National Merit Scholarship
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- Award
- Full cost of attendance for four years (based on 30 credit hours per year). Estimated: Florida residents up to $24,797 per year ($99,188 over four years); non-Florida residents up to $39,197 per year ($156,788 over four years). Also priority registration, first-choice Honors housing, guaranteed Hicks Honors College admission and a guaranteed paid summer internship (up to three summers).
- Deadline
- List UNF as number one with NMSC by May 1, 2027.
- How to apply
- Be a National Merit Finalist and list UNF as number one with NMSC by May 1, 2027.
- What you'll need
- No separate application: you are considered when you apply for admission
- Who can apply
- National Merit Finalists. NMSC requires entrants to be US citizens or US lawful permanent residents intending to become citizens.
- Good to know
- The first-choice date is for fall 2027 entry, but the dollar estimates on the page are labeled for 2026-27 freshmen.