National Merit Semifinalist 2024 Illinois 2024. Compass has now confirmed all of the national merit semifinalist cutoffs for the class of 2024. The national merit scholarship corporation (nmsc) mailed certificates of merit to principals across the country, notifying them of the students who have advanced.

Every finalist will compete for one of 2,500 national merit $2500 scholarships that will be awarded on. High school students who take the preliminary sat/national merit scholarship qualifying test (psat/nmsqt ®) and meet other program requirements.