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2024 Guide to the Merit Program; Online Scholarship Application (OSA) Press Releases
In 2024, about 130 corporations, company foundations, and businesses sponsored scholarships through the National Merit Program as part of their educational philanthropy. These sponsors committed nearly $13 million to support approximately 770 corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards and 710 Special Scholarships for children of employees, or ...
National Merit ® Scholarship Program. The National Merit Scholarship Program is an annual academic competition among high school students for recognition and college undergraduate scholarships that began in 1955.
Steps in the 2026 National Merit ® Scholarship Competition 1,300,000 Entrants. In October 2024, U.S. high school students who take the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT ®) and meet other program requirements will enter the 2026 competition for National Merit Scholarship Program recognition and scholarships ...
To be eligible for the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program, a student attending high school outside the United States must be a citizen of the United States; or be a U.S. lawful permanent resident (or have applied for permanent residence, the application for which has not been denied) and intend to become a U.S. citizen at the earliest ...
NMSC is excited to announce the names of more than 16,000 Semifinalists in the 2024 National Merit® Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,140 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $28 million that will be offered next spring.
Although Commended Students will not continue in the competition for National Merit Scholarships, some may be candidates for Special Scholarships offered by corporate sponsors (see sponsor list). NMSC will notify those candidates in November 2025.
If you have questions about any aspect of the National Merit Scholarship Program, including student participation requirements, the selection process, and awards offered, see the NMSC section of this publication.
To participate in the National Merit ® Scholarship Program, students must take the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT ®) in the specified year of their high school program. Because a student can participate (and be considered for a scholarship) in only one specific competition year, the year in which the ...
National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC ®) established the National Achievement ® Scholarship Program in 1964, contemporaneously with the passage of the Civil Rights Act, specifically to encourage Black American youth to continue their education. NMSC conducted the privately financed academic competition from 1965 to 2015.