merit scholar
Top student awardee
A merit scholar is a student who has earned recognition or financial support based on academic achievement rather than financial need.
The term most commonly refers to recipients of the National Merit Scholarship in the United States, awarded through a competitive process involving standardized test scores: She was named a merit scholar in her senior year.
More broadly, it applies to any student receiving merit-based awards.
- valedictorianTop-ranked graduating student
- top of classHighest-ranked student academically
- honor rollAcademic achievement roster
- academicRelating to education or theory
- honorsRecognition for achievement
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- scholarship types
- achieversachiever, high achiever, overachiever, go-getter, striver
- academic ranksprofessor, lecturer, full professor, assistant professor, associate professor
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