Merit Award - Body

Each year NSCS awards $1,000 scholarships to 50 outstanding new members across the country to help defray the costs of education. Merit Award recipients are selected based on how they exemplify the NSCS mission to “Honor and inspire academic excellence and engaged citizenship for a lifetime” on their campus throughout their undergraduate experience.

Eligibility
•Must have a resume in the NSCS ScholarJobs database
•Must be an NSCS member who joined between August 2 2008 and July 31 2009
•Must have a 3.4 G.P.A  
•Must be attending an accredited university

Important Dates
•Opening Date: February 9, 2009
•Closing Date: August  1, 2009
•Recommendations must be Postmarked by: July 31, 2009 (Recommendation received after the postmarked date will not be accepted, no exceptions)
•Recipient Announcement Date:  September 3, 2009

Instructions on how to apply
•If you don’t have a resume in NSCS’ ScholarJobs, please log in to your NSCS profile and create one
•Please log in to apply for scholarship below
•Ask for a letter of recommendation (preferably from a professor or supervisor) NSCS Recommendation Form

If you are chosen as a finalist
•You will be asked to submit your transcript to verify that you have 3.4 GPA
•You must be willing to be a speaker at a future NSCS chapter Meeting on your campus.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Merit Awards

Where can I get my letter of recommendation from?
•We ask that letter be submitted by anyone who knows you well and can attest to your character, leadership ability, commitment to community service, or academic achievement. This may include an employer, minister, neighbor or friend of the family. It cannot be your parents, guardians or other relatives.

Can I fax or e-mail my application?
•Due to the large number of applicants, we are unable to accept faxed or emailed applications

Application deadline: I missed the deadline. Can I still apply?
•Due to a large number of applicants, we are unable to accommodate any individual deadline extensions.

Recommendation deadline:
•My recommender sent in their recommendation letter late. Will it still be accepted?
•No.it is your responsibility to let the recommender know of the postmark deadlines. No exceptions will be granted.
•Your recommender can also fax the letter of recommendation with NSCS recommendation form, so far we have the signature of your recommender and a phone number we can contact them with.NSCS Fax # is 202.265.9200

Do I have to be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident in order to apply for NSCS scholarship
•No. NSCS scholarships are open to all legal residents of the United States.

What sort of Notification email will I receive?
•We will send an acknowledgement email stating that we received your application. Please allow two weeks for the acknowledgement email.
•We will also send an acknowledgement letter email when we receive your recommendation
•We will send an acknowledgement if you are not selected as a recipient

Is the $1,000 check made out to me or the school?
•The check is made out to you directly; however, we require that you submit a W9 form to NSCS

When will I get my check?
•If you are selected as a Merit Award recipient, your check will be presented to you during your Induction Convocation. Your induction date will be included in your congratulatory letter. <