CMP Awards $250,000 In Scholarships For 2023-2024 School Year

For the 2023-2024 school year, the Civilian Marksmanship Program has awarded a total of 114 scholarships to competitive shooters deemed “scholar marksman.”

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posted on May 24, 2023
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Suman Sanghera of Great Falls, Va., was among the top applicants were chosen by the CMP Scholarship Committee this year, receiving a $20,000 scholarship
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The Civilian Marksmanship Program has presented 114 scholarships to outstanding junior marksmen through the CMP Scholarship Program for the 2023-2024 school year.

Along with a $30,000 contribution from the Garand Collectors Association, CMP awarded $220,000 in scholarships to remarkable young individuals from around the country, as well as four repeat $5,000 scholarships, the latter totaling $20,000 over the course of four years for each recipient.

The top applicants were chosen by the CMP Scholarship Committee.

Listed below are those earning the top four $20,000 scholarships.

  • Charles Bratton (Clover, S.C.)
  • Emma Lawrence (Shelbyville, Ky.)
  • Suman Sanghera (Great Falls, Va.)
  • Allison Zane (Pittsburgh, Pa.)

In total, CMP awarded 58 one-time $1,000 scholarships to students nationwide, along with 12 more to students local to Ohio and Alabama. Additionally, $3,000 scholarships went to the next top 20 students and $5,000 scholarships to the preceding 20 excelling students.

Receiving the $5,000 scholarships were:

  • Ella Allen (Nashville, Tenn.)
  • Emily Buck (Alabaster, Ala.)
  • Elijah Butler (Austin, Texas)
  • Katrina Demerle (Ross, Ohio)
  • Nathan Engman (Albertville, Minn.)
  • Dylan Gregory (Naperville, Ill.)
  • Madelyn Lee (Dawsonville, Ga.)
  • Maggie Mizelle (Sylacauga, Ala.)
  • Leah Mueller (Iola, Kan.)
  • Casia Steinhaus (Devils Lake, N.D.)
  • Ariana Sun (Honolulu, Hawaii)
  • Ryan Wee (Wake Forest, N.C.)
  • Isabella Baldwin (Nashville, Tenn.)
  • Reese Burnett (Pierre Part, La.)
  • Bremen Butler (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
  • Esther Moore (Bentonville, Ak.)
  • Julia Oubre (Acworth, Ga.)
  • Leo Veatch (Agate, Colo.)
  • Vincent Xu (Andover, Mass.)
  • Samantha Zermeno (Fort Mill, S.C.)

To review all the selected applicants, go to the CMP Scholarship Program page.

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