Four Bellevue residents have been awarded National Merit scholarship awards financed by about companies, foundations, and other business organizations.

The students were selected from students who advanced to the Finalist level in the National Merit

Scholarship competition and meet criteria of their scholarship sponsors. Corporate sponsors provide

National Merit Scholarships for children of their employees, residents of communities the company serves, or who plan to pursue college majors or careers the grantor wishes to encourage.

Local winners are:

Rebecca E. Kinchen, Lake Washington High School. Probable career field: Engineering. Boeing scholarship.

Anurag V. Mengle, Newport High School. Probable career field: Computer Science. Boeing scholarship.

Brian T. Reiser, Lakeside School. Probable career field: Undecided. Boeing scholarship.

Meera K. Shenoy, Newport High School. Probable career field: Medicine. Novartis scholarship. Novartis is a leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals and consumer health products.