3 Bridgewater Students Win National Merit Corporate Scholarships

BRIDGEWATER, NJ ? Three Bridgewater-Raritan High School students were named winners of the 2023 National Merit Corporate-Sponsored Merit Scholarship.

National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) released the names of the first group of winners on April 26, in the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

Around 840 high school seniors won corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards nationally financed by about 107 corporations, company foundations, and other business organizations.

Corporate sponsors provide National Merit Scholarships for finalists who are children of their employees, and residents of communities the company serves, or who plan to pursue college majors or careers the sponsor wishes to encourage.

Corporations provide annual stipends that range from $1,000 to $10,000 per year, for up to four years of undergraduate study. Some provide a single payment between $2,500 and $5,000.

Students can use the awards at any regionally accredited U.S. college or university of their choice.

Here are the winners from Bridgewater:

Andy Cheng

• Probable career field: Computer Engineering
• School: Bridgewater-Raritan Regional High School
• Scholarship: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Judy Y. Gao

• Probable career field: Medical Research
• School: Bridgewater-Raritan Regional High School
• Scholarship: Johnson & Johnson

Krish Singla

• Probable career field: Finance
• School: Bridgewater-Raritan Regional High School
• Scholarship: Pfizer Inc.

The judges looked at grades, the difficulty of courses, standardized test scores, contributions and leadership both in school and in the community, an essay, and a recommendation from a high school official.

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