2 More Jersey City Students Win National Merit Scholarships

JERSEY CITY, NJ — Each year, after testing, applications, and several rounds of culling, a limited number of high-achieving students in New Jersey win scholarships of up to $2,500 per year from the nonprofit National Merit Scholarship Foundation.

The scholarships, which are no-strings-attached for each of four years of college, come directly from the foundation, or a corporation, or sometimes the students' intended colleges.

On Monday, the Foundation announced a list of students in New Jersey who'd be winning scholarships from a specific college.

Two new scholarship awardees were announced who live in Jersey City.Latest Winners

Samarth Kiran, Jersey City

Probable career field: Medicine

High School: McNair Academic High School

College: Rutgers

"Rutgers, which traces its beginnings to 1766, is the state university of New Jersey, enrolling undergraduates at 13 colleges (suburban and urban settings of 110 to 8,200 students) in New Brunswick, Newark, and Camden. Most of the colleges are residential. They offer study in a large variety of arts and science fields and many professional areas, such as Engineering, Pharmacy, Nursing, Environmental Sciences, Agriculture, and Performing Arts. Graduate degrees are offered in numerous fields."

Jean Oh, Jersey City

Probable career field: Biomedical Engineering

High School: St. Peter's Prep

College: Boston University

"Boston University is a comprehensive, non-sectarian, coeducational, private research university. With over 34,000 students from more than 130 countries, 17 schools and colleges, and over 300 programs of study, the University comprises a remarkable range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs built on a strong foundation of the liberal arts and sciences."

See previous winners from Hudson County here.