Chancellor's Merit Scholarship (National Merit Finalists)
ListedCollege program
- Award
- Finalists who list Arkansas first: Chancellor's Merit Scholarship, $12,000 per year, with Honors College and priority benefits. Semifinalists are considered for the Chancellor's Scholarship ($10,000 per year) through the scholarship application.
- Timeline
- May 31, 2027NMSC's final first-choice receipt deadline is
- Nov 15Arkansas requires first-choice designation but does not publish an earlier dated 2027 cutoff on its National Merit page. The catalog requires a freshman scholarship application with an undated priority deadline
- How to apply
- Apply to Arkansas, upload your National Merit Finalist Certificate to the New Student Center, and confirm Arkansas as first choice with NMSC.
- Who can apply
- National Merit Finalists, and Semifinalists applying for the Chancellor's Scholarship, with at least a 3.75 GPA on the admissions National Merit page. Most university freshman awards permit U.S. citizens, lawful residents or foreign nationals permitted to study in the U.S. NMSC citizenship requirements apply to entrants attending high school outside the U.S.; individual award rules still apply.
- Good to know
- Admissions and scholarship-office pages list $12,000 annual Chancellor's Merit; the 2026–27 catalog instead says up to $10,000 plus NMSC and requires a freshman scholarship application. Confirm the current award and application route. Scholarship office renewal requires 2.75 GPA and 30 hours per year for four years, five for architecture. Nonresident Merit recipients also receive NRTA; Honors fellowships are separate and need an application.