National Merit Finalist / Benacquisto and Out-of-State National Merit Award
VerifiedCollege program
- Award
- Florida residents: Benacquisto Scholarship equal to the full in-state cost of attendance minus Bright Futures and any National Merit award (disbursement $16,000 to $25,000 per year). Out-of-state: package with a total value of approximately $91,808 over four years, including a 100% out-of-state tuition waiver, a $16,000 Vires scholarship and a $2,000 NMSC stipend (if college-sponsored). All Finalists who apply to UROP in the first year are guaranteed admission to it.
- Deadline
- List FSU as first choice with NMSC by May 1 of senior year.
- How to apply
- Be a National Merit Finalist awarded a National Merit, corporate or college-sponsored National Merit Scholarship, and list FSU as first choice with NMSC by May 1.
- What you'll need
- No separate application: you are considered when you apply for admission
- Who can apply
- National Merit Finalists graduating with a standard high school diploma. NMSC requires entrants to be US citizens or US lawful permanent residents intending to become citizens.
- Good to know
- The page does not name an entry year; the Vires amount is footnoted for admitted first-year students starting fall 2024 and later. Separate from FSU's Presidential Scholars and Stamps programs.