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Conestoga High Students Earn National Merit Scholarships
About 840 seniors were awarded National Merit Scholarships financed by 107 corporations, foundations and other business organizations.
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TREDYFFRIN/EASTTOWN, PA — The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently announced winners of its corporate-sponsored scholarships, and seven are Conestoga High School students.
About 840 high school seniors have won corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards financed by 107 corporations, foundations and other business organizations.
Among them are these Conestoga High School seniors:
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- Ina Han, Berwyn: AmerisourceBergen Corporation, Valley Forge. Plans to study biomedicine.
- Vivek Chelur, Chesterbrook: Novartis Group. Plans to study biology.
- Sarah M. Liang, Johnson and Johnson. Plans to study business.
- Ava C. Stienes, Malvern, Mary E. Beyerle Scholarship. Plans to study neuroscience.
- Isabella C. Rowe, Devon, Ametek, plans to study medicine
- Elizabeth Y. Wolters, Wayne, Johnson and Johnson. Plans to study engineering.
- Vincent Z. Yao, Malvern, Schneider Electronic North America Foundation. Plans to study consulting.
Scholars were selected from students who advanced to the Finalist level in the National Merit Scholarship competition and met the criteria of their scholarship sponsors.
Individuals are honored for exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies.
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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 $1,000 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.
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