National Merit Scholarship Program
Background
The National Merit Scholarship Program is an annual academic competition for recognition and college undergraduate scholarship. The competition is open to all U.S. high school students who meet published participation requirements. Scholarship winners are chosen on the basis of their abilities, skills and accomplishments.
Each year the national program advances 15,000 students to their finalist category. Notification is sent to all Colleges and Universities chosen by students on this list.
From this group approximately half will receive the National Merit Scholarship, or a Corporate scholarship or a College-sponsored scholarship.
In an effort to attract and assist these top quality students, FGCU will provide a $2000 a year scholarship to all National Merit Scholarship Finalists who chose to attend FGCU. The scholarship will be awarded half in the fall and half in the spring and will be renewed each year until graduation subject to the student satisfying the renewal criteria.
Criteria for Initial Awards
- Be a US citizen or meet the requirements of an eligible non-citizen as defined by the Federal Student Aid program.
- Students must be admitted to FGCU as an undergraduate degree seeking student in the year they achieve the recognition.
- Students must provide proof of being chosen as one of the National Merit Program Finalist.
- Complete the FGCU Foundation Scholarship Application by the advertized priority deadline.
Criteria for Renewal
- Students must maintain fulltime academic enrollment in the terms that the scholarship is awarded.
- Students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average and complete a minimum of 24 credits each academic year towards their chosen degree program.
- Scholarship can be renewed up until the student completes his/her first bachelor's degree or until student's earned and attempted credits reaches the required number of credits for his/her chosen degree program whichever comes first.
- Complete the FGCU Foundation Scholarship Application by the advertised priority deadline.
|
