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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
$500 part of full tuition
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The National Merit Scholarship is sponsored by three different entities. Scholarships are sponsored by National Merit, a corporation, or by a university. National Merit selects the scholarships they will be sponsoring, corporations select the scholarships they will be sponsoring and then a list is sent to each university listing everyone else who listed that school as their first-choice school. BYU evaluates the list and selects the students they want to sponsor.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
The National Merit pays full member tuition for 8 semesters. The $500 basic National Merit stipend is part of full tuition. Students do not receive an extra payment.
Eligibility
- If you are a National Merit finalist, have listed BYU as your first-choice school, and qualify to receive a multi-year scholarship, it is possible you would receive a BYU-sponsored National Merit Scholarship which pays full LDS tuition for eight semesters; however, it is not guaranteed.
- For a student to be selected as a recipient of a BYU-sponsored National Merit Scholarship, they must initially qualify for a Russell M. Nelson Scholarship or a Heritage Scholarship. If the student is a recipient of one of these two scholarships, is a National Merit finalist with BYU as the first-choice school and is not being sponsored by National Merit or by a corporation, BYU would then select them as a National Merit Scholar.
- If a student is being sponsored by National Merit or a corporation, they would not be eligible to receive a BYU-sponsored National Merit Scholarship.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United States
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
15 Dec 2025
To be considered for any scholarship offered through the Financial Aid Office, complete the ‘Period’ section and the first three sections (Personal, Essays, and Need). Additional sections of the application are for specific awards, and you will be considered for each one you complete.
You must apply for scholarships on or before posted deadlines, even if you have not yet been admitted to BYU. Scholarship applications are reviewed after admission decisions have been made. To be considered for scholarships after admission, you must apply by the Continuing Student deadline each year.
To receive full consideration for all scholarships you may be eligible for, you must complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and send it to BYU each year by January 20.