The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced Wednesday that two Lake Washington School District (LWSD) students will receive National Merit College-Sponsored Scholarships: Jeffrey Cheng, Nikola Tesla STEM High School will receive the National Merit Vanderbilt University Scholarship.

Maggie Van Nortwick, Eastlake High School will receive National Merit Northeastern University Scholarship.

Officials of each sponsor college selected their scholarship winners from among Finalists in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program who plan to attend their institution. These awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution financing the scholarship.