Merit aid
Don’t miss a separate merit scholarship application.
At these 65 of 176 colleges, at least one merit scholarship requires an application outside the admission form, often with its own deadline. Applying for admission alone does not put you in consideration for these awards. 35 colleges publish three or more merit scholarship options.
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Showing all 65 colleges in 30 states
Alabama
1- Alabama State University
4 scholarships require separate applications; all renewable
Arizona
1- Northern Arizona University
1 scholarship requires a separate application
Arkansas
1- University of Arkansas
3 scholarships require separate applications; all renewable
California
5- California State University-Fullerton
1 scholarship requires a separate application; all renewable
- California State University-Long Beach
1 scholarship requires a separate application; all renewable
- California State University-Northridge
1 scholarship requires a separate application; all renewable
- San Diego State University
2 scholarships require separate applications
- San Francisco State University
1 scholarship requires a separate application; all renewable
Colorado
1- Colorado School of Mines
2 scholarships require separate applications; 4 options published in total; all renewable
Connecticut
1- University of Connecticut
2 scholarships require separate applications; all renewable
District of Columbia
1- George Washington University
4 scholarships require separate applications; 6 options published in total; 4 renewable
Florida
3- Eckerd College
1 scholarship requires a separate application; 2 options published in total; all renewable
- Florida State University
2 scholarships require separate applications; 4 options published in total; all renewable
- University of Florida
1 scholarship requires a separate application; 9 options published in total; all renewable
Georgia
4- Georgia State University
2 scholarships require separate applications; 3 options published in total; 2 renewable
- Kennesaw State University
1 scholarship requires a separate application
- University of Georgia
1 scholarship requires a separate application; all renewable
- University of North Georgia
1 scholarship requires a separate application; all renewable
Illinois
3- Augustana College
2 scholarships require separate applications; 4 options published in total; all renewable
- Eastern Illinois University
1 scholarship requires a separate application; 4 options published in total; all renewable
- University of Illinois Chicago
1 scholarship requires a separate application; 4 options published in total; 1 renewable
Indiana
1- Ball State University
2 scholarships require separate applications; 3 options published in total; 2 renewable
Kansas
1- Kansas State University
1 scholarship requires a separate application; 4 options published in total; all renewable
Louisiana
1- Tulane University of Louisiana
1 scholarship requires a separate application; 5 options published in total; all renewable
Massachusetts
3- Bentley University
1 scholarship requires a separate application; 2 options published in total; all renewable
- Emerson College
1 scholarship requires a separate application; 2 options published in total; 1 renewable
- Northeastern University
1 scholarship requires a separate application; 2 options published in total; 1 renewable
Michigan
2- Michigan Technological University
1 scholarship requires a separate application; 3 options published in total; all renewable
- Northern Michigan University
1 scholarship requires a separate application; 6 options published in total; 5 renewable
Mississippi
1- Jackson State University
2 scholarships require separate applications
Missouri
1- Washington University in St Louis
3 scholarships require separate applications
Nevada
1- University of Nevada-Reno
1 scholarship requires a separate application; 3 options published in total; all renewable
New Mexico
1- University of New Mexico-Main Campus
2 scholarships require separate applications; 5 options published in total; all renewable
New York
8- CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
2 scholarships require separate applications; all renewable
- CUNY Brooklyn College
1 scholarship requires a separate application; 2 options published in total
- CUNY City College
3 scholarships require separate applications; 2 renewable
- Hobart William Smith Colleges
1 scholarship requires a separate application; 2 options published in total; all renewable
- Rochester Institute of Technology
1 scholarship requires a separate application; 4 options published in total; 3 renewable
- St. John Fisher University
1 scholarship requires a separate application; 2 options published in total; 1 renewable
- St. John's University-New York
2 scholarships require separate applications; all renewable
- University at Buffalo
2 scholarships require separate applications; all renewable
North Carolina
5- Appalachian State University
2 scholarships require separate applications; 3 options published in total; 2 renewable
- Elon University
3 scholarships require separate applications; 5 options published in total; all renewable
- North Carolina A & T State University
3 scholarships require separate applications; 4 options published in total; 1 renewable
- North Carolina State University at Raleigh
1 scholarship requires a separate application; all renewable
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1 scholarship requires a separate application; 2 options published in total; all renewable
Ohio
3- Case Western Reserve University
1 scholarship requires a separate application; 2 options published in total; 1 renewable
- Kenyon College
2 scholarships require separate applications; 4 options published in total; 2 renewable
- Ohio University-Main Campus
4 scholarships require separate applications; 3 renewable
Oregon
1- University of Oregon
1 scholarship requires a separate application; 2 options published in total; all renewable
Pennsylvania
3- Dickinson College
2 scholarships require separate applications; 7 options published in total; all renewable
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
1 scholarship requires a separate application; 4 options published in total; all renewable
- Villanova University
1 scholarship requires a separate application; 2 options published in total; all renewable
South Carolina
2- Clemson University
1 scholarship requires a separate application; 3 options published in total; 2 renewable
- University of South Carolina-Columbia
3 scholarships require separate applications; 5 options published in total; 2 renewable
South Dakota
1- University of South Dakota
2 scholarships require separate applications; 3 options published in total; all renewable
Tennessee
2- Tennessee State University
2 scholarships require separate applications; 4 options published in total; all renewable
- Vanderbilt University
2 scholarships require separate applications; all renewable
Texas
5- Austin College
1 scholarship requires a separate application; 2 options published in total
- Rice University
1 scholarship requires a separate application; 2 options published in total
- Texas Christian University
1 scholarship requires a separate application; all renewable
- Trinity University
1 scholarship requires a separate application; 3 options published in total; 2 renewable
- University of Houston
2 scholarships require separate applications; 4 options published in total; all renewable
Virginia
1- James Madison University
1 scholarship requires a separate application; 3 options published in total; 1 renewable
Washington
1- University of Puget Sound
3 scholarships require separate applications; 4 options published in total; 3 renewable
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