Academic Merit Scholarships

Scholarship Consideration Deadline:
OCTOBER 31, 2008
(Funds available deadline: January 15, 2009)

By this date, UNF office of Admissions must have received the following application materials:

UNF Application

Application Fee

Transcripts

Test Scores

Scholarship Essay

Guaranteed to all National Merit Finalists, National Achievement Finalists, or National Hispanic Scholars
Includes priority registration throughout the duration of the scholarship.
No Essay Required!
Offered on a rolling basis
Award = $5000/year for up to 8 semesters

Offered to students with a minimum:
- 3.75 recalculated GPA
- 1260 SAT or 28 ACT
  (excluding writing sections)
No Essay Required!
Offered on a rolling basis up to deadline date.
Award = $2500/year for up to 8 semesters

Students must submit an essay by the scholarship deadline for consideration.
See below for details.
Minimum 3.5 recalculated GPA
Minimum 1200 SAT or 25 ACT (excluding writing sections)
If selected, award offers will be mailed in Spring, 2009.
Award = $2,000/year for up to 8 semesters

Students must submit an essay by the scholarship deadline for consideration.
See below for details.

Minimum 3.0 recalculated GPA

If selected, award offers will be mailed in Spring, 2009.

Award = $1,000/year for up to 8 semesters

Students must submit an essay by the scholarship deadline for consideration.
See below for details.

If selected, award offers will be mailed in Spring, 2009.

Award = $1,000 ($500 per semester for
1 year)

Please submit essay to your Regional Admissions Coordinator or the UNF Scholarship Coordinator by 1/15/09:

UNF Office of Admissions
1 UNF Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32224
904.620.5555
904.620.2299 (fax)
unfscholarships@unf.edu

Scholarship Essay Topics:
Please select one of the following topics for submission.
To be considered, essays should be typed and no longer than 1-2 pages.

If you could build a machine to do anything, what would your machine do?
If you could meet one influential person from the past or present, who would you meet and why?

	$12,000 ($3,000/ year x 4 years)	Requirements: Minimum 3.5 recalculated/core GPA; Minimum 26 ACT or 1200 SAT (not including writing section) Submit scholarship essay on topic listed above by January 16, 2009
	$8,000 ($2,000/year x 4 years)	Requirements: Minimum 3.0 recalculated/core GPA; Minimum 24 ACT or 1100 SAT (not including writing section) Preference given to US born students of northeast Florida Submit scholarship essay on topic listed above by January 16, 2009
	$16,000 ($4,000/year x 4 years)	Requirements: Minimum 3.6 recalculated/core GPA; Minimum 28 ACT or 1300 SAT (not including writing section) Submit scholarship essay on topic listed above by January 16, 2009
	$1,000 (non-renewable)	Requirements: Minimum 3.0 recalculated/core GPA Must be a FL-GA Blood Alliance volunteer or blood donor (2+) Preference is given to students majoring in Nursing Submit scholarship essay on topic listed above by January 16, 2009
	$16,000 ($4,000/year x 4 years)	Requirements: Minimum 3.6 recalculated/core GPA; Minimum 28 ACT or 1300 SAT (not including writing section) Must major in the College of Arts & Sciences Submit scholarship essay on topic listed above by January 16, 2009
	$8,000 ($2,000/ year x 4 years)	Requirements: Minimum 3.6 recalculated/core GPA; Minimum 28 ACT or 1300 SAT (not including writing section) Submit scholarship essay on topic listed above by January 16, 2009
	$16,000 ($4,000/ year x 4 years)	Requirements: Minimum 3.5 recalculated/core GPA National Merit or National Achievement Submit scholarship essay on topic listed above by January 16, 2009
	$16,000 ($4,000/year x 4 years)	Requirements: Minimum 3.6 recalculated/core GPA; Minimum 28 ACT or 1300 SAT (not including writing section) Must be eligible for Florida Bright Futures Submit scholarship essay on topic listed above by January 16, 2009
	$8,000 ($2,000/year x 4 year)	Requirements: Minimum 3.6 recalculated/core GPA; Minimum 28 ACT or 1300 SAT (not including writing section) Submit scholarship essay on topic listed above by January 16, 2009
	$3,000 (non-renewable)	Requirements: Minimum 3.5 recalculated/core GPA; Minimum 25 ACT or 1200 SAT (not including writing section Submit scholarship essay by October 31, 2009

For more information about UNF merit-based scholarships for freshmen, please e-mail the Admissions Scholarship Coordinator at unfscholarships@unf.edu.

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