<p>The official page on these scholarships gives the most precise criteria, and even then it’s rather vague:</p>
<p><a href=“https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/costs/merit.shtml[/url]”>https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/costs/merit.shtml</a></p>
<p>It also states that all you need to do in order to be considered is check off a box in the Common App, which is all I remember doing, but I still suggest contacting an official admissions rep to inquire about the form. I’m also pretty sure that I was notified of the scholarship via e-mail a few weeks after receiving my acceptance, so the two don’t necessarily go hand in hand.</p>