DS17 was a NMF and got the $2500 for one year. He was not interested in the full ride or big scholarship colleges. He did not have a perfect SAT score, but all A’s in a very rigorous HS and many other achievements. His school had 6 NMFs and 4 Corp sponsored NMFs, all of whom did not choose to go the high scholarship colleges.
I did not realize it was such a big deal, until now I thought ‘most’ of the NMSFs make NMFs.