Elmhurst Student Awarded Corporate-Sponsored National Merit Scholarship

ELMHURST, IL — More than 1,000 high school seniors have won corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards financed by about 200 corporations, company foundations, and other business organizations. Among those seniors is York Community High School student Mateo Sanchez.

Sanchez is a resident of Elmhurst and received a scholarship from CBS. He plans a career in Engineering.

According to a release from National Merit, CBS Corporation is a mass media company with constituent parts that reach back to the beginnings of the broadcast industry, as well as newer businesses that shape the future of the media industry. Divisions include CBS, The CW, Showtime Networks, CBS Sports Network, CBS Radio, CBS Interactive, CBS Films and more.

Scholars were selected from students who advanced to the Finalist level in the National Merit Scholarship competition and met criteria of their scholarship sponsors. Corporate sponsors provide National Merit Scholarships for Finalists who are children of their employees, who are residents of communities the company serves, or who plan to pursue college majors or careers the sponsor wishes to encourage.

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation said most of these awards are renewable for up to four years of college undergraduate study and provide annual stipends that range from $500 to $10,000 per year. Some provide a single payment between $2,500 and $5,000. Recipients can use their awards at any regionally accredited U.S. college or university of their choice.

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