Berlin Grad Earns Prestigious Academic Award

BERLIN, CT — The National Merit Scholarship Corp. July 14, announced nearly 800 additional winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by colleges and universities.

Among them was one from Berlin.

These new Merit Scholar designees join more than 2,900 other college-sponsored award recipients who were announced in June.

Chosen from Berlin recently was Berlin High School Class of 2025 graduate Andrew Feldman, who is attending the University of Alabama to study for a career in actuarial science.

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.

The number of winners named in each state is proportional to the state’s percentage of the nation’s graduating high school seniors.

For more information on the National Merit Scholar Program, click on this link.