Rutgers National Merit College-Sponsored Merit Award
Automatically considered
$1,000
Eligibility
School
Rutgers University
Education level
Undergraduate
Affiliation
National Merit Scholarship Program
About this scholarship
National Merit Scholarship finalists who designate Rutgers University as their first choice on the National Merit Scholarship application may receive Rutgers's college-sponsored merit award.
The award provides $1,000 per year, renewable for four years of undergraduate study with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA.
No separate Rutgers application is required beyond the National Merit first-choice designation.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Be a National Merit Scholarship finalist selected by the National Merit Scholarship Committee
- Designate Rutgers University as first-choice institution on the National Merit Scholarship application
- Be admitted to Rutgers (no separate scholarship application required; considered via the undergraduate admissions application by the priority deadline)
- U.S. citizen or U.S. lawful permanent resident
- Maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA to renew (award is $1,000/year, renewable for four years of undergraduate study)
- No separate Rutgers scholarship application is required; the student must be admitted to Rutgers.
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