And, he said, many colleges that offered their own merit scholarships did the same.

He won merit scholarships during the periods 1965-1967, 1967-1969, 1969-1971.

Financial aid at the school is based on need; no merit scholarships are awarded.

Tulane, which offered her a $16,000 merit scholarship, made the best offer.

An advocacy group says merit scholarships are stacked against girls.

These students achieve fully funded merit scholarship for 4 year degree program.

At many colleges, every admitted student is automatically considered for merit scholarships.

Some other colleges are also beginning to rethink the amount of merit scholarships they offer.

Greater than three-quarters of schools (77%) said that they offer merit scholarships for transfer students.

But are merit scholarships merely the domain of privileged students who may not need them?