Scholarships
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- Industrial and Engineering Technologies
- Integrated Studies
- Natural Resources Management
- Transportation Technology
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The scholarships listed below are not funded by Penn College, but have been verified as valid. Penn College students have been successful in making application and receiving awards from each of these funds. However, Penn College does not assure any student that s/he may be chosen to receive any scholarship from these sources.
Each scholarship is unique, and may require that you submit different information with your application. You can apply online for many of them. For others, you will need to print and mail application material. Be sure to read the criteria, procedures, and deadlines for each scholarship carefully.
Some scholarship donors may choose to notify you directly of any award; others may choose to notify Penn College. If they notify Penn College first, we will notify you via letter. Your school dean or faculty may be aware of these scholarships; please don't hesitate to ask them if they know any particulars about the scholarships.
Please note that Penn College strongly recommends against using any service that charges a fee either to complete a scholarship application or to complete the FAFSA. If you need any assistance, please contact the Penn College Financial Aid Office.
Any Major
AARP Foundation Women's Scholarship – For women aged 40 or over - apply before 5 p.m. CST on March 31, 2009
AES Engineering Scholarship – Essay required; Deadline: October 6, 2009
B-BRAVE McMahon/Stratton Scholarship – For seniors graduating from a Lycoming or Clinton County (PA) high school who are adopted or have been in foster care; Deadline: Received by April 1
Berwick Business and Professional Women's Club – Deadline: Postmarked by April 8, 2009
Best Buy Scholarships – For current year high school graduates; Deadline: February 15, 2009
Big 33 Scholarship – Deadline: End of the day on February 5, 2009
Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation – Current high school seniors can apply between September 1 and October 31
Core Philly Scholarship – Accepted: April 1 through June 1
Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund
First Community Foundation of PA – Various scholarships; criteria and deadlines vary
Gates Millennium Scholars – Online deadline: January 12, 2009 (must submit FAFSA by February 1)
GEAR UP Scholarship – For PA residents who graduated from Philadelphia or Harrisburg school districts
General Henry H. Arnold Education Grant Program – Deadline: Received by March 6, 2009
Greater Harrisburg Foundation – Deadlines vary
Hispanic College Fund Scholarships – Various scholarships; most with a March 15 deadline
Horatio Alger Association – For PA Residents
Horatio Alger Military Veterans Scholarship – Periodic application periods
Horizon Federal Credit Union Scholarship - For members whom are current year high school grads; Deadline: Received by March 30
Key Bank $2,500 Scholarship – Periodically opens
Kids Chance of PA, Inc. – Deadline: Received by April 15
LeRoy O. Buck, Post 7863, Veterans of Foreign Wars Scholarship – No deadline
Major General James Ursano Scholarship Fund – Deadline: Postmarked by March 2, 2009
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation – Different deadlines for high school seniors than for other applicants
Mary Ann Fox Scholarship – For graduates of Lycoming and Clinton Counties (PA). Deadline: Received by April 10, 2009
McKelvey Foundation Entrepreneurial Scholarship – For students who have owned and operated a business for at least one year (available again in late September)
McKelvey Scholarship – For students from specific high schools who will be the first in their family to attend college (available again in late September)
Members 1st Federal Credit Union Education Award – Must be currently enrolled full-time in college and agree to work at Members 1st in the summer of 2009; Deadline: Postmarked by March 1, 2009
National Federation of the Blind – Deadline: March 31, 2009 (5 p.m. EDT)
National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania – Deadline: Received by August 31
National Italian American Foundation – Read instructions and deadlines carefully
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution – Deadlines vary
National Urban League Scholarship Site – Various scholarships
Oliver H. M. Jordan Memorial Scholarship – For Philadelphia residents with a disability; Deadline: Received by September 15, 2009
Pennsylvania House of Representatives' Scholarship – Deadline: Postmarked by April 1
Pittsburgh Promise Scholarship – for graduates of Pittsburgh Public Schools
PSECU – For high school seniors whom are PSECU members; Deadline: Noon, February 27, 2009
Robert C. Byrd Scholarship - Deadline: April 1
Sam Walton COMMUNITY Scholarship – Usually available in November
Soroptimist International – Deadline: Received by December 1. Information for Central PA residents.
Student Loan Network $10,000 Scholarship – Periodic deadlines
Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund – Deadline: Submit on or before January 2, 2009
The Fund for Veterans Education – Deadline: Postmarked by November 17, 2008
Tillman Military Scholarship – Separate applications for servicemembers and dependents of servicemembers. Deadline: Postmarked by May 14, 2009
United Mine Workers of America – Deadline: Postmarked by February 16, 2009
USA Education Scholarship – Apply online December 15, 2008 through February 15, 2009
VA Mortgage Center Military Education Scholarship – Deadline: November 14
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Military Scholarship – Deadline: Postmarked by December 31
Business and Computer Technologies
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, et. al – Deadlines vary
Google 2009 Anita Borg Scholarship – Must be female; apply online and mail other info; refer to posted deadlines
Microsoft Scholarship – For computer science bachelor degree majors. Deadline: Postmarked by February 1
National Society of Accountants (NSA) – Deadline: Postmarked by March 10, 2009
Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA)
Pennsylvania Society of Public Accountants (PSPA) – Deadline: June 1
Pennsylvania Society of Public Accountants, Buxmont Chapter – For residents of Bucks and Montgomery Counties; Deadline: Received by May 30, 2009
Pennsylvania's Best 50 Women in Business Scholarship – Deadline: Postmarked by April 6, 2009
Susquehanna Human Resource Management Assoc. (SHRMA) - Deadline: Received by February 15
The Vanguard Women in Technology Scholarship – For senior (grade level) females; Postmark deadline is November 29
Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship – For some computer majors; Deadline: Received before September 30
Construction and Design Technologies
Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) Rees Scholarship – Deadline for Fall: July 1
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, & Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE)
Engineering Technology Scholarships Criteria | Application - Deadline: Postmarked by May 1
Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)
ConstructMyFuture.com – Deadline: February 3, 2009
Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Harrisburg – Deadline: Received by March 15
Home Depot Trade Scholarship – Deadline: June 20, 2009
Kimmel and Associates Scholarship for Students in Construction
National Association of Oil Heating Service Managers Dave Nelsen Scholarship
National Housing Endowment Scholarships – Deadlines vary
Health Sciences
American Dental Association - not available for the 2009-10 academic year
American Dental Education Association (ADEA) – Dental hygiene scholarship deadline: December 8
American Dental Hygienists Association (ADHA) – Deadline: February 1
Bound Tree Medical Legacy Scholarship – For ER and PE programs
David L. Earlin, DMD Memorial Dental Hygiene Scholarship of the Central Susquehanna Valley Dental Association – Deadline: received by March 1, 2009
Foundation of National Student Nurse's Association – Deadline: received by January 16, 2009
Joseph R. Calder, Jr. M.D. Scholarship – Deadline: received by May 15
National Health Service Corps Scholarship
Nightingale Awards of Pennsylvania – Read eligibility criteria for nursing majors carefully; Deadline: Postmarked by January 31
Pauline Thompson Nursing Education Scholarship
Tafford Uniforms Nursing Scholarship Program – Semester awards
The Tylenol Scholarship – Applications accepted again in February
Hospitality
American Academy of Chefs – Deadlines vary
American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation – Various scholarships; apply January 1 to May 1
American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) Foundation Scholarships – Multiple scholarships
Canadian Hospitality Foundation – For Canadian citizens or permanent residents
Chef2Chef Scholarship Fund – Deadlines vary; refer to site
Clark E. DeHaven Scholarship Trust – from NACUFS; Deadline: Postmarked by February 15, 2009
James Beard Foundation – Available in April
International Cake Exploration (ICES) Scholarship – For pastry careers
National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation – Deadline varies; refer to site
PA Dutch Convention & Visitors Bureau – Must be a Lancaster County, PA resident or employee of a PA Dutch CVB member property
The Hospitality Industry Network (NEWH) Scholarship Grant – Deadline: January 31, 2009
Industrial and Engineering Technologies
American Welding Society – Multiple scholarships; most deadlines are January 15
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) – Received by February 9, 2009
ASM International – Deadline: May 1
Association of Bridge Construction & Design (ABCD Harrisburg Chapter) – Deadline: Postmarked by February 28, 2009
Fabricators and Manufacturers Association Foundation (FMA)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers – Deadlines vary
Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society (ISA) – Deadline: February 16
Kimmel and Associates Scholarship for Students in Construction
Microsoft Scholarship – For electronics and computer engineering bachelor degree majors. Deadline: Postmarked by Feb. 1
NAHB Women's Council/NHE Strategies for Success Scholarship – For Civil Engineering
Pennsylvania Land Surveyors' Foundation – Deadline: Postmarked by February 2, 2009
Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) – Deadline: February 1
Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) – Various scholarships; most deadlines are January 15
Society of Women Engineers – Different applications for incoming Freshman and current undergraduates
The Vanguard Women in Technology Scholarship – For computer engineering seniors; November 29
Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship - For some engineering degrees; Deadline: Received before September 30
Integrated Studies
College and University Public Relations Association of Pennsylvania – Deadline: January 31 (Use existing application even if the correct year is not listed)
Pennsylvania Public Relations Society – Deadline: Postmarked by April 30
Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation – Deadline: April 1, except March 1 for high school seniors
Tag and Label Manufacturers Institute – Application period: January 1 through March 31
Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (T.E.A.C.H.) Early Childhood Scholarship – We recommend you submit an application 6 to 8 weeks before the semester start date
Natural Resources Management
Diesel Equipment Technology
ConstructMyFuture.com – Deadline: February 3, 2009
David I. Coren Memorial Scholarship – Deadline: Postmarked by May 1
Forestry, Horticulture and Environmental Technology
Bradford County Conservation District Ernest Manchester Memorial Scholarship – Submit before September 30
Bradford-Sullivan Forest Landowner's Scholarship – Deadline: April 1
Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania – Deadline: February 15
Keystone Chapter of Soil and Water Conservation Society – Postmarked by February 13, 2009
Northern Tier Hardwood Association College Forest Resources Scholarship – Deadline extended to: Received by May 1
Northern Tier Hardwood Association Community Forests Scholarship – Deadline: April 1
Northern Tier Hardwood Association Forestry Scholarship – Deadline: April 1
Northern Tier Solid Waste Authority – Deadline: April 15
Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) AEF Scholarship – Deadline: Received by December 1, 2008
Railway Tie Association 2008 John Mabry Forestry Scholarship – Deadline: Received by June 30
Sandy Cochran Memorial Fund Scholarship Application – Deadline: June 1; for students with a focus on forestry
Transportation Technology
Automotive and Collision Repair
Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Scholarship – Deadline: April 1, 2009
Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium (GAAS) Scholarships – Deadline: March 31
Aviation
Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) Scholarship - Deadline: Received by May 1 (applications to be added by donor)
Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) – Deadline: February 15
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) - Deadline: Postmarked by March 31
Association for Women in Aviation Maintenance (AWAM) Scholarship Page– Deadline: Postmarked by December 31
Aviation Council of Pennsylvania (ACP)
Experimental Aircraft Assocation (EAA) Scholarship Page – Multiple scholarships; deadlines vary
Helicopter Foundation International (HFI) – Multiple scholarships; deadlines vary
National Air Transportation Foundation (NATF) – Multiple scholarships; deadlines vary
National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) – Multiple scholarships; deadlines vary
National Coalition for Aviation Education (NCAE) Scholarship Page – Multiple scholarships; deadlines vary
Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) – Deadline: Postmarked by October 31
Graduate School Scholarships
Search Engines for Regional and National Scholarships
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