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3 Edison Students Earn 2023 College-Sponsored Merit Scholarship

The student will be awarded between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study.

EDISON, NJ — Three Edison student earned the prestigious college-sponsored merit scholarship from the National Merit Scholarship Competition for 2023. The announcement was made recently the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC).

Here are the names of the students:

Sophia Pan

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  • Scholarship: National Merit Rutgers University Scholarship
  • Probable Career Field: Statistics
  • School: John P. Stevens High School

Bhavini Pandey

  • Scholarship: National Merit University of Maryland Scholarship
  • Probable Career Field: Computer Science
  • School: Edison Academy Magnet School

Krithikeshwaran Rajkumar

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  • Scholarship: National Merit Rutgers University Scholarship
  • Probable Career Field: Computer Science
  • School: John P. Stevens High School

These scholarships will provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study.

Yu is among more than 7,140 winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by U.S. colleges and universities, according to the NMSC.

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.

An additional group of Scholars will be announced in July.

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