The first round of scholars have been announced, awarding $2,500 or corporate-sponsored scholarships.
his year, Frisco ISD has been proud to celebrate 133 students named National Merit Semifinalists, and then Finalists, the highest number for a Texas school district.
Of that number, 30 students have been awarded National Merit $2,500 or corporate-sponsored scholarships by the National Merit Scholarship Corp. The District expects additional winners when the college-sponsored National Merit Scholarships are announced in the summer.
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.
National Merit Scholarship recipients are chosen from a pool of 15,000 National Merit Finalists, recognizing a combination of accomplishments, skills and potential for success in rigorous college studies.
Congratulations to these FISD student scholarship winners! Students listed include their career field plans.
$2,500 National Merit Scholarship Winners
Amogh Aryan, Liberty - Finance
Pranavanath Balamurali, Independence - Computer Engineering
Hrishi Chintakuntla, Heritage - Medicine
Neya Gupta, Reedy - Political Science
Christopher L. Horak, Lebanon Trail - Actuarial Science
Hrishi Kamireddy, Independence - Computer Science
Ashwika Katiyar, Centennial - Computer Science
Adit Khandelwal, Independence - Computer Engineering
Srisindhu Medukonduru, Independence - Health Care
Pavan Nathani, Centennial - Medicine
Nishita Nekkanti, Panther Creek - Law
Aarushi Poddar, Centennial - Medicine
Michelle Quan, Liberty - Quantitative Analysis
Aryan Rajpal, Reedy - Entrepreneurship
Rishub Kajal Rathod, Liberty - Neuroscience
Zeynep Damla Sahin, Lebanon Trail - Computer Science
Agniv Sarkar, Heritage - Computer Science
Rashi Sharma, Frisco - Computer Science
Colin Stack, Wakeland - Computer Science
Jenny Wang, Liberty - Chemistry
Corporate-Sponsored Merit Scholarship Winners
Eesha Bhatnagar, Lebanon Trail - Psychiatry
Jerry R. Junkins Memorial Scholarship
Anderson Do, Wakeland - Computer Science
National Merit Walgreen Co. Scholarship
Alexa Juneja, Lebanon Trail - Molecular Biology
National Merit Motorola Solutions Scholarship
Saketh Molunguri, Centennial - Electrical Engineering
United Services Automobile Association Scholarship
Shreya Raj, Reedy - Information Science
United Services Automobile Association Scholarship
Armaan Sharma, Independence - Computer Science
United Services Automobile Association Scholarship
Vivaan Sharma, Heritage - Chemical Engineering
National Merit Pepsico Foundation Scholarship
Aditya Singh, Lebanon Trail - Electrical Engineering
National Merit Schneider Electric North America Foundation Scholarship
Manshi Swain, Wakeland - Neuroscience
United Services Automobile Association Scholarship
Meenakshi Yellina, Wakeland - Business Administration
State Farm Companies Foundation Scholarship