National Merit Finalist Scholarship

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

Full tuition (up to 17 credit hours per semester), mandatory fees, and the cost of room and meal plan, renewable over four consecutive years.

Deadline

For the 2027 NMSC competition, report Oklahoma Christian as first choice to NMSC by May 31, 2027, the final NMSC receipt date. Earlier reporting before March 1 joins the first college referral group; Oklahoma Christian does not publish a separate earlier National Merit cutoff.

How to apply

Be a National Merit Finalist and select Oklahoma Christian as your first-choice university with NMSC.

What you'll need

• No separate application: you are considered when you apply for admission

Who can apply

Incoming high school National Merit Finalists naming Oklahoma Christian first choice. 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 National Merit section is under Additional Merit Scholarships, separate from the 2026-27 automatic academic-merit table. It currently lists full tuition up to 17 credits per semester, mandatory fees, room and meal plan for four consecutive years; renewal requires 3.0 cumulative OC GPA. NMSC's final 2027 first-choice receipt date is May 31, with initial college referrals for reports before March 1.