Two Hopkinton Students Earn National Merit Scholarships

HOPKINTON, MA — Two Hopkinton High School seniors were among the 36 graduating seniors across Massachusetts who earned a scholarship sponsored by a university.

The two students are Matvey Ortyashov and Grace Q. Ye.

This week's scholarships are the third round handed out so far in 2020. The National Merit Scholarship Corp. announced 3,300 winners across the U.S. on Wednesday. Each student will get between $500 and $2,000. An additional round of college based scholarships will be announced in July, according to the NMSC.

Ortyashov plans on studying statistics. The scholarship was sponsored by Boston University.

Ye plans on studying computer science. The scholarship was sponsored by Tufts University.