Five students at the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts have been named 2026 National Merit Scholarship Finalists.
The National Merit Scholarship Corp. recently announced the names of the Finalists in the 71st annual National Merit Scholarship Program this spring. The students, all members of the Class of 2026, will have an opportunity to continue in the competition for 6,930 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $26 million that will be offered next spring.
The ASMSA seniors named Finalists are:
- Aarush Goyal of Bentonville;
- Tristan Henson of Maumelle;
- Anna Le of Fort Smith;
- Catherine Van Dorple of Cabot; and
- Kaiyan Yu of Benton.
To be considered for the National Merit Scholarship Program, students take the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test as a junior.
Merit Scholar designees are selected on the basis of their skills, accomplishments and potential for success in rigorous college studies. The National Merit Scholarship Corp. is a not-for-profit organization that operates without government assistance. It was established in 1955 specifically to conduct the annual National Merit Scholarship Program.
National Merit Scholarship winners will be announced in four batches in the spring and summer of 2026. Winners will receive scholarships sponsored by the National Merit Scholarship Program, national corporations and businesses, and colleges and universities across the nation.