with the National Merit Scholarship program but is no longer recruiting new students for the program. However, Boise State supports and promotes National Merit Finalists on our campus via our general scholarship program.”</p>
<p>Another update that I found shocking… Washington State’s offer is for Semifinalist! [National</a> Merit Scholars - Scholarships & Finances - Undergraduate Admission - WSU](<a href=“Scholarships | Admissions | Washington State University”>Scholarships | Admissions | Washington State University)</p>
<p>Obviously I am looking at west coast schools and they seem to be few/</p>
<p>The west coast and the NE aren’t super big on NMF big awards. Fordham and NEU are good in the NE. On the west coast, USC has their half tuition award. There may be some others…</p>