Bolingbrook Student Awarded Corporate-Sponsored Merit Scholarship

BOLINGBROOK, IL — On Wednesday, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced 770 high school seniors who have won corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards.

This is the first group of winners in the 69th annual National Merit Scholarship program. The corporate-sponsored awards are financed by 94 corporations, company foundations and other business organizations, according to a release.

Bolingbrook resident and Neuqua Valley High School student Himesh Nasaka was awarded the National Merit Sony Electronics Inc. scholarship. Nasaka is planning to study electrical engineering, according to the news release.

Most of the 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, according to a release. Some awards provide a single payment between $2,500 and $5,000.

Scholars were selected from students who advanced to the finalist level in the competition. Corporate sponsors provide National Merit Scholarships for finalists who are children of their employees, who are residents of communities where the company serves, or who plan to pursue majors or careers the sponsor wants to encourage, according to a news release.