<p>Honorable mention has nothing to do with NMF/NMSF [National Merit Finalist / National Merit Semifinalist, no schools that I know of give merit money for Commended] status. It’s just a list of schools that don’t offer at least full tuition but still a decent amount worth mentioning.</p>
<p>Her list is divided into two sections … NMF Full Tuition …the other is NMF Honorable Mention - trying to understand what the difference is … thanks.</p>
<p>(I’m the OP, btw.)</p>
<p>NMF Full Tuition = schools that offer full tuition (whether guaranteed or competitive scholarships) to NMFs. Some of these schools also offer awards to NMSFs; I have noted this where applicable.
NMF Honorable Mention = schools that offer LESS than full tuition to NMFs. The details of these awards are also noted.</p>
<p>Got it … thanks.</p>
<p>florida a&m gives a full ride to NMF/NAF
it’s a public, historically black college</p>
<p>Thanks ciiaobella.</p>
<p>Florida A&M U (NMF in-state full ride & OOS full tuition guaranteed - other qualifications, see [University</a> Scholarships - Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University 2009](<a href=“http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?UniversityScholarships&DistinguishedScholarsAwardScholarship]University”>http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?UniversityScholarships&DistinguishedScholarsAwardScholarship))</p>
<p>Does Saint Louis University offer a scholarship for National Merit Finalists?</p>
<p>^ I’m not sure. Why don’t you research it on their website? Search for “National Merit.”</p>
<p>West Virginia U (NMF ~full tuition guaranteed)</p>
<p>what is NFM…Please message me ok…what does it mean…</p>
<p>NMF = National Merit Finalist. I’m certainly not going to message you personally with such a simple definition.</p>
<p>Full updated list, with addition of Truman State (a public LAC in Missouri).</p>
<p>o Full ride is defined as minimum tuition/room/board.
o U=University, C=College
o *=annual enrollment <1k students
o ^=schools I personally find notable</p>
<p>NMF FULL TUITION+</p>
<h2>Publics</h2>
<p>U of Alabama (NMF full ride & NMSF full tuition with 3.5 GPA guaranteed)
U of Alabama-Huntsville (NMF full ride & NMSF full tuition guaranteed)
Alabama State U (full ride guaranteed)
Auburn U <a href=“full%20tuition+%20guaranteed”>AL</a>
U of North Alabama (NMF full ride & NMSF full tuition+ guaranteed)
Troy U <a href=“full%20ride%20competitive”>AL</a>
U of Arizona (full ride guaranteed)
Arizona State U (NMF in-state full ride [15k] & OOS full tuition+ [23k], NMSF in-state full tuition+ [9k] & OOS 10.5k guaranteed)
Southern Arkansas U (in-state full ride/OOS full tuition+ [full ride - 2.5k] rolling)
U of Central Florida (NMF full tuition+ & NMSF 9k guaranteed)
Florida A&M U (NMF in-state full ride & OOS full tuition guaranteed - other qualifications, see [University</a> Scholarships - Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University 2009](<a href=“http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?UniversityScholarships&DistinguishedScholarsAwardScholarship]University”>http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?UniversityScholarships&DistinguishedScholarsAwardScholarship))
University of Idaho (NMF full ride competitive [25])
Ball State U <a href=“NMF%20full%20ride%20guaranteed”>IN</a>
Eastern Kentucky U (in-state full ride & OOS full tuition- guaranteed)
U of Kentucky (full ride 1st year & full tuition+ remaining 3 years guaranteed)
Louisiana State U (full tuition competitive)
U of Maine (tuition- competitive)
Wayne State U <a href=“full%20ride%20competitive”>MI</a>
^Michigan State U (OOS full ride competitive)
^*U of Minnesota-Morris (full tuition guaranteed)
^Truman State U <a href=“full%20tuition%20competitive”>MO</a>
Mississippi State U (NMF full tuition+ & NMSF full tuition- guaranteed)
U of Southern Mississippi (NMF/SF full ride competitive)
Southeast Missouri State U (NMF full ride guaranteed, NMSF full tuition- guaranteed)
U of Nebraska-Lincoln (full tuition+ guaranteed)
New Mexico State U (NMF full ride & NMSF full tuition+ guaranteed)
Cleveland State U <a href=“full%20tuition%20guaranteed”>OH</a>
Youngstown State U <a href=“full%20ride%20with%2030%20ACT/1300%20SAT%20competitive%20%5B40%5D”>OH</a>
Ohio State U (full tuition competitive)
U of Oklahoma (full tuition+ guaranteed)
Oklahoma State U (full tuition+ guaranteed)
U of Memphis <a href=“NMF%20%5B9k%20+%20OOS%20waiver%5D%20&%20NMSF%20%5B7.5k%20+%20OOS%20waiver%5D%20full%20tuition+%20guaranteed”>TN</a>
U of Houston <a href=“full%20ride%20guaranteed”>TX</a>
U of North Texas (full ride competitive)
U of Texas-Dallas (full tuition+ guaranteed)
Texas Tech U (OOS full tuition [12.7k] guaranteed)
U of Texas-Tyler (NMF full ride & NMSF full tuition+ guaranteed)
West Virginia U (~full tuition guaranteed)
U of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (in-state full ride guaranteed [~4k OOS tuition difference])</p>
<h2>Privates</h2>
<p><em>Abilene Christian U (full tuition guaranteed)
Alfred U (full ride guaranteed with top 5% rank, otherwise full tuition/ride competitive)
*Alma C (full tuition guaranteed, full ride competitive [first 15 to commit])
*Andrews U (full tuition guaranteed)
Baylor U (full tuition guaranteed)
*Birmingham-Southern C (full tuition competitive)
Bradley U (full tuition guaranteed [not advertised, see <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1061891866-post29.html][/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1061891866-post29.html]</a>)
^</em>Denison U (full tuition competitive)
<em>U of Evansville (NMF full tuition & NMSF 75% tuition guaranteed)
*Faulkner U (NMF/SF full tuition guaranteed)
Fordham U (full tuition+ competitive)
*Harding U (full tuition guaranteed)
Liberty U (NMF full ride & NMSF full tuition guaranteed)
*Lipscomb U (full tuition+ guaranteed)
Long Island U-C.W. Post (full tuition competitive)
^Northeastern U (full tuition competitive)
*Oakwood U (NMF full tuition+, NMSF full tuition, & NMCommended 80% tuition guaranteed)
*Oklahoma Christian U (full ride guaranteed)
*Pacific Union C (full tuition guaranteed)
*Roberts Wesleyan C (NMF full tuition & NMSF half tuition guaranteed)
*Spring Arbor U (NMF full tuition & NMSF half tuition + one-time 5k guaranteed)
*Sterling C (full tuition guaranteed)
^</em>U of Tulsa (full ride competitive [70-80])
^*Wesleyan C <a href=“full%20tuition%20competitive”>women only</a>
*Westminster C <a href=“NMF%20full%20tuition%20&%20NMSF%20half%20tuition%20guaranteed”>UT</a></p>
<p>NMF HONORABLE MENTIONS</p>
<h2>Publics</h2>
<p>U of Central Arkansas (12k guaranteed with 3.25 GPA)
California State U-Fullerton (in-state only: full tuition+ guaranteed)
California State U-Long Beach (in-state only: full ride competitive)
University of Florida (OOS tuition waiver + 4k guaranteed)
^*New C of Florida (17.5k guaranteed)
Iowa State U (in-state full ride competitive)
U of Kansas (in-state only: 10k guaranteed)
U of Louisiana-Lafayette (unclear - [UL</a> Lafayette: Academic Scholarships: High School Seniors](<a href=“Admissions & Financial Aid | UL Lafayette”>Admissions & Financial Aid | UL Lafayette))
U of Massachusetts-Amherst (in-state full ride competitive)
Michigan State U (750-2k + in-state 2k & OOS 4k and room/board competitive)
U of New Mexico (~13k [in-state full tuition] competitive)
U of Akron <a href=“6k%20guaranteed%20+%20Honors%20College%203k”>OH</a>
U of Cincinnati <a href=“in-state%20full%20tuition+%20%5BOOS%2014k%20difference%5D”>OH</a>
Wright State U <a href=“in-state%20only:%20NMF%20full%20ride%20guaranteed,%20NMSF/Commended%20full%20tuition%20guaranteed”>OH</a>
U of South Carolina (in-state up to 10k, OOS up to 6k + OOS tuition waiver)
U of Texas-Austin (in-state NMF 13k over 4 years & NMSF 1k nonrenewable, OOS 1k + OOS tuition waiver)
U of Vermont (in-state NMF full tuition, OOS 10k guaranteed)
U of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (full in-state tuition guaranteed)</p>
<h2>Privates</h2>
<p><em>Calvin C (10k guaranteed)
*Concordia C (14k guaranteed)
U of Dallas (NMF 14k, NMSF 12k guaranteed)
^</em>Franklin and Marshall C (NMF 10k guaranteed)
*Hope C (17k guaranteed)
*North Central C (3/4 tuition guaranteed)
^U of Rochester (22k guaranteed)
^Rochester Institute of Technology (15k guaranteed)
*U of Sioux Falls (full ride competitive [1])
^U of Southern California (half tuition guaranteed)
Southern Methodist U (half tuition + 2k guaranteed)
*St. Olaf C (7.5k guaranteed)</p>
<p>Thank you for doing this! Very very useful!</p>
<p>^ You are very welcome!</p>
<p>Bumping this up…</p>
<p>thanks K, for compiling this list. I bookmarked it before, and now it’s very useful.
and thanks to other contributors as well.</p>
<p>What does “full tuition competitive” and “full ride competitive” mean? That you might get the money if you’re NMF, but it’s not guaranteed?</p>
<p>Right. It means that there is competition for the scholarship – you might have to submit a supplemental application, an essay, participate in on-campus interviews, etc. Just because you are NMF does not guarantee that you will get that scholarship, but you may have to be NMF to be considered.</p>
<p>What Zetesis said. :)</p>
<p>Texas A & M offered full tuition and travel money too. I am not positive it was a NMS solicitation, but I thought it was. I did not see a & M on the list.</p>