LIVERMORE, CA — Two Granada High School students received college-sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards. The awards range between $500 and $2500, and are given by different college and universities to National Merit Scholarship finalists who plan to attend in the upcoming year.
Livermore was the only Tri-Valley city with recipients of college-sponsored National Merit Scholarships so far, though more will be announced in July.
In September, more than 16,000 semifinalists were selected on the basis of their PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test scores. To advance to the finalist round, semifinalists needed to have an outstanding academic record, be endorsed or recommended by a high school official, and earn SAT or ACT scores that confirm their qualifying test performance.
Below are the finalists’ names, schools, scholarship names, and probable career fields:
So far, four other Livermore students who won National Merit Scholarships. Three received awards sponsored by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation:
One was sponsored by the Battelle Memorial Institute:
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