* " Merit Clan ", The official host of all meritocratic political parties.

The Oscar statuette is officially named the Academy Award of Merit and is one of nine types of Academy Awards.

The formal ceremony at which the Awards of Merit are presented is one of the most prominent award ceremonies in the world, and is televised live in more than 100 countries annually.

Although there are seven other types of annual awards presented by the Academy ( the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, the Gordon E. Sawyer Award, the Scientific and Engineering Award, the Technical Achievement Award, the John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation, and the Student Academy Award ) plus two awards that are not presented annually ( the Special Achievement Award in the form of an Oscar statuette and the Honorary Award that may or may not be in the form of an Oscar statuette ), the best known one is the Academy Award of Merit more popularly known as the Oscar statuette.

The Legion of Merit is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.

The Legion of Merit ( Commander degree ) is one of only two United States military decorations to be issued as a neck order ( the other being the Medal of Honor ) and the only United States decoration which may be issued in award degrees ( much like an order of chivalry or certain Orders of Merit ).

The Legion of Merit is sixth in the order of precedence of U. S. Military awards and is worn after the Defense Superior Service Medal and before the Distinguished Flying Cross.

In contemporary use in the U. S. Armed Forces, the Legion of Merit is typically awarded to Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force general officers and colonels, and Navy and Coast Guard flag officers and captains occupying command or very senior staff positions in their respective services.

* When the Legion of Merit is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States it is awarded without reference to degree.

The reverse of the medal has the motto taken from the Great Seal of the United States, "" (" He Has Favored Our Undertakings ") and the date "" ( 1782 ) which is the date of America's first decoration, the Badge of Military Merit, now known as the Purple Heart.

The Presidential Medal of Freedom is similar in name to the Medal of Freedom established by President Harry S. Truman in 1945 to honor civilian service during World War II, but much closer in meaning and precedence to the Medal for Merit: the Presidential Medal of Freedom is currently the supreme civilian decoration in precedence, whereas the Medal of Freedom was inferior in precedence to the Medal for Merit ; the Medal of Freedom was awarded by any of three Cabinet secretaries, whereas the Medal for Merit was ( and the PMOF is ) awarded by the president.

The only important British honours over which the Prime Minister does not have control are the Orders of the Garter, Thistle, and Merit ; the Royal Victorian Order ; and the Venerable Order of Saint John, which are all within the " personal gift " of the Sovereign.

As of fall 2011, Florida ranked fourteenth among all institutions in the number of new National Merit Scholars enrolled.

Her achievements were recognized and honored with many prizes, including the NAACP's Spingarn Medal in 1939 ; University of Pennsylvania Glee Club Award of Merit in 1973 ; the United Nations Peace Prize, New York City's Handel Medallion, and the Congressional Gold Medal, all in 1977 ; Kennedy Center Honors in 1978 ; the George Peabody Medal in 1981 ; the National Medal of Arts in 1986 ; and a Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1991.

In June 2010, the National Science Board ( NSB ), the governing body for NSF and science advisers to both the legislative and executive branches, convened its Task Force on Merit Review to determine " how well the current Merit Review criteria used by the National Science Foundation ( NSF ) to evaluate all proposals were serving the agency.

* The highest of all German awards, the Great Cross of Merit.

It was Victoria's son, Edward VII, who eventually founded the Order of Merit on 26 June 1902 the date for which his coronation had been originally planned as a means to acknowledge " exceptionally meritorious service in Our Navy and Our Army, or who may have rendered exceptionally meritorious service towards the advancement of Art, Literature and Science "; all modern aspects of the order were established under his direction, including the division for military figures.

After 1931, when the Statute of Westminster came into being and the Dominions of the British Empire became independent states, equal in status to the UK, the Order of Merit remained an honour open to all the King's realms ; thus, as with the monarch who conferred it, the order ceased to be purely British.

A further review of the New Zealand Honours system in 1996 and 1997 resulted in the termination of awards of almost all British honours and the creation of a new five-level New Zealand Order of Merit to replace them.

Another pastiche, also inspired by " The Elements ", is the " Boy Scout Merit Badge Song ", listing all the merit badges that can be earned from the Boy Scouts of America.

He traveled throughout northern India proclaiming the Dharma and guiding all through his wisdom and understanding, and he was held in great regard by the four-fold assembly, who knew him as The Sun of Merit and Virtue.

Other pastiches of " The Major-General's song " in " The Elements " mode include the " Boy Scout Merit Badge Song ," which lists all the merit badges of the Boy Scouts of America and the 2012 webcomic xkcd pastiche " Every Major's Terrible ", which lists the faults associated with various undergraduate majors.

In 2005, she received the USO's Merit Award for service to all divisions of the United States Armed Forces and teamed up with Habitat for Humanity to record " Heart of America ", with Michael McDonald and Eric Benet which in turn helped raise over $ 90 million for victims of natural disasters to the Gulf Coast.

Refusing the baronetcy twice offered him by Queen Victoria, he was elected as an Academician to the Royal Academy in 1867 and accepted the Order of Merit in 1902, in his own words on behalf of all English artists.

The leading Europeans had all been competing in them for many years, but now their prize money counted towards the European Tour Order of Merit, which sometimes made a great deal of difference to the end-of-season rankings.

* The highest of all German awards, the Grand Cross of Merit.

He was Herbert Spencer lecturer at Oxford in 1927, and in 1930, amid congratulations from all over the country, the Order of Merit was conferred on him, the first to an Australian-born.

NMSC conducts two annual competitions for recognition and scholarships: the National Merit Scholarship Program, which is open to all students who meet entry requirements, and the National Achievement Scholarship Program ( est.

He also finished in the top ten on the Order of Merit every year from 1983 to 1991 and again in 1993, 1996, and 1997, making thirteen times in all.

Candidates for the Order of Culture are selected from the Persons of Cultural Merit by the Minister for Education, Science, Sports and Culture upon hearing views of all the members of the selection committee for the Persons of Cultural Merit.

The lieutenant governor, who is ex officio a member and the Chancellor of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit and remains a member following his or her departure from viceregal office, then makes all appointments into the fellowship's single grade of membership by letters patent bearing the viceroyal sign-manual and the Great Seal of the province ; thereafter, the new Members are entitled to use the post-nominal letters SOM and have their portrait added to the Athabasca Gallery at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building.

The main badge, called the Medal of Merit, consists of a gold roundel medallion, the obverse in enamel bearing at its centre the escutcheon of the arms of Prince Edward Island, all surrounded by a blue collar with the words MERIT • PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.

* Movimento Mérito e Sociedade ( Merit and Society Movement ), a minor political party in Portugal

Social Justice in the Liberal State is a book written by Bruce A. Ackerman, recipient of the French Order of Merit, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale, and the author of fifteen books that have had a broad influence in political philosophy, constitutional law, and public policy.

Several German military orders in both world wars had grades adorned with crossed swords, e. g. Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords ( mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern ), and so was the British Order of Merit when awarded for military achievements.

* The Brazilian Air Force ( Command of Aeronautics ) awards the Santos Dumont Medal of Merit to important personalities in the world of aviation.

1986 established Norman as one of, if not the best player in the world ; he topped the Australian Order of Merit for the fifth time and the PGA Tour money list for the first time.

His form fell away gradually in the new millennium, partly due to marriage problems, and his ranking slumped to 82nd in the world, but he came back strongly in 2005, winning a record eighth European Tour Order of Merit and returning to the top ten in the World Rankings.

He finished 98th in the Order of Merit and these results contributed to Ebdon being ranked world number 28 in March.

On November 24, 2003, the then Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo conferred on Pacquiao the Presidential Medal of Merit at the Ceremonial Hall of Malacañan Palace for his knockout victory over the best featherweight boxer of the world.

Klasse des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland " ( Federal Cross of Merit ) to David Geringas for his over all efforts as musician and German Cultural Ambassador to the world music scene.

Merit ranked 6th in the world by Track and Field News in 1989.

Most of their designs are for custom built yachts including world class racers, although they have designed some production models including the Catalina 42 and Merit 28.