ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan has selected 1,131 top high school seniors from 284 schools throughout the state of Michigan to receive the Regents Merit Scholarship for “outstanding academic achievement, scholarly promise and potential contribution to the University community.”

Recipients were selected for the merit award, financial need is not a consideration, based on their grades, class ranking and test scores.

Students selected as Regents Merit Scholars will receive a $1,500 (non-renewable) scholarship when they enroll at the U-M in Ann Arbor in the fall of 2009. In addition, recognition certificates have been provided to the recipients’ high schools for presentation at spring awards convocations.