<p>ASU at one time was actively soliciting NMF’s for bragging rights with very good scholarships ($15,000 in state and $25,000 out of state). In 2010, this year, they changed it to $11,000 in state and $17,000 out of state with the promise of need based component. They are not the most competitive anymore with University of Arizona still staying on the old scale and University of Alabama etc. giving better scholarships. So if you are out of state, U of Arizona may be a better bet than ASU.</p>
<p>The AIMS scholarships as I understand is only for in-state students and covers only the tuition and fees which is about $8000. It is based on the AIMS test and you need to meet the critieria. If you are in-state and qualify for NMF, then that is a better scholarship than AIMS. AIMS is also known as Regents High Honors.</p>
<p>[New</a> American University Scholarship – Regents High Honors Endorsement Scholarship (AIMS) | Arizona State University](<a href=“http://students.asu.edu/scholarships/aims]New”>http://students.asu.edu/scholarships/aims)</p>
<p>I am going to assume (and I do not have any data to support that) that the number of NMF’s at ASU will decrease as their scholarships have gone down. I think ASU made the assumption that the Barret Honors College will continue to draw NMF’s as the same level previously, even with lower aid and I would like to see some data that was indeed the case.</p>
<p>As far as how to apply, what are your PSAT scores and what state are you in. You need to first qualify for becoming a NMF and then someone could provide more advice on this forum on what the next steps are.</p>