Merit Scholarships

entomom
Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:56:36 +0000

I know of some cases where universities will offer an applicant excellent merit aid to increase regional representation at their school and also to attract high achieving students from different parts of the country. I heard that some midwest and southern schools have done this.



There are a fair number of schools that do this for fr applicants, but it’s rare for transfers. In general, merit scholarships for transfers are fewer and for less money. See the merit aid thread in this sticky: