Scholarships
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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; Deadline: March 31, 2010
- AES Engineering Scholarship – Essay required; Deadline: October 8, 2010
- American Business Women's Association Grant (Williamsport Chapter) – Deadline: February 1, 2010
- AmeriCorps
- 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; re-opens in January
- Big 33 Scholarship – Deadline: February 13, 2010
- 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, 2010 (must submit FAFSA by February 15)
- GEAR UP Scholarship – For PA residents who graduated from Philadelphia or Harrisburg school districts
- General Henry H. Arnold Education Grant Program
- Greater Harrisburg Foundation – Deadlines vary
- Hispanic College Fund Scholarships – Various scholarships
- Horatio Alger Association – For PA Residents
- Horizon Federal Credit Union Scholarship - For members whom are current year high school grads; Deadline: Received by March 30
- 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 1, 2010
- 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) high schools. Deadline: Received by 4 p.m. EDT on April 13, 2010
- 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; Deadline: Postmarked by March 1
- Mensa Education and Research Foundation Scholarship – Deadline: Postmarked by January 15, 2010
- Michigan Merit Award
- National Federation of the Blind – Deadline: March 31
- 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 – Read instructions and deadlines carefully
- National Society Daughters of the American Revolution – Deadlines vary
- Oliver H. M. Jordan Memorial Scholarship – For Philadelphia residents with a disability; Deadline: Received by September 15, 2009
- Orphan Foundation of America Scholarship – Deadlines: Online part is March 31; submitted paperwork must be postmarked by April 15
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives' Scholarship – Deadline: Postmarked by March 1
- Pittsburgh Promise Scholarship – for graduates of Pittsburgh Public Schools
- PSECU – For high school seniors whom are PSECU members; Deadline: Noon, February 26, 2010
- Robert C. Byrd Scholarship - Deadline: April 1
- Soroptimist International – Deadline: Received by December 1.
- Student Loan Network $10,000 Scholarship – Periodic deadlines
- Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund – Deadline: Submit on or before January 2
- Tillman Military Scholars
- United Mine Workers of America – Deadline: Postmarked by February 16
- USA Education Scholarship – Deadline: February 15
- VA Mortgage Center Military Education Scholarship – Deadline: November 14
- Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Military Scholarship – Deadline: Postmarked by December 31
- Walmart Foundation Scholarships –Deadline: January 29, 2010
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
- Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship – Look for application at lower right of webpage
- Microsoft Scholarship – For computer science bachelor degree majors. Deadline: Postmarked by February 1
- National Society of Accountants (NSA) – Deadline: Postmarked by March 10
- 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 28, 2010
- Pennsylvania's Best 50 Women in Business Scholarship
- 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
- West Branch Human Resource Society Scholarship – For Summer or Fall Semester of 2010; Deadline: May 1
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 – 2010 application soon to be available
- Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Harrisburg – Deadline: Received by March 15
- Home Depot Trade Scholarship – Deadline: April 30, 2010
- National Association of Oil Heating Service Managers Dave Nelsen Scholarship
- National Housing Endowment Scholarships – Deadlines vary
- The Society of Military Engineers (SAME) – Click on 'Scholarship Application'; Deadline: received by April 15, 2010, preference given to residents of Frederick & Baltimore, MD and Washington, D.C. area
Health Sciences
- American Academy of Physician Assistants – Deadline: Postmarked by January 15
- American Dental Education Association (ADEA) – Dental hygiene scholarship deadline: November 2, 2009
- American Dental Hygienists Association (ADHA) – Deadline: February 1
- American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTF) – Deadline: December 2
- Army Nurse Corps Association (ANCA) – For bachelor degree nursing students; Deadline: April 1, 2010
- Association of Surgical Technologists
- Benjamin Teater Memorial Scholarship – For residents of Potter County, PA and Allegany County, NY
- CampusRN Nursing Scholarship – For nursing and allied health students; Deadline: April 1
- Foundation of National Student Nurse's Association – Deadline: received by January 15, 2010
- Frank Lanza Memorial Scholarship– For RN and Paramedic students in associate degrees; Deadline: October 15.
- Joseph R. Calder, Jr. M.D. Scholarship – Deadline: received by May 15
- Michele A. Campbell Memorial Nursing Scholarship – For graduates of Elk County, PA high schools enrolled as a sophomore or higher level, and with a GPA ≥ 2.75. Deadline: received by April 1
- 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
- Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association (POTA)
- Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants – Deadline: submitted by May 15
- Tafford Uniforms Nursing Scholarship Program – Semester awards
- The Tylenol Scholarship
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
- James Beard Foundation – Available in April
- HSMAI Foundation Scholarship
- IFSA Lois Campbell Scholarship – Deadline: Received by May 15
- IFSA Tommy DePaola Scholarship – Deadline: Received by May 15
- 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
Industrial and Engineering Technologies
- American Welding Society – Multiple scholarships; most deadlines are February 15
- American Welding Society, Reading Section, District III – Deadline: March 1
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) – Received by February 9, 2010
- ASCO Numatics Industrial Automation Engineering Scholarship – For juniors or seniors with a GPA ≥ 3.20; Deadline: June 30
- ASM International – Deadline: May 1
- Association of Bridge Construction & Design (ABCD Harrisburg Chapter)
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers – Deadlines vary
- Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society (ISA) – Deadline: February 16
- 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
- New Hampshire Land Surveyor's Foundation Surveying Scholarship – Deadline: Received by November 6, 2009 (More info)
- Nuts, Bolts & Thingamjigs Scholarships– Deadline: April 1
- Pennsylvania Land Surveyors' Foundation – Deadline: Postmarked by February 1
- Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) – Deadline: February 1
- Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) – Various scholarships; most deadlines are January 15
- Society of Women Engineers – Click on 'Scholarships' to view different applications for incoming Freshman and current undergraduates
- The Society of Military Engineers (SAME) – Click on 'Scholarship Application'; Deadline: received by April 15, 2010, preference given to residents of Frederick & Baltimore, MD and Washington, D.C. area
- 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)
- Electronic Document Systems Foundation (EDSF) –Multiple scholarships
- Flexographic Technical Association (FTA)
- National Organization for Human Services (NOHS) Harold McPheeters Award – Deadline: April 1
- 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
- Worldstudio AIGA Scholarship - For design or art degrees
Natural Resources Management
Diesel Equipment Technology
- ConstructMyFuture.com
- David I. Coren Memorial Scholarship – Deadline: Postmarked by May 1
Forestry, Horticulture and Environmental Technology
- Annie's Sustainable Agriculture Scholarship – For students in forestry or ornamental horticulture plant production programs
- 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
- Horace M. Thayer Scholarship for Arboriculture – Deadline: Postmarked by July 31
- Keystone Chapter of Soil and Water Conservation Society – Postmarked by February 5, 2010
- 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 7, 2009
- Railway Tie Association 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
- TREE Fund Scholarships – For horticulture students interested in arboriculture; two separate scholarships are provided
- Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association (TOCA) – Deadline: March 1, 2010; for students in landscape and ornamental horticulture programs
Transportation Technology
Automotive and Collision Repair
- Eric Medlen Automotive Scholarship – Deadline: April 30; essay required
- Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium (GAAS) Scholarships – Deadline: March 31
- Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Scholarship – Deadline: April 2
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
- 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
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