Scholarships
Student & Administrative Services Center, Rm. 1013 · (570) 327-4766 or (800) 367-9222
External Scholarship Listing
- [Any Major]
- [Business and Computer Technologies]
- [Construction and Design Technologies]
- [Health Sciences]
- [Hospitality]
- [Industrial and Engineering Technologies]
- [Integrated Studies]
- [Natural Resources Management]
- [Transportation Technology]
- [Graduate School]
- [Search Engines]
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.
AARP Foundation Women's Scholarship – Women aged 40 or over can apply August 31-October 31, 2007
Academic Finance Corporation Scholarship – First-year students only; Deadline: May 31, 2008
AES $20,000 Lighten Your Load Sweepstakes – The sweepstakes is currently closed
AES Engineering Scholarship – Essay required; Deadline: September 15, 2008
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: March 27, 2008
Best Buy Scholarships – Available again in January, 2009 (for current year high school graduates)
Big 33 Scholarship – Deadline: End of the day on January 31, 2008
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 11, 2008 (must submit FAFSA by February 1)
General Henry H. Arnold Education Grant Program – Deadline: Received by March 7, 2008
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 – Apply through April 15, 2008
Horizon Federal Credit Union Scholarship - For members whom are 2008 high school grads; Deadline: Received by March 30
Key Bank $2,500 Scholarship – Monthly winners; apply until August 27, 2008
Kids Chance of PA, Inc. – Deadline: April 15
LeRoy O. Buck, Post 7863, Veterans of Foreign Wars Scholarship – No deadline
Major General James Ursano Scholarship Fund – Apply November 15, 2007 through March 1, 2008
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation – Different deadlines for high school seniors than for other applicants
Mary Ann Fox Scholarship (PDF) – For graduates of Lycoming and Clinton Counties (PA); Deadline: Received by 4 p.m. on April 10, 2008
Members 1st Credit Union/Robert P. Regan Scholarship – Available September 1 through March 1
National Federation of the Blind – Deadline: March 31, 2008 (5 p.m. EDT)
National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania – Deadline: Received by August 1
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
Pennsylvania House of Representatives' Scholarship – Deadline: Postmarked by April 1
Pittsburgh Promise Scholarship – for 2008 graduates of Pittsburgh Public Schools
PSECU – For high school seniors whom are PSECU members; Deadline: Noon, February 29, 2008
Robert C. Byrd Scholarship - Deadline: May 1
Sam Walton COMMUNITY Scholarship – Not currently available
Soroptimist International – Deadline: Received by December 1. Information for Central PA residents.
Steve A. Garbin Grant-In-Aid - For first-year students with a parent whom is a technical service or staff employee at Penn College or Penn State; Deadline: April 30, 2008
Student Loan Network $10,000 Scholarship - Deadline: February 29, 2008
Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund – Deadline: Postmarked by January 2, 2008 or earlier (see application)
The Fund for Veterans Education – Deadline: Postmarked by June 15, 2008
United Mine Workers of America – Deadline: Postmarked by February 15, 2008
USA Education Scholarship – Apply online December 15, 2007 through February 15, 2008
VA Mortgage Center Military Education Scholarship – Deadline: November 12
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 2008 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, 2008
Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) – Available in January
Pennsylvania Society of Public Accountants (PSPA) – Deadline: June 1, 2008
Pennsylvania Society of Public Accountants, Buxmont Chapter – For residents of Bucks and Montgomery Counties; Deadline: Received by May 16, 2008
Pennsylvania's Best 50 Women in Business Scholarship – Deadline: Postmarked by April 18, 2008
Susquehanna Human Resource Management Assoc. (SHRMA) - Deadline: Received by February 15
The Vanguard Women in Technology Scholarship – For senior (grade level) females; reopens in October
Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship – For some computer majors; Deadline: Received before September 30
Construction and Design Technologies
Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) 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 4, 2008
Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Harrisburg – Deadline: Received by March 15
National Association of Oil Heating Service Managers Dave Nelson Scholarship – Deadline: March 21, 2008
National Housing Endowment Scholarships – Deadlines vary
American Dental Hygienists Association (ADHA) – Deadline: May 1
Bound Tree Medical Legacy Scholarship – For ER and PE programs
Foundation of National Student Nurse's Association – Deadline: received by January 11, 2008
Joseph R. Calder, Jr. M.D. Scholarship - Deadline: received by May 15
National Health Service Corps Scholarship – Deadline: March 30
Nightingale Awards of Pennsylvania – Read eligibility criteria for nursing majors carefully; Deadline: Postmarked by Jan. 31, 2008
Pauline Thompson Nursing Education Scholarship (PDF) – Not currently available
Pennsylvania Association of Practical Nursing Administrators (PDF) – Not currently available
Tafford Uniforms Nursing Scholarship Program – Semester awards
The Tylenol Scholarship – Applications accepted from February 1 through May 15, 2008
American Academy of Chefs - Deadlines vary
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, 2008
Ecolab Scholarship – from American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation - apply after January 1
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: February 11, 2008
Industrial and Engineering Technologies
American Welding Society – Multiple scholarships; most deadlines are January 15
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) – Deadlines vary
ASM International – Deadline: May 1
Association of Bridge Construction & Design (Harrisburg Chapter) – Deadline: Postmarked by February 29, 2008
Fabricators and Manufacturers Association Foundation (FMA) – Deadline: April 4, 2008
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers – Deadlines vary
Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society (ISA) – Deadline: February 15
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 1, 2008
Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) – Deadline: February 1
Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) – Deadline: January 15 (must print and mail)
Society of Women Engineers – Different applications for incoming Freshman and current undergraduates
The Vanguard Women in Technology Scholarship – For computer engineering seniors; reopens in October
Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship - For some engineering degrees; Deadline: Received before September 30
College and University Public Relations Association of Pennsylvania – Deadline: January 31
Pennsylvania Public Relations Society – Deadline: Postmarked by April 30, 2008
Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PDF) – Deadline: April 1, except March 1 for high school seniors
Tag and Label Manufacturers Institute – Application period: January 1 through March 31
Diesel Equipment Technology
ConstructMyFuture.com
– Deadline: February 4, 2008
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 – Deadline: Postmarked by January 31, 2008
Northern Tier Hardwood Association College Forest Resources Scholarship – Deadline extended to: Received by April 15
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 3, 2007
Railway Tie Association 2008 John Mabry Forestry Scholarship – Deadline: Received by June 30, 2008
Sandy Cochran Memorial Fund Scholarship Application – For students with a focus on forestry
Automotive and Collision Repair
Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Scholarship – Deadline:
Postmarked by April 20, 2008
Aviation
Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) Scholarship - Deadline:
Received by May 1
Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) – Deadline: February 15 (available again in September)
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
Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium (GAAS) Scholarship – Deadline: March 31, 2008
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
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship – Deadline: March 14, 2008
Search Engines for Regional and National Scholarships