Each year, Merck Employees FCU names six scholarship recipients at its Annual Meeting. The program begins in January with a March deadline. This year's program saw nearly 200 applications from 13 states. All of the applicants were incredible students, community leaders, and athletes, making the decision extremely difficult.
The following six students were named the recipients of the 2026 Scholarship Program. We wish all the applicants luck in their higher education journeys.
Nicholas Cross (4th from right)
Furlong, PA
Boston College
Graham Heft (4th from left)
New York, NY
Dartmouth College
Surya Kamesh (3rd from left)
Elmwood Park, NJ
Undecided
Ella Brynn Kloby (2nd from left)
South Plainfield, NJ
Villanova University
Jernee Lin (2nd from right)
Plainsboro, NJ
Cornell University
David Makowka (3rd from right)
Wayne, NJ
Undecided
