Elmhurst Student Awarded Corporate-Sponsored 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 Elmhurst resident Anshul Shah.

Shah is a student at York Community High School and won a scholarship from Alliance Data. Shah has a probable career field in computer science.

According to National Merit, Alliance Data and its combined businesses is a leading provider of data-driven marketing and loyalty solutions serving large,consumer-based industries.

Scholars were selected from students who advanced to the Finalist level in the National Merit Scholarship competition and met criteria of their scholarship sponsors, according to the organization. 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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