All rights reserved. Dean L. B. Dietrick Freshman Merit Scholarship:A scholarship is awarded annually to an entering freshman on the basis of academic merit, leadership potential, and extracurricular activities in high school. Hover over the answer box to view more information. On Pratts NPC section of their website they ask you to enter your childs GPA as well as subjective evaluation of their portfolio (scale of 1-4) each time I enter different numbers I keep getting the message that she has qualified for a presidents scholarship of $15K. Again, there is no application process for these awards. "FV %H"Hr 