National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) released the names of the first group of winners in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Among the winners were three Livingston students, one from Livingston High School and two from Newark Academy.
LHS student Eric Gao received the National Merit ADP Henry Taub Memorial Scholarship. Gao is a senior who plans to study computer science.
Delilah Loncar, a Newark Academy student who plans to study law after graduation, was awarded the National Merit GAD Scholarship.
NewarkAcademy student Alexandra Chevance-Singh received the National Merit S&P Global Scholarship. Upon graduation, Chevance- Singh plans to study medical research.
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 $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.
