{"id":6562,"date":"2019-10-09T16:41:23","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T20:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/?page_id=6562"},"modified":"2024-03-08T11:27:17","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T16:27:17","slug":"national-merit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/types\/scholarships\/national-merit\/","title":{"rendered":"National Merit Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t
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National Merit Scholarships are awarded to entering high school graduates by Undergraduate Admissions<\/a> to recognize outstanding academic performance.<\/p>\n

National Merit<\/a> recipients who are Florida Residents and are receiving a Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ or Corporate Sponsored National Merit Scholarship will receive their award through the Benacquisto Scholarship Program<\/a> (formerly known as the Florida Incentive Scholarship Program or FIS) if it is available the year they begin Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ as a first-time in college student.<\/p>\n

Students need to be aware that those individuals receiving their award as offered from the Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Undergraduate Admissions Office cannot exceed their Cost of Attendance<\/a> with all resources available each year. In the event that a student receives additional awards, their National Merit Award will be reduced.<\/p>\n\t\t\t

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Program Requirements<\/h2>\n

This scholarship is awarded to exceptional high school students who are accepted for a summer or fall semester by Undergraduate Admissions. If you are a recipient of any of the scholarships in this program, you are responsible for making note of the following.<\/p>\n

Required Hours<\/h3>\n

Students must enroll full-time (a minimum of 12 Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ credit hours) each fall and spring term. Dual or transient hours taken at another institution will not be considered in the hours calculated for full-time enrollment for the purpose of this scholarship.<\/p>\n\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\nIf a student does not meet the 12 Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ credit hour requirement and has not been granted an enrollment exception before the add\/drop period, their scholarship will be at risk of cancellation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Graduation Exception<\/h3>\n

An exception to the full-time enrollment requirement can be granted during a student’s graduating semester. For the Graduation exception to be considered, students must provide a memo with the heading Grad MEMO, on letterhead from their Student Success Coach indicating:<\/p>\n