The academic money as was copied from the NCAA site has to be given because the student met these criteria. Top 10% of the class, 1200+ Sat , 3.5GPA. If Academic money is given for less then these qualifications it counts aginst the 11.7 FOR THE FIRST YEAR ONLY same as need based financial aid.
Each school has their own criteria for theses as was told by TR they make it work. Go to the link and read it, it's long and wordy.
TR what I meant to say was UMaine considers Canada in state. I found that interesting. UMass also has a different tuition schedule for those living in MA vs New England vs the rest of us.