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National Merit Finalist / Benacquisto Scholarship (Out-of-State)
This prestigious scholarship is available to National Merit Finalists graduating with a standard high school diploma and who are awarded a National Merit, Corporate National Merit, or College-sponsored National Merit Scholarship. If you are a National Merit Finalist, you must list FSU as your first-choice institution by May 1. Florida State University's Out-of-State National Merit Award scholarship package has a total value of approximately $75,776 distributed across four years. It includes a 100 percent out-of-state tuition waiver, a $16,000, Vires scholarship, and a $2000 NMSC stipend (if college sponsored). All National Merit Finalists who apply to the Undergraduate research Opportunity Program (UROP) during the first year, which connects high-achieving students with distinguished research mentors to work as research assistants, will be guaranteed admission to UROP.
Annual Amount
Full Tuition
Automatic or Competitive
Competitive
Annual Amount
Full Tuition
Automatic or Competitive
Competitive
Annual Amount
Full Tuition
Automatic or Competitive
Competitive
Renewable
Stackable
Legacy
Full Tuition
Required Major
Application Required
Renewable
Stackable
Legacy
Full Tuition
Required Major
Application Required
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Graduate
Transfer
Freshman
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