Thirteen additional Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) students have been named winners of 2024 Merit Scholarship awards. They are part of a group of more than 2,900 National Merit Finalists chosen to receive scholarships financed by higher education institutions.
Winners of the scholarships from the GazetteLeader coverage area, with their probable career fields in parentheses, are:
Ryan Liu of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology (biology), National Merit University of Texas at Dallas Scholarship; Benjamin Rubin of Thomas Jefferson (mathematics), National Merit Washington and Lee University Scholarship; Austin Thomas of Thomas Jefferson (computer science), National Merit University of Maryland Scholarship; Anusha Das of Thomas Jefferson (bioengineering), National Merit University of Minnesota Scholarship; Ryan Yi of Thomas Jefferson (computer science), National Merit University of Maryland Scholarship.
Amelia Thomason of George C. Marshall High School (computer science), National Merit University of Maryland Scholarship; Jolie Wu of Langley High School (computer science), National Merit University of Maryland Scholarship; Sanjay Ranjith of Thomas Jefferson (engineering), National Merit Purdue University Scholarship; Brij Bhagat of Thomas Jefferson (mechanical engineering), National Merit University of Texas at Dallas Scholarship; Nathan Bass of McLean High School (law), National Merit University of Southern California Scholarship; Lawrence Yang of Thomas Jefferson (finance), National Merit University of Southern California Scholarship; Kieran Roundy of Madison (computer programming), National Merit University of Texas at Dallas Scholarship.