Providence Students Named National Merit Scholarship Winners

PROVIDENCE, RI — The National Merit Scholarship Corporation released the names of the first group of winners in the 67th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

NMSC will name recipients of National Merit $2500 Scholarships on May 11, and winners of college-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards on June 1 and July 11. By the conclusion of this year's competition, about 7,500 students will have won National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $30 million.

High school juniors entered the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which served as an initial screen of entrants. Less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors make the cut, and to become a finalist, students must submit a detailed application.

Most of the awards are renewable for up to four years of college undergraduate study, and provide annual stipends ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 per year. Some provide a single payment between $2,500 and $5,000. Recipients can use these awards at any regionally accredited college or university in the U.S.

Semifinalists needs to complete a number of requirements to be considered. These included a scholarship application with a written essay detailing extracurriculars, awards and leadership positions.

Of course, these students also had outstanding academic records, which came with endorsements and recommendations from a high school official.

In total, over 15,000 students met the requirements. Here are the ones from Providence:

• Abigial Klein, Classical High School, Tufts University Scholarship
• Casey B. Lambert, Moses Brown School, Tufts University Scholarship
• Kolby J. Vocke, Providence Country Day School, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Scholarship