AT&T Foundation STEM Award

Funded by the AT&T Foundation, the purpose of this award is to improve the retention and completion rates of students majoring in a STEM-related program that will impact the computer technology, advanced manufacturing, and energy industries.  Twenty-five $1,000 scholarships are available for the fall 2022 semester.

Eligibility

• Must be a resident of Pennsylvania.
• Must be a full-time student at one of the 14 State System universities.
• Must be pursuing a degree in a STEM-related major with the intention of working in the computer technology, advanced manufacturing, or telecommunications/media/technology-related industries.
• Must be a junior or senior who has earned more than 60 college credits with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Must have demonstrated financial need based on the need analysis from FAFSA.

• First preference for high-impact internships (you will be contacted by AT&T)
• First preference for interviewing for career openings

Dr. Lou Bohl-Fabian Memorial Fund

• Providing travel expenses for a student to present a paper 
• Funding for a project
• Funding special research
• Sponsoring a special program
• Attending conferences

Dr. Peter H. Garland Endowed Scholarship

• completed 60 or more credits
• demonstrated academic excellence with a GPA of 3.0 or higher
• demonstrated financial need

Eileen D. Showers Secondary Education Scholarship

• Full-time student majoring in secondary education
• Must have completed 30 or more credits
• Demonstrated academic excellence with a GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Demonstrated financial need
• Preference may be given to applicants aspiring to be an English teacher

• Two  $1,000 scholarships will be awarded for the Fall 2022 semester

• Complete the Eileen Showers scholarship application by June 1, 2022.
• Write a 4-5 sentence paragraph explaining why you want to be a secondary education teacher.  

Fitz Dixon Memorial Scholarship

Founded by the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculty (APSCUF), the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, the PA State System Foundation, and Dixon family members, this scholarship honors the memory of the late F. Eugene “Fitz” Dixon, Jr. Mr. Dixon was a highly respected civic leader, sportsman, and a founding member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Board of Governors.

The purpose of this scholarship is to provide financial assistance to students that attend one of the 14 State System universities. Applicants for this scholarship must demonstrate academic excellence, voluntary service within the community at home and at their university, and financial needs as determined by their FAFSA applications. Two $500 scholarships are available for the fall semester. 

• Undergraduate students must have passed 45 credits at a state system university with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

• Graduate students must have passed 9 credits at a state system university with a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

All applications are due by June 1, 2022

• Must be a full-time junior in good standing at one of the 14 State System universities. 
• Must be pursuing a degree in nursing. 
• Must have earned 60 credits or more with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.  

• Complete Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education Foundation Scholarship Application.
• Complete the Geisinger Scholarship application by June 1, 2022.

• Music
• Theater
• Fine Arts
• Dance and Pre-Architecture

• Applicant must be a full-time junior or senior majoring in visual or performing arts.
• Applicants must have earned 60 or more credits with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
   

• Complete the Harry and Lorraine Ausprich Endowed Scholarship application.
• Include a 150-300 word essay explaining why you think you are deserving of this scholarship.
• Submit two email addresses from professors for the PASSHE Foundation to request Letters of Recommendation.

HE&R Hospitality Scholarship

HE&R is providing five (5) state system students, who are pursuing a degree that benefits the hospitality industry, such as hospitality, marketing, human resources, information technology, or criminal justice, with a $1,000 scholarship. The students will receive $1,000 be used for tuition and fees for the fall semester. This one-time scholarship award is available to students who meet the eligibility requirements as well as the student requirements.

Eligibility

• Be a full-time student at one of the 14 Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Universities
• Be a resident of Pennsylvania
• Have a major in hospitality, marketing, human resources, information technology, criminal justice, or any other program which would benefit the hospitality industry
• Earned and passed a minimum of 30 college credits or a maximum of 90 credits
• Show academic promise by upholding a 3.0 GPA or better

• First preference for high-impact internships (you will be contacted by HE&R)
• First preference for interviewing for career openings

Highmark Healthcare Scholarship for Rising Juniors

This scholarship is generously funded by Highmark to help address the ever-growing need for trained healthcare professionals to meet the demands of the Commonwealth and beyond.

Eligibility

• Must be a resident of Pennsylvania and enrolled as a full-time student at one of the 14 State System universities. 
• Must be pursuing a degree in Clinical Healthcare, Communications, Computer Science, Allied Health, Therapy and Rehabilitation, Healthcare Administration, Information Technology, Physical Science, and Public Health.
• Must be a rising junior for the Fall 2022 semester who has earned 60 credits with a GPA of 3.0 or greater.
• Must demonstrate financial need as determined by FAFSA. 

Number of Awards and Amount Awarded

• One Hundred (100) scholarships will be awarded. 
• This scholarship is a two-year award in the amount of $1,000 per year.
• Recipients will receive $1,000 for the Fall 2022 semester and $1,000 for the Fall 2023 semester as long as eligibility requirements are maintained.

Student Requirements

• Complete the Highmark Healthcare Scholarship for Rising Juniors application by June 1, 2022.
• Include a transcript

M&T Bank Scholarship

M&T Bank is generously funding fifteen (15) $1,000 scholarships ($500 per semester) that will be awarded to students enrolled at the 14 Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education universities who demonstrate financial need based on standard need analysis from the FAFSA application and who reside in the specified central PA counties.

Eligibility

• Must reside in Cumberland, Dauphin, or Franklin county
• Enrolled as a full-time student
• Incoming freshmen must be in the top 25% of his/her graduating class and current State System students must have a GPA of 3.0. 
• Five of the fifteen scholarships are available for Allegheny, Butler, Armstrong, Beaver, Fayette, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties

M&T Bank Scholarship

M&T Bank is generously funding fifteen (15) $1,000 scholarships ($500 per semester) that will be awarded to students enrolled at the 14 Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education universities who demonstrate financial need based on standard need analysis from the FAFSA application and who reside in the specified central PA counties.

Eligibility

• Must reside in Cumberland, Dauphin, or Franklin county
• Enrolled as a full-time student
• Incoming freshmen must be in the top 25% of his/her graduating class and current State System students must have a GPA of 3.0. 
• Five of the fifteen scholarships are available for Allegheny, Butler, Armstrong, Beaver, Fayette, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties

Guido M. Pichini Endowed Scholarship

Generously funded by Guido M. Pichini, this endowed scholarship was founded to provide scholarships to students at the 14 State System universities. One $800 scholarship is available for the fall semester. 

Mr. Pichini served as chair of the PA State System of Higher Education Board of Governors from 2011 to 2016. The System's fourth Board chair in 28 years, Mr. Pichini is the first to have graduated from one of the 14 State System universities, Kutztown University. He is a second-generation American, and education has always played an important role in his family.

Eligibility

• Applicants must be full-time undergraduate students in good standing at one of the 14 State System universities.
• Demonstrate financial need based on standard need analysis from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
• GPA of at least 3.2.
• Demonstrated leadership aspirations at the university or in the community.

PPL Community Scholarship Award

PPL Community Scholarship Award program will serve student residents of PPL's 29 county service areas. The goal of the PPL Community Scholarship Program is to provide bridge /emergency financial aid to needy students from PPL's service area in order to 1) address financial need), 2) support student retention and degree completion, and 3) enhance workforce readiness in the energy industry.

Eligibility

• Must be a full-time student who has earned 60 or more credits.
• Must reside in one of the following PA counties (PPL's service area): Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Clinton, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Pike, Schuylkill, Snyder, Susquehanna, Union, Wayne, Wyoming or York.
• Must show academic promise - GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• One thousand dollars (or less) of unmet financial need based on the outstanding balance on a student's account after all sources of income
• Must be majoring in energy and related fields such as STEM and Business Management

Number of Awards and Amount Awarded

• Funding is “last dollar”, i.e. the amount to close the gap between total costs and the student’s available funds and will not exceed $1,000.  The PASSHE Foundation verify financial needs with university financial aid officers. 

PSECU Credit Union Scholarship for Rising Juniors and Seniors

Funded by PSECU the purpose of this scholarship is to promote persistence and completion for students majoring in a program that impacts the credit union industry.  Twenty $1,000 scholarships are available for the fall semester. 

Eligibility

• Must be a full-time student at one of the 14 State System universities with a major in finance, business, communications, marketing, human resources, information technology, or criminal justice.
• Must be a rising junior or senior and complete 60 credits or more at the time of application.
• Must be a resident of Pennsylvania.
• Must show academic promise with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Must demonstrate financial need as determined by FAFSA.

PSECU International Education Scholarship

The Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union (PSECU) started this scholarship to provide funding for State System students to participate in international educational experiences to help them explore cultures, life experiences and world views different from their own.

Eligibility

Eligible candidates must meet the following criteria at their home institution at the time of study abroad departure: 

• Applicant must be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student at a State System university
• Must be a Pell Grant or PHEAA qualified
• Must be a resident of Pennsylvania
• Must be participating in an institutionally approved overseas program
• Must be in good academic and judicial standing
• Preference will be given to students who have no overseas experience
• Length of stay will be considered when awarding funding

PSECU Credit Union Industry Scholarship for CCP Students Transferring to PASSHE Schools

Funded by the Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union (PSECU), the purpose of this scholarship is to provide funding for students who transfer from the Community College of Philadelphia (after earning an AA, AS, or AAS Degree) into Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education @ Center City to earn his/her first baccalaureate degree. Five scholarships in the amount of $500 are available for the fall semester. 

Eligibility

• Must have earned an AA, AS, or AAS degree from the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP)
• Must be a CCP transfer student in good standing at Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education @ Center City pursuing first-time baccalaureate degree
• Must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Must have demonstrated financial need.

Supporting Student Success Scholarship

The Supporting Student Success Scholarship will help provide students enrolled in a State System university with bridge/financial aid to:

• Support student success.
• Improve student persistence and degree completion.

Scholarship awards will not exceed $1,000 and are limited to the funding needed to close the gap between the student's available resources and the total annual costs of tuition, fees, and room and board. 

Eligibility Requirements

• Enrolled as a full-time student for Fall at one of the 14 State System universities
• Pursuing an undergraduate degree
• A resident of Pennsylvania (determined by permanent or home address)
• In good academic standing with the university 
• One thousand dollars (or less) of unmet financial need which should be based on the outstanding balance on a student's account after applying all sources of income

• First preference is given to The Giant Company team members and their dependents
• Must be enrolled as a full-time student at one of the 14 State System universities
• Must be pursuing a degree in a business program or any other program which could benefit the retail grocery industry
• Must be a rising junior who has earned 60 credits with a GPA of 3.0 or greater

Qudio and Anna Pichini Merit Scholarship

This scholarship was founded by Guido and Susan Pichini in memory of Mr. Pichini's parents – Quido and Anna Pichini. Mr. Pichini served as chair of the Pennsylvania State System Board of Governors from 2011 to 2016.

Eligibility

• Applicant must be a full-time student at a State System university or an incoming freshman, enrolled as a full-time student. 
• Applicant must have a GPA of 3.5 or better.
• Applicant must participate in voluntary service at his/her university, high school, or community. 

• Must be a full-time student in Pennsylvania
• STEM-H major -- first preference will be given to students majoring in cyber security, software development engineering, data analytics, project management, and IT Service Management with the intention of working in the global information technology industry
• Earned 60 college credits
• Must show academic promise -- GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Must demonstrate financial need as determined by FAFSA

UPMC Pinnacle Health Care Industry Scholarship for Rising Juniors and Seniors

Funded by UPMC Pinnacle, this scholarship was established to provide financial assistance to rising juniors and seniors who are pursuing a degree in a field to benefit the health care industry.

Eligibility

• Must be a full-time junior or senior at one of the 14 State System universities.
• Must have graduated from a high school located within 30 miles of UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg Hospital at 111 South Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101.
• Must be pursuing a degree in a field that benefits the health care industry including, but not limited to: allied health, nursing, health science, biology, pre-medicine, pre-physician assistant, marketing, information technology, or human resources.
• Must have earned 60 credits or more with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

Wells Fargo Scholarship for Academic Excellence

In its ongoing efforts to support the communities where it lives and works, Wells Fargo founded the Wells Fargo Endowed Scholarship for Academic Excellence to provide financial assistance to incoming freshmen at State System universities who have achieved academic excellence in high school. This scholarship is a full-year, one-time award for $500 per semester.

Eligibility

• Applicant must reside in one of the following PA counties:  Allegheny, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, Pike, and York.
• Applicant must be enrolled as a full-time student at a State System university.
• Applicant must demonstrate financial need as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. 
• Applicant must have demonstrated academic excellence in high school – top 25% of graduating class and a GPA of 3.2 or higher. 

William D. Greenlee Scholarship

The William D. Greenlee Scholarship was founded by Greenlee Partners to honor William (Bill) Greenlee, founder of the firm. Mr. Greenlee had more than 45 years of experience in government, public relations, and journalism. Early in his career, he worked as a print, radio, and TV reporter which led to his involvement in politics and government.

In 1980 he founded Greenlee Associates, prominent lobbying and business strategies firm with offices in Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. In 2000, the firm’s name was changed to Greenlee Partners.

Among his numerous accomplishments throughout his vast and elaborate career, Mr. Greenlee was most proud of his service to the community through a number of local charities including serving as the Chair of the Board of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Foundation. The William D. Greenlee Scholarship is a fitting tribute to a gentleman who gave generously of himself to help others.

Eligibility

• Applicants must be enrolled as full-time undergraduate students at one of the 14 Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education universities majoring in political science, journalism, or communications.
• Applicant must reside in Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lebanon, Northumberland, Perry, or York counties.
• Applicants must have earned 60 credits or more with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Demonstrated financial need based on standard need analysis from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid may be given preference.