{"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<div class=\"container my-4 my-sm-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"lead\">National Merit Scholarships are awarded to entering high school graduates by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/admissions\/undergraduate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Undergraduate Admissions<\/a> to recognize outstanding academic performance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalmerit.org\/s\/1758\/interior.aspx?sid=1758&amp;gid=2&amp;pgid=424\">National Merit<\/a> recipients who are Florida Residents and are receiving a UCF or Corporate Sponsored National Merit Scholarship will receive their award through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/types\/scholarships\/benacquisto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Benacquisto Scholarship Program<\/a> (formerly known as the Florida Incentive Scholarship Program or FIS) if it is available the year they begin UCF as a first-time in college student.<\/p>\n<p>Students need to be aware that those individuals receiving their award as offered from the UCF Undergraduate Admissions Office cannot exceed their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/cost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">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<section class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-scholarship-details mt-4\" data-section-link-title=\"Scholarship Details\" aria-label=\"Scholarship Details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Program Requirements<\/h2>\n<p>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<h3 class=\"h4 mt-4\">Required Hours<\/h3>\n<p>Students must enroll full-time (a minimum of 12 UCF 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<div class=\"alert alert-info\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\nIf a student does not meet the 12 UCF 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<h3 class=\"h4 mt-4\">Graduation Exception<\/h3>\n<p>An exception to the full-time enrollment requirement can be granted during a student&#8217;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<ul>\n<li>Student\u2019s name and UCFID<\/li>\n<li>Semester graduation is expected<\/li>\n<li>Name of course(s) needed for graduation<\/li>\n<li>Name of the undergraduate degree to be received<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If a student enrolls in less than six UCF hours during their graduating semester, the exception must be reviewed by the UCF Scholarship Committee. To submit the <strong>Graduation Memo<\/strong>, students should use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/forms\/document-file-upload\/\">Document and File Upload tool<\/a> and select the routing option: Graduation Memo.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"alert alert-warning\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\nStudents should submit their request at least two months prior to the beginning of their graduating semester for a decision to be rendered before the tuition payment deadline. Confirmation of Grad Memos will begin after the add\/drop\/swap period of each semester.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<h3 class=\"h4 mt-4\">Scholarship Deferment<\/h3>\n<p>Receiving student may request a deferment for the purpose of taking part in activities that would interrupt their required continuous enrollment at the 海角直播.<\/p>\n<p>A scholarship deferment request can hold the scholarship for a maximum of two semesters.<\/p>\n<p>Acceptable reasons to defer a scholarship include, but are not limited to: military service, documented medical conditions, internships\/Co-Ops, religious missions, etc. At the time of deferment, the student must be meeting the renewal criteria for the scholarship. A deferment will not be granted for attendance at any other higher education institution.<\/p>\n<p>Students seeking a deferment must complete a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ucf.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_3xC4eGYEYx44ZNQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">State Programs and Scholarships Appeal Form<\/a>\u00a0and submit a letter indicating the reason for the request, along with supporting documentation. The appeal must be submitted no later than two months prior to the start of the semester in which the deferment is being requested.<\/p>\n<p>Failure to obtain approval prior to departure from the university will result in cancellation of scholarship.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"h4 mt-4\">Enrollment<\/h3>\n<p>Students must enroll full-time (a minimum of 12 UCF credit hours) each fall and spring semester. If extenuating circumstances exist that prevent full-time enrollment, students may <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/resources\/scholarship-appeal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appeal to the UCF Scholarship Committee<\/a>. Appeals must be submitted prior to the semester in which the exception is being requested.<\/p>\n<p>Failure to obtain approval to enroll less than full-time will result in cancellation of scholarship.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mt-4\">Renewal Requirements<\/h2>\n<p>Academic progress is evaluated once per year after spring grades have been posted. In order to meet renewal requirements for the scholarship, students must meet the following each year:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Students must enroll in at least 12 credit hours in the fall and spring terms to receive this award.<\/li>\n<li>Students must complete 24 credit hours between the previous fall and spring terms. For Example: If a student was enrolled in 12 credit hours for the fall semester and earned 9 hours, the student would need to enroll in <strong>and<\/strong> successfully complete 15 hours in the spring semester to have earned 24 credit hours by the end of the evaluation period.<\/li>\n<li>Earned the required minimum UCF cumulative GPA by the end of each spring term. Summer grades earned after spring evaluation may not be used to meet the scholarship renewal requirements.<\/li>\n<li>Repeat Checking refers to how the 海角直播 treats classes that you have taken more than once. If you repeat a class, there are implications for your GPA and academic level (freshman, sophomore, etc). However, and normally, repeated classes do not result in additional credit counting towards the degree. For more information, see <a href=\"https:\/\/registrar.ucf.edu\/my-knight-audit\/#faq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">myKnight Audit FAQs<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n<p>For additional renewal information, please see the chart below:<\/p>\n<table class=\"table table-striped\">\n<caption class=\"sr-only\">National Merit Scholarship renewal requirements breakdown<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Minimum UCF Hours Required Per Term:<\/th>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Minimum GPA required at the end of each Spring (First semester of enrollment prior to Fall 2018):<\/th>\n<td>3.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Minimum GPA required at the end of each Spring (First semester of enrollment Fall 2018:<\/th>\n<td>3.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Dual\/Transient Hours Acceptable?<\/th>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Remedial Hours Acceptable?<\/th>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Satisfactory Academic Progress Required?<\/th>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Other Renewal Requirements?<\/th>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">FAFSA Required?<\/th>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Maximum Time Limit<\/th>\n<td>8 Semesters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"alert alert-info\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"mt-4\">The FAFSA is not required for the National Merit program, however, completing the FAFSA is advised for consideration of other financial resources.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more information about this special award program and merit scholarships, email the Scholars Program at <a href=\"mailto:scholarsprogram@ucf.edu\">scholarsprogram@ucf.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<section id=\"faq\" class=\"auto-section\" data-section-link-title=\"FAQs\">\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-faded mb-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2>National Merit Scholarship FAQs<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t<div class=\"ucf-faq-list ucf-faq-list-classic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"d-flex mb-4 flex-column\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/question\/i-have-the-national-merit-scholarship-what-are-the-requirements\/\" class=\"ucf-faq-question-link collapsed d-flex\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#post60282301471626\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-faq-collapse-icon-container mr-2 mr-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-faq-collapse-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"ucf-faq-question align-self-center mb-0 h5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI have the National Recognition Program, what are the requirements?\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-faq-topic-answer collapse ml-2 ml-md-3 mt-2\" id=\"post60282301471626\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card text-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a National Merit Scholarship recipient, you are required to complete at least 24 UCF credit hours and earn a UCF G.P.A. of at least a 3.2 at the end of the spring semester. Please note: National Achievement and National Recognition Program recipients are required to meet the same requirements as National Merit recipients.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"d-flex mb-4 flex-column\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/question\/how-are-national-merit-scholarship-awarded\/\" class=\"ucf-faq-question-link collapsed d-flex\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#post61452301471626\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-faq-collapse-icon-container mr-2 mr-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-faq-collapse-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"ucf-faq-question align-self-center mb-0 h5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow are National Merit Scholarship awarded?\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-faq-topic-answer collapse ml-2 ml-md-3 mt-2\" id=\"post61452301471626\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card text-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These scholarships are awarded to entering high school graduates by Undergraduate Admissions to recognize outstanding academic performance.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"d-flex mb-4 flex-column\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/question\/how-long-will-i-receive-the-national-merit-scholarship\/\" class=\"ucf-faq-question-link collapsed d-flex\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#post61532301471626\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-faq-collapse-icon-container mr-2 mr-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-faq-collapse-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"ucf-faq-question align-self-center mb-0 h5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow long will I receive the National Merit Scholarship?\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-faq-topic-answer collapse ml-2 ml-md-3 mt-2\" id=\"post61532301471626\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card text-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A maximum of 8 terms or until graduation, whichever is less. <\/p>\n<p>Students whose major requires 124 or more hours may receive a one-term extension. (Double majors and minors are not considered). A letter (on letterhead) from the department verifying the number of hours required for the degree must be submitted to the Office of Student Financial Assistance prior to the 9th term. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"d-flex mb-4 flex-column\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/question\/can-i-use-my-national-merit-scholarship-in-the-summer\/\" class=\"ucf-faq-question-link collapsed d-flex\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#post61422301471626\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-faq-collapse-icon-container mr-2 mr-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-faq-collapse-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"ucf-faq-question align-self-center mb-0 h5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCan I use my National Merit Scholarship in the summer?\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-faq-topic-answer collapse ml-2 ml-md-3 mt-2\" id=\"post61422301471626\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card text-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. The National Merit Scholarship is only available during the fall and spring terms.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"d-flex mb-4 flex-column\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/question\/if-i-need-to-take-time-off-from-my-studies-at-ucf-will-i-retain-the-national-merit-scholarship\/\" class=\"ucf-faq-question-link collapsed d-flex\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#post61442301471626\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-faq-collapse-icon-container mr-2 mr-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-faq-collapse-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"ucf-faq-question align-self-center mb-0 h5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIf I need to take time off from my studies at UCF, will I retain the National Merit Scholarship?\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-faq-topic-answer collapse ml-2 ml-md-3 mt-2\" id=\"post61442301471626\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card text-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"d-flex mb-4 flex-column\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/question\/what-happens-if-i-have-several-university-sponsored-sources-providing-funds-to-cover-the-cost-of-the-out-of-state-portion-of-my-tuition\/\" class=\"ucf-faq-question-link collapsed d-flex\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#post61112301471626\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-faq-collapse-icon-container mr-2 mr-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-faq-collapse-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"ucf-faq-question align-self-center mb-0 h5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat happens if I have several 海角直播 sponsored sources providing funds to cover the cost of the out of state portion of my tuition?\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-faq-topic-answer collapse ml-2 ml-md-3 mt-2\" id=\"post61112301471626\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card text-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Any combination of UCF-sponsored non-resident waiver awards will cover up to the waiver award amount or the non-resident fee amount, whichever is less.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"d-flex mb-4 flex-column\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/question\/i-am-an-out-of-state-student-how-does-my-scholarship-work-2\/\" class=\"ucf-faq-question-link collapsed d-flex\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#post61372301471626\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-faq-collapse-icon-container mr-2 mr-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-faq-collapse-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"ucf-faq-question align-self-center mb-0 h5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI am an out of state student, how does my scholarship work?\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-faq-topic-answer collapse ml-2 ml-md-3 mt-2\" id=\"post61372301471626\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card text-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As an out of state student your scholarship is comprised of two portions, a scholarship portion and a waiver portion. The scholarship portion of your award will serve for deferment purposes, and your waiver will be applied directly towards your tuition, but will not serve as a deferment. Only students who are enrolled full-time will receive the waiver.* The waiver will be applied the week after the add\/drop period has ended. <\/p>\n<p>*The only exception to the full-time enrollment requirement is granted to students during their graduating semester. Please refer to the Required Hours section on the Program Requirements page for additional information.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"d-flex mb-4 flex-column\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/question\/can-i-co-op-or-intern-and-remain-on-this-scholarship\/\" class=\"ucf-faq-question-link collapsed d-flex\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#post61912301471626\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-faq-collapse-icon-container mr-2 mr-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-faq-collapse-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"ucf-faq-question align-self-center mb-0 h5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCan I Co-op or intern and remain on this scholarship?\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-faq-topic-answer collapse ml-2 ml-md-3 mt-2\" id=\"post61912301471626\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card text-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes. If you want to Co-Op or intern, you must let us know in writing which term you plan to Co-Op or intern prior to that term. 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