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The new program, which is administered by UNCF and underwritten by the National Achievement Scholarship Program, honors and awards financial assistance to high-achieving, underrepresented college graduates.
“Receiving the National Merit Scholarship was the reason I was able to attend college, period,” Molly K. Buffington emphasizes when explaining the impact that donations to NMSC could make on the lives of hard-working students.
In 1964, contemporaneously with the passage of the Civil Rights Act, the National Achievement® Scholarship Program was initiated specifically to identify academically promising Black American youth and encourage their pursuit of higher education.
NMSC conducts the National Merit ® Scholarship Program, an annual academic competition for recognition and college undergraduate scholarships. Additionally, from 1965 to 2015, NMSC conducted the National Achievement ® Scholarship Program, an academic competition for Black American high school students. (See the National Achievement ...
The National Merit Scholarship Program is an annual academic competition among high school students for recognition and college undergraduate scholarships that began in 1955.
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 ...
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.
Entry Requirements. To enter the 2026 National Merit Program, a student needs to meet all of the following requirements. A student must: During the digital readiness check, students will be asked the following three questions to determine entry to the National Merit Scholarship Program:
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 ...
Keeping the Wilderness Wild. Scholar, Eagle Scout, Volunteer, Athlete—Reese D. Borlin hopes to eventually add “Park Ranger” to the list of titles he has earned so far. As a forestry major at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Reese focuses his studies on forest recreation and park management, often venturing outside the classroom.