National Merit Finalist scholarship
UnconfirmedCollege program
This is a real program, but some details for the current cycle are not published or not yet confirmed. Check the official source before you plan around it.
- Award
- A competitive merit-based award for admitted National Merit Finalists; amount not stated on the page.
- Timeline
- Apr 9, 2026Fall 2026 cycle: priority deadline to designate Northeastern (for notice before May 1)
- Aug 1Designations after that and before remain eligible. Fall 2027 dates not yet posted.
- How to apply
- Be admitted to Northeastern and designate Northeastern University-Boston as your college choice with NMSC.
- What you'll need
- No separate application: you are considered when you apply for admission
- Who can apply
- Admitted National Merit Finalists must designate Northeastern University-Boston regardless of enrollment opportunity. The London double-degree program is excluded from the National Scholarship. A student holding both National Recognition and National Merit designations may receive only one National Scholarship. NMSC citizenship requirements apply to entrants attending high school outside the U.S.; individual award rules still apply.
- Good to know
- National Merit dates remain explicitly fall 2026. The scholarship amount is individualized and not stated publicly. Institutional merit is typically available for up to eight academic semesters with full-time enrollment, satisfactory academic progress and the requirements in the recipient's merit contract. The National Scholarship replaces other Northeastern merit awards and may change University Grant funds.