Henrico student earns National Merit Scholarship

The winners were selected from finalists in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program who are planning to attend college at the institution that is financing the scholarship. The awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution financing the scholarship.

Glen Allen resident Sophie E. Sands, a senior at the Collegiate School, received a National Merit University of Alabama Scholarship; Sands intends to study computer science there.

The college-sponsored winners are part of the total number of more than 6,870 students who will receive National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $26 million. Winners of the organization's corporate-sponsored awards were announced on April 24, and winners of the National Merit $2500 Scholarships were announced May 8. A fourth round of scholarships will be announced in July.

To qualify for the National Merit Scholarship, students must have taken the 2022 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test and must have an outstanding academic record. In addition, students must be endorsed and recommended by a high school official, and must have SAT or ACT scores that confirm their qualifying test performance.