RIDGEWOOD AND GLEN ROCK, NJ — Each fall, thousands of high-achieving students in both public and private high schools wait to see if they’re among the semifinalists who will compete for a college scholarship of $2,500 per year, no strings attached.
The students first qualify to be Commended Scholars through the non-profit National Merit Scholarship Foundation through their PSAT scores junior year.
Then, a pool of thousands of teens across the country is whittled down to semi-finalists, who must submit recommendations, grades, and other information to compete to be a finalist and win a monetary award from the foundation, through a school, or from a corporation.
On Wednesday, the National Merit Scholarship Foundation released a list of students in New Jersey who have won a scholarship directly from the organization. They had also released a list in late April of corporate winners.
Ridgewood and Glen Rock Finalists
The following students in Ridgewood and Glen Rock will receive $2,500-per-year college scholarships from the NMSF:
Glen Rock
Ridgewood
The following student has won a corporate scholarship:
Ridgewood
Last Sept. 11, the National Merit Scholarship Board released its list of 2025 semifinalists, including Bergen County students.
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