Today, National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced about 550 additional winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by colleges and universities.
Congratulations to Marshall B. Heiser, a graduate of Staples High School on being a National Merit Scholarship Winner!
These Merit Scholar designees join approximately 3,500 other college-sponsored award recipients who were announced in June.
"Officials of each sponsor college selected their scholarship winners from among the Finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program who will attend their institution. College-sponsored awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution financing the scholarship," says NMSC
According to NMSC, to become a Finalist, each Semifinalist had to complete a detailed scholarship application, which included writing an essay, describing leadership positions and contributions in school and community activities, showing an outstanding academic record, and being endorsed and recommended by a high school official. Semifinalists also had to take the SAT® and earn scores that confirmed their performance on the initial qualifying test. From the Semifinalist group, about 15,000 attained Finalist standing, and about half of the Finalists were chosen to receive National Merit Scholarships.