National Merit Scholarship Corporation

E131091

nonprofit organization scholarship organization

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation is a U.S. nonprofit organization that conducts academic competitions and awards scholarships to high-achieving high school students.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
National Merit Scholarship Program	6
National Merit Scholarship Corporation canonical	5
Corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarships	1
National Achievement Scholarship Program	1
National Merit Scholarships	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1157548 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Merit Scholarship Corporation
Context triple: [PSAT/NMSQT, coSponsoredBy, National Merit Scholarship Corporation]

A. College Board
The College Board is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization best known for administering standardized tests such as the SAT and Advanced Placement (AP) exams used in college admissions and credit.
B. United Negro College Fund
The United Negro College Fund is a philanthropic organization that provides scholarships and financial support to historically Black colleges and universities and their students in the United States.
C. KIPP Foundation
The KIPP Foundation is a nonprofit organization that supports and oversees the national network of KIPP public charter schools serving primarily underserved communities in the United States.
D. Menlo School
Menlo School is a prestigious independent college-preparatory school in Menlo Park, California, known for its rigorous academics and strong extracurricular programs.
E. Thurgood Marshall College Fund
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund is a nonprofit organization that supports and advocates for publicly supported historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and their students through scholarships, programs, and partnerships.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Merit Scholarship Corporation
Target entity description: The National Merit Scholarship Corporation is a U.S. nonprofit organization that conducts academic competitions and awards scholarships to high-achieving high school students.

A. College Board
The College Board is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization best known for administering standardized tests such as the SAT and Advanced Placement (AP) exams used in college admissions and credit.
B. United Negro College Fund
The United Negro College Fund is a philanthropic organization that provides scholarships and financial support to historically Black colleges and universities and their students in the United States.
C. KIPP Foundation
The KIPP Foundation is a nonprofit organization that supports and oversees the national network of KIPP public charter schools serving primarily underserved communities in the United States.
D. Menlo School
Menlo School is a prestigious independent college-preparatory school in Menlo Park, California, known for its rigorous academics and strong extracurricular programs.
E. Thurgood Marshall College Fund
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund is a nonprofit organization that supports and advocates for publicly supported historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and their students through scholarships, programs, and partnerships.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	nonprofit organization ⓘ scholarship organization ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	NMSC ⓘ
awards	College-sponsored Merit Scholarships ⓘ Corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarships ⓘ linked to: National Merit Scholarship Corporation National Merit $2500 Scholarships ⓘ National Merit Scholarships ⓘ linked to: National Merit Scholarship Corporation
awardsFrequency	annually ⓘ
collaboratesWith	College Board ⓘ
competition	National Achievement Scholarship Program ⓘ linked to: National Merit Scholarship Corporation National Hispanic Recognition Program ⓘ National Merit Scholarship Program ⓘ linked to: National Merit Scholarship Corporation
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
field	education ⓘ
focus	academic excellence ⓘ college scholarships ⓘ
foundedBy	Carnegie Corporation of New York ⓘ College Entrance Examination Board ⓘ linked to: College Board Ford Foundation ⓘ
fundingSource	colleges and universities ⓘ corporate sponsors ⓘ its own endowment ⓘ
hasScholarshipType	one-time scholarships ⓘ renewable scholarships ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
inception	1955 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
legalForm	nonprofit corporation ⓘ
mainOffice	Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
nonprofitStatus	501(c)(3) organization ⓘ
operatesIn	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
programStage	Commended Students ⓘ Finalists ⓘ Semifinalists ⓘ
programType	merit-based scholarship program ⓘ
purpose	to award scholarships to high-achieving high school students ⓘ to conduct academic competitions for recognition and scholarships ⓘ
regionServed	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
sector	education ⓘ
selectionBasedOn	PSAT/NMSQT scores ⓘ academic record ⓘ extracurricular achievements ⓘ recommendations ⓘ student essays ⓘ
targetDemographic	U.S. high school juniors ⓘ high school students ⓘ
usesTest	PSAT/NMSQT ⓘ
website	https://www.nationalmerit.org ⓘ

How these facts were elicited