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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.

65colleges in this directory
30states represented
35colleges with 3+ published options

College directory

Find where another application is required.

Open a college profile to see the awards, requirements, deadlines, and renewal terms we have for that school.

Showing all 65 colleges in 30 states

Alabama

1

Arizona

1

Arkansas

1

California

5

Colorado

1

Connecticut

1

District of Columbia

1

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

Illinois

3

Indiana

1

Kansas

1

Louisiana

1

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

Mississippi

1

Missouri

1

Nevada

1

New Mexico

1

New York

8

North Carolina

5

Ohio

3

Oregon

1
  • University of Oregon

    1 scholarship requires a separate application; 2 options published in total; all renewable

Pennsylvania

3

South Carolina

2

South Dakota

1

Tennessee

2

Texas

5

Virginia

1

Washington

1

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