Resident Honors Program and full-tuition merit scholarship?

[Parent46]

<p>Is it possible to be accepted to the RHP and get one of the full-tuition merit scholarships?</p>

<p>I know RHP students get one-quarter tuition, but unfortunately that is not enough to make it affordable.</p>

[alamemom]

<p>Yes. RHP students are eligible for financial aid and merit scholarships. From the RHP FAQ [FAQ</a> > USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences](<a href=“http://dornsife.usc.edu/res-honors-faqs/]FAQ”>http://dornsife.usc.edu/res-honors-faqs/) :

…RHP students are eligible for merit scholarships and need-based financial aid…</p>

<p>What scholarship opportunities are available?</p>

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<p>All RHP students are awarded the Deans Scholarship, a substantial merit scholarship equal to one-quarter of tuition. Last year’s scholarship was worth approximately $10,930 per year. The Deans Scholarship is renewable for all four years at USC, as long as you maintain an acceptable GPA and carry a full course load. In addition, you will be eligible to compete and perhaps interview for other merit scholarships with all other entering freshmen (including the half-tuition Presidential Scholarship and the full-tuition Trustee Scholarship). Apply to RHP by December 1, 2012 to ensure your eligibility for these scholarships.

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[texaspg]

<p>I dont believe so. I remember looking into it and it said even if one has a qualified national merit score, they would only give the half tuition after the first year. They are not treating you as a freshman at all during the first year.</p>

<p>Nevermind - looks like they have since changed the verbage.</p>

[alamemom]

<p>^ The verbage has not changed. RHP have always been eligible for Trustee and the “regular” Presidential. They give the National Merit Presidential after the first year because the qualifying score can only be obtained during the junior year and the designation is not made until the following year. In other words, RHP students by definition cannot yet have been named NMF until their second year at USC. When they are named NMF they receive the scholarship.</p>