Seven Indian-American high school students are named National Merit Scholarship Corporation winners.  College-sponsored Merit Scholarship winners are a part of the distinguished group of about 7,600 high school seniors who will receive National Merit Scholarships for college undergraduate study.

All the National Merit Scholarship Corporation winners are graduating from the local public schools.

Ajith J. Mathew – Coronado High School.  Probable career field: Environmental Engineering. UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO SCHOLARSHIP

Abeerah N. Siddiqui – Ed W. Clark High School.  Probable career field: Ophthalmology. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SCHOLARSHIP

Ameya A. Singh – Ed W. Clark High School. Probable career field: Medicine. UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO SCHOLARSHIP

Eesha Nanduri – Ed W. Clark High School. Probable career field: Medicine. UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO SCHOLARSHIP 

Krishna N. Patel –  West Career and Technical Academy. Probable career field: Healthcare. UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO SCHOLARSHIP

Rishabh Saran – Ee W. Clark High School. Probable career field: Computer Science. VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP 

Meghana S. Veeramachaneni – Ed W. Clark High School. Probable career field: Medicine. UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO SCHOLARSHIP

National Merit Scholarships financed by U.S. colleges and universities selected their scholarship winners from among the finalists in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program who plan to attend their institution. These awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution financing the scholarship. This year, 167 higher education institutions are underwriting Merit Scholarship awards through the National Merit Scholarship Program. 

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