Hi Im a OOS student that has got into UMD and am a National Merit Finalist. I got the presidential scholarship of $8000 but I was wondering if UMD will also add more scholarship money if I get National merit. I have listed UMD as my #1 choice on my NM application. Does anyone have experience in this kind of situation? How much did UMD offer you for national merit (if they did) and when will i be notified?
@feast1n8 - my kid received additional $1000/yr (+ merit from UMD). I don’t recall when the notification was received but it was AFTER UMD merit notification. Hope this helps.
@feast1n8 I’m not positive, but I don’t think the NMSP Finalist scholarships usually come from a university. Although some colleges in the US will offer finalists large scholarships or full-rides to their schoosl (usually a school most people haven’t heard much about), most of the other scholarships for finalists come from corporations and private organizations. In addition, sadly, not all finalists are guaranteed to get a scholarship at all.
I’d like the forum to please correct my info if it’s wrong, but that’s the impression I have after reading my son’s finalist letter. In our case my husband’s (large) company is providing our son with a $2k/year scholarship based on his being a finalist. That’s the only first-hand experience I have. Congrats on getting Presidential - those are becoming more and more competitive at UMD.
@DollyPuppy hi Im also not 100% sure but to my knowledge, I thought you can either receive sponsored scholarship from private companies, the university you attend, or the NMS Foundation itself. Can anyone verify…