<p>If you’re NMF and have UA as your school of first choice then you’ll get the UA National Scholars award. That comes from UA, and not from the National Merit folks so your notice from Honors is legit. </p>
<p>It’s $15K/yr for Arizona residents ($30K/yr for non-residents), and it includes an iPad 2 and a one-time $1500/yr award that you can use for study abroad at any time in your four years. It’s guaranteed for four years as long as you maintian a 3.0GPA and take 30 UA units per academic year. </p>
<p>So congrats on the award - it’s a pretty sweet deal!</p>