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Possibly. You must submit a Scholarship Appeal and letter stating the reason(s) that you need the time away from UCF. The appeal must be submitted prior to the term(s) that you plan to be away from UCF. The UCF Scholarship Committee will review your request and render a decision. If you leave UCF without asking for the time off, you will not be reinstated to the scholarship program upon your return. Extenuating circumstances are the exception.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[18,9],"class_list":["post-6144","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","tag-national-merit","tag-scholarships","topic-types-of-aid"],"yoast_head":"\nIf I need to take time off from my studies at UCF, will I retain the National Merit Scholarship?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Possibly. You must submit a Scholarship Appeal and letter stating the reason(s) that you need the time away from UCF. 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