Many students receive notification of a merit award with their admissions acceptance letter.
The amount of the merit award will be based on the strength of your academic and personal credentials and the belief that your attendance at GSIA would add to the diversity and enrich the professional achievement of the incoming class. You can fulfill this requirement by printing and mailing a signature page when you transmit your application or you can have a signature page mailed to you, which must be signed and mailed back to complete the application process. Carnegie Mellon University Grad Sch. of Indus. The SAR serves two purposes. Secondly, some students are selected for a process known as Verification .