<p>Just wanted to give you a heads up on University of Tennessee: Their page on NMF & NMSF scholarships has changed dramatically. They used to give $8000 to finalists and $4000 to SFs but the page no longer mentions SFs and does not give dollar amounts for NMFs. I’ll try and get some more info, but what I posted last month apparently does not apply any more.
See: [University</a> of Tennessee: Template (2-Column 760px Width)](<a href=“http://web.utk.edu/~finaid/newpage/nat-merit.html]University”>http://web.utk.edu/~finaid/newpage/nat-merit.html)</p>
<p>Thanks for the information, very very helpful indeed… I have a question:</p>
<p>In order to qualify for the “full ride” from these schools listed in post #1, do National Merit Scholarship Finalists need to select these schools as their designated schools? Or can we simply apply to these schools?</p>
<p>Yes, you must select the school as your first choice. I believe the designation must be made by March 1, but you can change it up to April 26th?</p>
<p>I’m sorry, I must have missed something, but would you tell me about removing Texas-Austin from the list? What do they offer, if anything, for NMFs? Thank you!</p>
<p>Is post #39 correct: in-state tuition plus 1K/yr. for OOS students? Are there likely any other scholarships that may be stacked with that? Thanks!</p>
<p>To get information as specific as you are hoping to find, you might have better results contacting admissions directly. A post on the UT Austin college thread may also yield results.</p>
<p>I heard from a reliable source that UT-Austin is removing its NMF scholarships this year. Here is the updated version.</p>
<p>o Full ride is defined as minimum tuition/room/board.
o U=University, C=College
o *=annual class <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=“Page Not Found”>Page Not Found))
U of South Florida (NMF full ride competitive - <a href=“http://usfweb2.usf.edu/Admissions/pdf/freshman-Non-florida.pdf[/url]”>http://usfweb2.usf.edu/Admissions/pdf/freshman-Non-florida.pdf</a> | <a href=“http://usfweb2.usf.edu/Admissions/pdf/freshman-florida.pdf[/url]”>http://usfweb2.usf.edu/Admissions/pdf/freshman-florida.pdf</a>)
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>
^*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)
*Geneva C (NMF full tuition & NMSF 3/4 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)
*Nyack C (full tuition guaranteed)
*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 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)
<em>Gordon C (75% tuition guaranteed w/ 3.5 GPA)
*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)
^</em>St. Olaf C (7.5k guaranteed)</p>
<p>So, unfortunately, the question about stacking is a moot point. Its very sad to see these merit based programs disappearing, but I guess it is understandable considering the state of the economy. </p>
<p>My son got a full ride with an NMF scholarship and I’m convinced my daughter will also be a NMF. I am, however, not convinced there will be many NMF full rides around by the time she graduates in 3 years. Hopefully, I will be wrong.</p>
<p>^^You’d think they could at least keep the part where OOS NMFs get in-state tuition. Seems like that would be a cheap way to keep some great students coming.</p>
<p>Thanks for the timely info about UT-Austin. Although it would appear to have been a very good school academically to consider, for my son the national merit scholarship was the deciding factor in seriously considering it. As an OOS student, there are other schools (with or without merit aid) that are more desirable to him. At least the information will save time and money–no application, no visit. I can’t help but think that the elimination of these scholarships will substantially reduce the number of NMFs attending in the future.</p>
<p>Great thread! Thanks so much for all the hard work, K.</p>
<p>Just FYI, Stevenson University in Maryland (Formerly Villa Julie) offers full tuition scholarships to Maryland Distinguished Scholars. Although not the same program as NMF, the criteria are almost the same and it is overwhelmingly probable that any Maryland NMF or NMSF would qualify. This basically boils down to a full tuition scholarship for Maryland NMFs and NMSFs. </p>
<p>^ Thanks for the heads-up. I’d like to limit this to NMF awards, though; I’d hate to disappoint a Maryland NMF or NMSF (especially SF, because that doesn’t take GPA into account) who didn’t qualify for Distinguished Scholars.</p>
<p>Speaking of Maryland, any benefits of being an OOS NMSF/NMF for admission to Maryland-College Park Engineering? Any scholarships for OOS NMSF/NMF if do get admitted?</p>