Megha Sikka
2025 Scholar
Megha Sikka is a sophomore at Monroe Township High School, where she is pursuing a biomedical track of the Honors STEM Academy. Megha volunteers in the emergency room of Robert Wood Johnson Hospital answering patient distress call bells, restocking medical cabinets, or performing tasks that doctors and nurses request. She is the founder of Senior Smiles, a non-profit organization where teenage volunteers visit residents at a local nursing home. Her initiative was recognized on the CMHQ Global blog, an international organization that focuses on youth-led impact. She presented a research project on the heart at HCNJ Health Fair held and her efforts where recognized in the newspaper and on TV. She also teaches at Kumon and was in the STEM Talented and Gifted Program for eight years. She was one of the leaders of a breast cancer sale, a part of the New Jersey Science League, and volunteers at blood drives at her school. Megha aspires to one day become a surgeon.