2025 BrightBridge Scholarship Awards

Congratulations to the 19 recipients of BrightBridge's 2025 College Scholarship!

Scholarship recipients were selected from a competitive pool of over 700 applicants. They were selected based on their academic performance in high school, their commitment to both their school and their communities, and their essay describing how they define "success".

We awarded the 4th Annual Lisa Lewis Goodman Community Spirit Award: A $2,500 award to the student who dedicates themselves to performing good works in their community - both in school and out.

Three students received a James A. Burley Jr. Scholarship Award. The James A. Burley Jr. Scholarship was founded in 2007 by the former RTN Federal Credit Union. Burley Jr. was a passionate member of the credit union community and served on RTN’s board of directors for 39 years, 33 of which he served as the board chair.

This year's recipients:

Lisa Lewis Goodman Community Spirit Award

• Brady Lynde - Graduating senior from Lowell Catholic High School. Brady will be attending Northeastern University where he will be studying Data Science and Robotics. 

James A. Burley Jr. Scholarship

• Evan Cote - Graduating senior from Tyngsborough High School. Evan will be attending Brown University where he will be studying Linguistics. 
• Shaurya Patni - Graduating senior from the Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science. Shaurya will be attending Cornell University where he will be studying Biological Sciences.
• Luqmaan Shaikh - Graduating senior from Burlington High School. Luqmaan will be attending Tufts University where he will be studying Public Health. 

BrightBridge Scholarship

• Kate Conover - Graduating senior from Pentucket Regional Middle-High School. Kate will be attending Saint Anselm College where she will be studying Nursing.
• Ryan Delage - Graduating senior from Leicester High School. Ryan will be attending Worcester Polytechnic Institute where he will be studying Computer Engineering.
• Margaret Fitzgerald - Graduating senior from Algonquin Regional High School. Margaret will be attending American University in Washington D.C. where she will be studying International studies. 
• Aden Huang - Graduating senior from Winchester High School. Aden will be attending John Hopkins University where he will be studying Public Health. 
• Shea Larkee - Graduating senior from Norwood High School. Shea will be attending Cornell University where she will be studying Industrial and Labor Relations. 
• Victoria Liwanag - Graduating senior from Austin Preparatory School. Victoria will be attending Santa Clara University. 
• Abigail Lei - Graduating senior from Wachusett Regional High School. Abigail will be attending Smith College where she will be studying Computer Science and Geoscience.
• Benjamin Limperis - Graduating senior from Pinkerton Academy. Benjamin will be attending Boston College where he will be studying Finance. 
• Isabella Mazzocco - Graduating senior from Thayer Academy. Isabella will be attending the College of the Holy Cross. 
• Carmina Merrill - Graduating senior from Andover High School. Carmina will be attending Northeastern University where she will be studying Communications and Media studies.
• Ben Nguyen - Graduating senior from Norwell High School. Ben will be attending the University of Michigan Anne Arbor where he will be studying Nursing.
• Brandon Nguyen - Graduating senior from Manchester Memorial High School. Brandon will be attending Boston College where he will be studying Finance. 
• Derek Sun - Graduating senior from Wilmington High School. Derek will be attending Emory University where he will be studying Business with a concentration in Finance. 
• Amy Tan - Graduating senior from North Quincy High School. Amy will be attending Harvard University where she will be studying Government and Statistics.
• Elena Wisniewski - Graduating senior from Arlington High School. Elena will be attending Princeton University where she will be studying Geosciences.