South Alabama Merit Scholarship (National Merit)

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

$2,000 per year, renewable for up to four years.

Deadline

Be admitted by the priority admission deadline and apply in JagSPOT before the scholarship deadline. The page shows fall 2026 dates (priority February 15, 2026).

How to apply

Be an NMSC Finalist admitted by the priority admission deadline, inform NMSC that South Alabama is your first choice, and complete the JagSPOT application.

Who can apply

National Merit Finalists admitted to South Alabama by its priority admission deadline and naming it first choice. NMSC citizenship requirements apply to entrants attending high school outside the U.S.; individual award rules still apply. Confirm any institution-specific visa or citizenship restriction for this award.

Good to know

Current freshman page still gives fall2026dates. Award can combine with Freshman Admission Scholarship up to aid limits. General institutional renewal requires full-time fall/spring enrollment, 30 USA credits annually and at least a 3.0 cumulative institutional GPA; summer funding is unavailable. Institutional awards are nonrefundable and unused funds do not roll forward.