NMF Scholarships: An Updated Compilation

Paying for College National Merit Aid
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<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 tuition[+?] 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+ guaranteed / full ride competitive & 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”>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&lt;/a&gt; | <a href=“http://usfweb2.usf.edu/Admissions/pdf/freshman-florida.pdf[/url]”>http://usfweb2.usf.edu/Admissions/pdf/freshman-florida.pdf&lt;/a&gt;)
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+ competitive)
New Jersey Institute of Technology (full ride 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+ competitive)
Texas Tech U (IS full ride & OOS full tuition+ [19.8k] guaranteed)
U of Texas-Tyler (NMF full ride & NMSF full tuition+ guaranteed)
Washington State U (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)
Texas A&M U (NMF 9k+ competitive)
U of Vermont (in-state NMF full tuition, OOS “up to 10k” competitive)
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)
*Gordon C (75% tuition guaranteed w/ 3.5 GPA)
*Hope C (17k guaranteed)
^</em>Macalester C (5k guaranteed)
<em>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>

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<p>DS is NMSF and considering A&M. The material we have received states that students who receive a scholarship of 1K or more from the Honors Program are eligible for the out-of-state tuition waiver. The out-of-state waiver is worth apprx. 15K a year. TAMU stacks their NM scholarships, and this is an exact duplication of what was sent to us regarding NMF scholarships:</p>

<p>“The typical package for a National Merit Finalist is…”
President’s Endowed Scholarship $12K
Director’s Excellence Award $10K
NM Recognition Award $24K
TAMU Sponsorship $2,600</p>

<p>Total over 4 years $48,600
Merit Plus (freshman year only) $2,000
Grand Total $50,600</p>

<p>There is also a 1K scholarship for Study Abroad</p>

<p>So first year it’s worth $14150 and other 3 years it’s worth $12,150, If out-of-state, you can add another apprx $15K for the tution waiver per year. The scholarship covers apprx. 88% first year, and 75% for the other 3.</p>

<p>The COA according to TAMU for 2009-2010 is as follows:</p>

<p>Tuition/Fees 8,336
Dorm 5,098
Meal Plan 2632
Total…$16,066</p>

<p>Hope this helps!</p>

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<p>Thanks, bringbackpluto. I was confused about A&M. You’ve really helped.</p>

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<p>Also, A&M offered to fly my daughter out there for a look. (We’re in NY.) So that might be a good thing to watch your mail for. That was two years ago, though. Not sure if they’re still doing it.</p>

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<p>^I got that offer, too, for this admissions cycle.</p>

<p>Texas A&M U has been changed to full tuition+ competitive.</p>

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<p>^^^</p>

<p>Is the Tx A&M NMF still in bits and pieces that get added together, or did they put it all in one scholly?</p>

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<p>^Bits and pieces. See post #162.</p>

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<p>wow…what a great updated list…thank you for doing this :)</p>

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<p>Bumping and thanking Keilexandra for this. I searched and tried to find an updated list back when mine was looking. Kept being sent back to the same 6 year old list. Hopefully this job will be passed down and the forum can keep an up to date list every year!
Best of luck to this year’s seniors in getting the best scholarships!</p>

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<p>You’re welcome! I’ll definitely be on CC through May 2009, and possibly after, but at that point I’ll solicit successors to keep this compilation updated.</p>

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<p>Hello, I’m currently living in California and I’m planning to apply to the University of Arizona with the National Merit Finalist scholarship (assuming I get the NMF). The list states that U of A gives a full ride but after looking it up, I see that it only gives $20,000 to non-state residents + $3000 from the honors college. This covers only the tuition. Did I calculate something wrong? or is there any other scholarship besides the NMF that is guarenteed?</p>

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<p><a href=“https://financialaid.arizona.edu/scholarships/terms/2009-2011.aspx#national_merit_finalist[/url]”>https://financialaid.arizona.edu/scholarships/terms/2009-2011.aspx#national_merit_finalist&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>My most current listing for University of Arizona is as follows:
U of Arizona (full tuition[+?] guaranteed?)</p>

<p>The website has not yet been “updated for 2010-2011” but currently states $25k for non-residents, to cover tuition only.</p>

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<p>I see that Morningside College in Iowa lists this on their scholarship page:</p>

<p>“Full time students who have received recognition as a National Merit “Finalist” and identify Morningside College as their “first-choice” college are eligible for a tuition scholarship at Morningside College.”</p>

<p>Does that sound like an automatic scholarship? Doesn’t say anything about competition, only listing them as your first choice and attending a weekend event. Wonder if that is like the “scholarship days” that a lot of places have.</p>

<p>Anyway, thought it might be one to add to the list. It’s a private.</p>

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<p>^Looks like a guaranteed scholarship, yes. However, the tuition amount is unspecified; I assume it would be significant, given the average entering statistics at Morningside.</p>

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<p>S1 just received his PSAT scores, so we know he’s NMSF. Keilexandra, thanks so much. I just added this to my “favorites” tool.</p>

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<p>^^^^</p>

<p>Congrats! Isn’t it a wonderful feeling! :)</p>

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<p>Arizona State is not offering as much as they used to. It says the amount varies on the web site:
[National</a> Merit Finalist Scholarship | Arizona State University](<a href=“http://students.asu.edu/scholarships/natl-merit-finl]National”>http://students.asu.edu/scholarships/natl-merit-finl)</p>

<p>One post in the thread below states 11K for residents and 17K for OOS.<br>
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/arizona-state-university/820723-new-american-university-scholarships.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/arizona-state-university/820723-new-american-university-scholarships.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>^Big change. I’ll remove ASU from the list entirely.</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 tuition[+?] guaranteed?)
Southern Arkansas U (in-state full ride/OOS full tuition+ [full ride - 2.5k] rolling)
U of Central Florida (NMF full tuition+ guaranteed / full ride competitive & NMSF 9k guaranteed)
Florida A&M U (NMF in-state full ride & OOS full tuition guaranteed - other qualifications, see <a href=“http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?UniversityScholarships&DistinguishedScholarsAwardScholarship[/url]”>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&lt;/a&gt; | <a href=“http://usfweb2.usf.edu/Admissions/pdf/freshman-florida.pdf[/url]”>http://usfweb2.usf.edu/Admissions/pdf/freshman-florida.pdf&lt;/a&gt;)
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+ competitive)
New Jersey Institute of Technology (full ride 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)
Texas A&M U (full tuition+ competitive)
U of Texas-Dallas (full tuition+ competitive)
Texas Tech U (IS full ride & OOS full tuition+ [19.8k] guaranteed)
U of Texas-Tyler (NMF full ride & NMSF full tuition+ guaranteed)
Washington State U (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 “up to 10k” competitive)
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)
*Gordon C (75% tuition guaranteed w/ 3.5 GPA)
*Hope C (17k guaranteed)
^</em>Macalester C (5k guaranteed)
<em>Morningside C (“tuition scholarship” guaranteed - [Morningside</a> College Admissions: First-year Students Scholarships](<a href=“http://www.morningside.edu/admissions/pages/fr_scholarships.htm]Morningside”>http://www.morningside.edu/admissions/pages/fr_scholarships.htm))
*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>

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<p>ASU is still offering NMS scholarships, not as generous as before but quite a lot of money (11K in State, 17 OOS) plus an statement that they will consider additional amounts based on need + academics (merit?). In other words, they reduced the floor but we do not know what the ceiling is. Previously there was just one amount (15K and 25k). Hence it should still be on the list</p>

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<p>^Can you link me to an official web page noting the 11k/17k guaranteed merit for NMF, please?</p>