Rye Country Day Senior Awarded 2023 National Merit Scholarship

RYE, NY — Rye Country Day School senior Archer P. Pil is among the 10 Hudson Valley residents to receive National Merit scholarships in the third round of the 2023 awards.

The merit scholar winners announced Wednesday were among more than 3,000 winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by U.S. colleges and universities.

Officials of each sponsor college selected their scholarship winners from among the Finalists in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program who plan to attend their institution. These awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution financing the scholarship.

An additional group of Scholars will be announced in July, bringing the total number of college-sponsored Merit Scholarship recipients in the 2023 competition to more than 3,800.

They are a part of the distinguished group of more than 7,140 high school seniors who will receive National Merit Scholarships for college undergraduate study worth nearly $28 million. Earlier this spring, NMSC announced winners of corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards and National Merit $2500 Scholarships.

The local recipient in the first round of college-sponsored awards:

• Archer P. Pil of Purchase. Rye Country Day School. Probable career field: Finance. NATIONAL MERIT CARLETON COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP

SEE ALSO:

• 3 HV Seniors Named National Merit Scholars In 1st Round
• 30 Hudson Valley Seniors Win 2023 National Merit Scholarships