Woodbridge Student Awarded National Merit Scholarship

WOODBRIDGE, MA — A Woodbridge student has won a college-sponsored National Merit Scholarship award, according to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. The student is among about 3,800 across the country who have won college-sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards financed by 153 U.S. colleges and universities.

Melinda Lu, a senior at Amity Regional High School, won the National Merit Northeastern University Scholarship. Lu's probable career field is chemical engineering.

The winners were selected from students who advanced to the finalist level in the National Merit Scholarship competition. College sponsors provide National Merit Scholarships for finalists who plan to attend their institution.

The awards are between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study.

The final group of winners brings the number of 2023 National Merit Scholars to more than 7,140. These students will receive scholarships worth a total of nearly $28 million.