Framingham High School Senior Wins National Merit Scholarship

Framingham MA

27 April, 2022

8:58 AM

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FRAMINGHAM, MA - A Framingham High School senior was selected as part of the first group of winners in the 67th annual National Merit Scholarship Program, the not-for-profit organization announced Wednesday. Arnav D. Singh of Framingham won a National Merit Scholarship funded by AbbVie, a leading global biopharmaceutical company established in 2013. The award recognizes outstanding students who are the children of AbbVie employees in its U.S. divisions. Singh, who plans to study economics, was one of approximately 1,000 distinguished high school seniors have won corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards financed by about 136 corporations, company foundations, and other business organizations. Scholars were selected from students who advanced to the finalist level in the National Merit Scholarship competition and met criteria of their scholarship sponsors. Corporate sponsorsprovide National Merit Scholarships for finalists who are children of their employees, who areresidents of communities the company serves, or who plan to pursue college majors or careers thesponsor wishes to encourage. Most of these awards are renewable for up to four years of college undergraduate studyand provide annual stipends that range from $1,000 to $10,000 per year. Some provide a singlepayment between $2,500 and $5,000. Recipients can use their awards at any regionally accreditedU.S. college or university of their choice. This is the first announcement of National Merit Scholars in 2022 by National Merit ScholarshipCorporation. NMSC will name recipients of National Merit $2,500 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 academic champions will have wonNational Merit Scholarships worth approximately $28 million. Funding for these National Merit Scholarships is provided by corporate organizationsthat represent nearly all sectors of American industry. Sponsors from the business communityhave underwritten awards offered in all 67 competitions, expending or committing approximately$847 million to support the intellectual development of the nation's scholastically talented youth.