<p>NMF $2500 scholarship were awarded sometime in late March. From my understanding, if the OP had designated a first-choice college to National Merit, AND that college generally gives scholarships to NMFs, then he/she would not have been eligible to receive a 2500 award. Policy states that no person can get more than one award - so, you can’t get a college award as well as a NM award. NM may have assumed that the OP would attend the first-choice college, and receive a national merit related scholarship from the college. Because of this, they may have excluded him/her from their own scholarship selections. By the time the OP sent in an updated college form in late April, the funds for most corporate and 2500 scholarships had probably already been allocated. At least, that would be my best guess, because it sounds like the OP had impressive scores, ECs, etc., that should have otherwise warranted selection.</p>