UpdatedWed, Apr 21, 2021 at 7:04 am MT
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A total of 17 Arizona students have been named winners for the 2021 corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship Program. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
ARIZONA Arizona students have been named winners for the 2021 corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship Program.
The winners were announced on Wednesday and include approximately 1,000 high-school seniors from across the U.S. According to a press release from the National Merit Scholarship Program, the corporate scholarships are financed by about 140 corporations, company foundations and other business organizations.
The awards are renewable for up to four years of undergraduate study and students get a stipend that s anywhere between $1,000 - $10,000 each year. Some of the awards include a single payment between $2,500-$5,000.