In the spring, 30 Frisco ISD students were awarded National Merit $2,500 or corporate-sponsored scholarships. This summer, 36 more Frisco ISD students were named National Merit college-sponsored scholarship winners. The college-sponsored awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution the student will attend this fall.

This year’s National Merit Scholarship Program began in October 2023 when juniors took the Preliminary SAT (PSAT) as an initial screen for this honor. The PSAT is offered each fall to all 10th and 11th grade Frisco ISD students at no cost to them during the school day.

Below are the college-sponsored National Merit Scholarship winners, along with their intended universities and fields of study. Congratulations!

College-Sponsored Merit Scholarship Winners

• Prakriti Ashwin, Liberty - Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas

• Atifa Basha, Centennial - Medicine at the University of Texas at Dallas

• Sahil Bellam, Centennial - Neuroscience at the University of Texas at Dallas

• Mann Bellani, Wakeland - Computer Science at Texas A&M University 

• Heetal Binwani, Centennial - Astronomy at the University of Texas at Dallas

• Shreya Chhibber, Lone Star - Biology at the University of Texas at Dallas

• Eashan Chunduri, Heritage - Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University

• Akash Dasarraju, Centennial - Computer Science at the University of Texas at Dallas

• Namish Dixit, Centennial - Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University

• Jonathan Ebenezer, Centennial - Computer Science at the University of Texas at Dallas

• Veronica Ge, Liberty - Medicine at the University of Texas at Dallas

• Sattendra Gopinath, Reedy - Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University

• Vrinda Goswami, Lone Star - Finance at Texas A&M University

• Sumehra Hannan, Independence - Medicine at the University of Texas at Dallas

• Krish Jayanth, Liberty - Computer Science at Texas A&M University

• Samuel Knox, Frisco - Nuclear Engineering at Texas A&M University

• Srivibha Kolanupaka, Heritage - Forensics at the University of Texas at Dallas

• Sai Lingala, Frisco - Engineering at Texas A&M University

• Isaac Mantle, Lebanon Trail - Electrical Engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas

• Aarya Mehta, Liberty - Astronautics at Purdue University 

• Dhwani Mittal, Liberty - Mechanical Engineering (Automotive) at Texas A&M University

• Srija Nadakuditi, Reedy - Biochemistry at the University of Texas at Dallas

• Arpeet Nandi, Liberty - Computer Science at the University of Texas at Dallas

• Juliana Negre, Reedy - Undecided Major at Texas A&M University

• Keerthana Pari, Independence - Architecture at Texas A&M University

• Gaurang Pendyala, Reedy - Health Care at the University of Texas at Dallas

• Rian Prabhudesai, Independence - Computer Science at Texas A&M University

• Sai Suhas Pulivarthi, Independence - Medicine at the University of Texas at Dallas

• Karina Roberts, Lebanon Trail - Medicine at Vanderbilt University

• Cole Robinson, Emerson - Aerospace Engineering at Oklahoma State University 

• Anika Singh, Frisco - Medicine at the University of Texas at Dallas

• Avishi Singh, Liberty - Electrical Engineering at Texas A&M University

• Tanushri Talla, Liberty - Surgical Medicine at the University of Texas at Dallas

• Cayden Teng, Centennial - Chemistry at Southern Methodist University

• Vishwa Thakor, Reedy - Medicine at Texas Tech University

• Pranali Vora, Centennial - Health Care at Texas A&M University