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April 18, 2018 - 15 Seniors Win National Merit Corporate-Sponsored Scholarships
On April 18, the National Merit® Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) released the names of the first group of winners in the 63rd annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Nationally, approximately 1,000 distinguished high school seniors have won corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards financed by nearly 200 corporations, company foundations and other business organizations. NMSC will name recipients of National Merit $2,500 Scholarships on May 9, and winners of college-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards on June 6 and July 16. By the conclusion of this year’s competition, about 7,500 academically gifted students will have won National Merit Scholarships worth more than $31 million.
Scholars were selected from students who advanced to the finalist level in the National Merit Scholarship competition and met criteria of their scholarship sponsors. Corporate sponsors provide National Merit Scholarships for finalists who are children of their employees, who are residents of communities the company serves or who plan to pursue college majors or careers the sponsor wishes to encourage.
Most of these awards are renewable for up to four years of college undergraduate study and provide annual stipends that range from $500 to $10,000 per year. Some provide a single payment between $2,500 and $5,000. Recipients can use their awards at any regionally accredited U.S. college or university of their choice.
Congratulations to These Scholarship Winners
- Aditya Arjun, Plano West Senior High School, probable career field, Computer Science, National Merit Jerry R. Junkins Memorial Scholarship
- Kevin Z. Bai, Plano West Senior High School, Probable career field: International Business, National Merit State Farm Companies Foundation Scholarship
- Andrew T. Chai, Plano West Senior High School, Probable career field: Computer Science, National Merit Pepsico Foundation Scholarship
- Ashwin S. Desai, Plano West Senior High School, Probable career field: Neuroscience, National Merit Jerry R. Junkins Memorial Scholarship
- Ritesh Gautam, Plano West Senior High School, Probable career field: Aerospace Engineering, National Merit Pepsico Foundation Scholarship
- Anuhya S. Kotta, Plano East Senior High School, Probable career field: Cardiology, National Merit Raytheon Scholarship
- Michael Y. Ma, Plano West Senior High School, Probable career field: Mathematics, National Merit Pepsico Foundation Scholarship
- Shyam P. Madhani, Plano East Senior High School, Probable career field: Public Policy (Education Reform), National Merit Jerry R. Junkins Memorial Scholarship
- Jade A. McAdams, Plano West Senior High School, Probable career field: Mechanical Engineering, National Merit Raytheon Scholarship
- Nikhil Ramaswamy, Plano West Senior High School, Probable career field: Business Administration, National Merit Jerry R. Junkins Memorial Scholarship
- Rithvik Ramesh, Plano East Senior High School, Probable career field: Electrical Engineering, National Merit Jerry R. Junkins Memorial Scholarship
- Akhil Saxena, Plano East Senior High School, Probable career field: Law, National Merit Jerry R. Junkins Memorial Scholarship
- Frances W. Wu, Plano West Senior High School, Probable career field: Law, National Merit Jerry R. Junkins Memorial Scholarship
- Carlyn J. Yang, Plano West Senior High School, Probable career field: Undecided, National Merit Jerry R. Junkins Memorial Scholarship
- Anish R. Yellaturu, Plano West Senior High School, Probable career field: Computer Science, National Merit Novartis Scholarship
About the National Merit® Scholarship Corporation
National Merit® Scholarship Corporation, a not-for-profit organization that operates without government assistance, was established in 1955 to conduct the National Merit Scholarship Program. The majority of National Merit Scholarships offered each year are underwritten by some 410 independent corporate and college sponsors that support NMSC’s efforts to honor the nation’s scholastically talented youth and encourage academic excellence at all levels of education.