Sudbury Student Earns National Merit Corporate Scholarship

SUDBURY, MA — A Sudbury student is one of 22 students from Massachusetts to earn a prestigious National Merit Scholarship Corporation scholarship sponsored by a corporation.

About 16,000 students in the U.S. earned spots as National Merit semifinalists after taking placement tests last spring. The top-scoring students will be able to submit an application to become a National Merit finalist. Typically, about 7,200 students become finalists, according to nonprofit.

Finalists are eligible for three types of scholarships: grants funded by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation itself; scholarships funded by local corporations; and scholarships funded by colleges and universities. The awards will be revealed between April and July 2023.

The scholarships revealed Wednesday are backed by a range of corporations, including Pfizer, Liberty Mutual, Specialty Materials, the Bristol-Meyers Squib Foundation, NVIDIA and Textron.

The corporate-backed scholarships provide either an annual stipend ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 or single payments between $2,500 and $5,000.

Here are the local corporate scholarship winners for 2023:

Nathan Tu, Acton, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School.
Probable career field: Computer science

Evan Y. Huang, Andover, Phillips Academy, Andover.
Probable career field: Applied Mathematics

Amelia Ruppel How, Arlington, Buckingham, Browne & Nichols
Probable career field: Materials Engineering

Mira E. Yu, Boston, Boston Latin School
Probable career field: Politics

Shane Lee, Carlisle, Concord-Carlisle Regional High School
Probable career field: Mathematics

Arnav Harve, Dover, Noble and Greenough School (Dedham)
Probable career field: Computer Science

Margaret M. Joyce, Hopkinton High School
Probable career field: Environmental Science

Ryan Zhiyuan Yue, Lexington High School
Probable career field: Biology

Anne Zhang, Lexington High School
Probable career field: Academia

Wanying Zhang, Lexington, Noble and Greenough School
Probable career field: Computer Science

Dylan J. Curran , Newton South High School
Probable career field: Mathematics

Justin R. Shaw, Newton, Roxbury Latin School
Probable career field: Science/Research

Madeline A. Jiang, Northborough, Algonquin Regional High School
Probable career field: Biochemistry

Dominique T. Dang, North Quincy High School
Probable career field: Computer Science

Rohan Das, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Academy of Math, Science At WPI (Worcester)
Probable career field: Engineering

Rena H. Wang, Sudbury, Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School
Probable career field: Biology

Leyad Zavriyev, Swampscott, St. John's Prep School (Danvers)
Probable career field: Biotechnology

Katherine G. Sopko, Waltham, The Rivers School (Weston)
Probable career field: Neurobiology

Odelia Y. Lu, Wayland High School
Probable career field: Applied Mathematics

Ishan Kundu, Wellesley High School
Probable career field: Finance

Elisabeth M. Hayduk, Wilmington High School
Probable career field: Undecided

Jihyun Kang, Winchester High School
Probable career field: Military Service