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Sudbury Student Earns National Merit Corporate Scholarship
Less than two dozen students from some elite Massachusetts high schools earned the National Merit corporate scholarships this spring.
SUDBURY, MA — A Sudbury student is one of 22 students from Massachusetts to earn a prestigious National Merit Scholarship Corporation scholarship sponsored by a corporation.
About 16,000 students in the U.S. earned spots as National Merit semifinalists after taking placement tests last spring. The top-scoring students will be able to submit an application to become a National Merit finalist. Typically, about 7,200 students become finalists, according to nonprofit.
Finalists are eligible for three types of scholarships: grants funded by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation itself; scholarships funded by local corporations; and scholarships funded by colleges and universities. The awards will be revealed between April and July 2023.
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The scholarships revealed Wednesday are backed by a range of corporations, including Pfizer, Liberty Mutual, Specialty Materials, the Bristol-Meyers Squib Foundation, NVIDIA and Textron.
The corporate-backed scholarships provide either an annual stipend ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 or single payments between $2,500 and $5,000.
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Here are the local corporate scholarship winners for 2023:
Nathan Tu, Acton, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School.
Probable career field: Computer science
Evan Y. Huang, Andover, Phillips Academy, Andover.
Probable career field: Applied Mathematics
Amelia Ruppel How, Arlington, Buckingham, Browne & Nichols
Probable career field: Materials Engineering
Mira E. Yu, Boston, Boston Latin School
Probable career field: Politics
Shane Lee, Carlisle, Concord-Carlisle Regional High School
Probable career field: Mathematics
Arnav Harve, Dover, Noble and Greenough School (Dedham)
Probable career field: Computer Science
Margaret M. Joyce, Hopkinton High School
Probable career field: Environmental Science
Ryan Zhiyuan Yue, Lexington High School
Probable career field: Biology
Anne Zhang, Lexington High School
Probable career field: Academia
Wanying Zhang, Lexington, Noble and Greenough School
Probable career field: Computer Science
Dylan J. Curran , Newton South High School
Probable career field: Mathematics
Justin R. Shaw, Newton, Roxbury Latin School
Probable career field: Science/Research
Madeline A. Jiang, Northborough, Algonquin Regional High School
Probable career field: Biochemistry
Dominique T. Dang, North Quincy High School
Probable career field: Computer Science
Rohan Das, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Academy of Math, Science At WPI (Worcester)
Probable career field: Engineering
Rena H. Wang, Sudbury, Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School
Probable career field: Biology
Leyad Zavriyev, Swampscott, St. John's Prep School (Danvers)
Probable career field: Biotechnology
Katherine G. Sopko, Waltham, The Rivers School (Weston)
Probable career field: Neurobiology
Odelia Y. Lu, Wayland High School
Probable career field: Applied Mathematics
Ishan Kundu, Wellesley High School
Probable career field: Finance
Elisabeth M. Hayduk, Wilmington High School
Probable career field: Undecided
Jihyun Kang, Winchester High School
Probable career field: Military Service
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