<p>^^Well, this is what I referred to but you are right the merit-based aid is probably very limited (and it says no separate application is needed for consideration):
[Duke</a> Financial Aid: Grants & Scholarships](<a href=“http://www.finaid.duke.edu/undergraduate/prospectives/aidtypes/grants.html#merit]Duke”>http://www.finaid.duke.edu/undergraduate/prospectives/aidtypes/grants.html#merit)</p>