NORTHEAST WISCONSIN – Three students from Manitowoc, Neenah and Oshkosh are among more than 2,500 winners of college-sponsored National Merit Scholarships announced June 3 by the National Merit Scholarship Corp.
Local scholarship winners
The recipients are Tor B. Seilheimer of Manitowoc Lincoln High School, Jack Edward DeMenter of Neenah High School and Aria Boehler of Oshkosh West High School.
Seilheimer plans to study music performance at Lawrence University in Appleton.
DeMenter plans to study electrical engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Boehler plans to study public policy at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota.
Scholarship details
Sponsor colleges selected winners from finalists in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program who plan to attend their institutions. Awards range from $500 to $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study.
Another group of scholars will be announced in July, bringing the total number of college-sponsored Merit Scholarship recipients in the 2026 competition to about 3,500. This year, 138 colleges and universities in 42 states and the District of Columbia are sponsoring awards.
About the program
College-sponsored winners are part of a group of about 6,700 seniors expected to receive National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $24 million for undergraduate study.
Students entered the 2026 competition by taking the 2024 PSAT/NMSQT. More than 16,000 semifinalists were named last fall, and more than 15,000 advanced to finalist standing.
The National Merit Scholarship Corp., founded in 1955, operates the program with support from corporate and college sponsors.
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