Does the first-choice college decision effect one's competativness for the $2500??

Paying for College Financial Aid (Need-Based, Merit Aid, Loans)
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<p>Where are you seeing that UIUC offers 30 full-rides to NMFs? </p>

<p>[U&lt;/a&gt; of I Admissions: Scholarships for select freshmen in any academic discipline, based on academic excellence](<a href=“http://admissions.illinois.edu/cost/scholarships_alldisciplines.html]U”>Page Not Found, Illinois Undergraduate Admissions)</p>

<p>National Merit Award</p>

<p>Requirements: National Merit finalists who indicated the University of Illinois as their top choice</p>

<p>Amount: $500
Renewable: Yes – four years, provided the student maintains a 3.0 GPA</p>