<p>AllrounderDad: NMSC professional staff give the awards, if you meet the criteria. YOu would have to have specified that criteria when the application was submitted. If you feel you qualify for that award, you may want to call up NMSC and make sure that you are in the running:</p>
<p>example of such awards: If you child had mentioned geological related subjects</p>
<p>Chevron Corporation–10 awards—8 awards for Finalists who are children of employees of the corporation and its affiliated companies; 2 awards for other Finalists planning to major in geological and earth sciences/geosciences, geological/geophysical or petroleum
engineering</p>
<p>Omron Foundation, Inc.–5 awards for Finalists with preference (1st) for those who are children of employees of Omron; (2nd) for those from Illinois or Michigan intending to major in electrical engineering, science, or mathematics.</p>