National Merit Scholarship (Marquette-sponsored)
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- Award
- $3,000 annually for four years, additive to other Marquette scholarships. Corporate-sponsored National Merit awards below $3,000 are supplemented to that annual total.
- Deadline
- Name Marquette as first choice with NMSC by its final receipt deadline of May 31, 2027. Choices received before March 1, 2027 enter the first referral group.
- How to apply
- Be a National Merit Finalist and indicate Marquette as your first-choice school with NMSC.
- What you'll need
- No separate application: you are considered when you apply for admission
- Who can apply
- National Merit Finalists naming Marquette first choice who are admitted and enroll in an eligible degree program. Online degree programs are excluded. NMSC entry rules allow students attending high school in the United States, D.C. or U.S. territories without a universal citizenship requirement. Students attending high school abroad must meet the separate citizenship or permanent-residence requirements.
- Good to know
- The 2026–27 financial aid guide confirms the annual $3,000 corporate-award combination cap. Renewal follows National Merit requirements and satisfactory academic progress. The program page describes four-year awards and no separate college award deadline.