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PHEAA State Grant
The Pennsylvania State Grant Program is administered by the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) and provides grant assistance to undergraduate students enrolled in at least a two-year program and who are Pennsylvania residents. Students must be enrolled at least half time (at least 6 credits) in order to qualify for the program as well. Eligibility is determined by PHEAA, and awards range between $200 and $4,500. Recipients must also be high school graduates or have a Pennsylvania GED. Receipt of the PHEAA State Grant assistance may not exceed the equivalent of eight semesters of full time award for a four-year program or four semesters of full time award for a two-year program. The deadline for the 2006-2007 academic year is May 1, 2006.
NEW ECONOMY TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP (NETS)
The SciTech Scholarship and the Technology Scholarship are both awarded through the New Economy Technology Scholarship (NETS) Program. These scholarships make financial aid available if you are an undergraduate studying in approved science or technology fields.
The goal of this program is to help address the critical need to educate and retain a workforce of highly trained technology experts that will help Pennsylvania attract and support new employers. Recipients of these scholarships must agree to work full-time in Pennsylvania following graduation, one year for each year that a scholarship award is received.
These scholarships are not based on your financial need. First priority for awarding funds under this program will be given to renewal applicants. Thereafter, funds under this program will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.
PENNSYLVANIA CHAFEE EDUCATION AND TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM (ETG)
PHEAA is pleased to announce that it will administer the Pennsylvania Chafee Education and Training Grant Program for the 2006-07 academic year on behalf of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. This program is authorized under the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 as amended by the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments of 2001.
The Chafee Education and Training Grant Program offers grant assistance to Pennsylvania undergraduate students aging out of foster care who are attending a postsecondary institution approved for the Federal Title IV student financial assistance programs.
ROBERT C. BYRD HONORS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The Robert C. Byrd Scholarship Program is a federally funded program offering a merit scholarship for outstanding high school seniors who have been accepted at an institution of higher education. The Byrd Scholarship Program rewards academic excellence in high school and encourages students to continue their education. The federal government allocates the funds that determine the amount of the scholarship award.
To be considered for a Byrd Scholarship you must:
- Be a high school graduate during the same academic year in which the scholarship is awarded.
- Be accepted for enrollment at an eligible institution of higher education.
- Be a resident of Pennsylvania.
- Be a U.S. citizen or national, or be able to provide evidence of permanent residency.
- Expect to be a full-time freshman student enrolled at an eligible institution of higher education, in the continental United States, following high school graduation.
- Submit a letter of acceptance from the school or college with the application. (It does not have to be from the institution of your final choice.)
- Must meet the following three educational standards:
- Rank in the top 5 percent of your graduating class, or hold a ranking of 1, 2 or 3 in classes of 60 students or less
- Grade point average of 3.50 or above on a 4.00 (unweighted) scale
- SAT = 1150 combined critical reading and math only; or ACT = composite score of 25 or above; or GED = score of 3550 or above. TOEFL = not accepted.
- Rank in the top 5 percent of your graduating class, or hold a ranking of 1, 2 or 3 in classes of 60 students or less
The scholarship is renewable for three additional years and is based on full-time enrollment, maintenance of satisfactory academic progress as defined by the institution and federal funding.
PHEAA ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD PROGRAM
The PHEAA Academic Excellence Scholarship Award Program provides scholarships in the amount of $1,500 to those students who applied and qualified for the federal Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program but did not receive the scholarship.
All funding for the PHEAA Academic Excellence Scholarship Award Program comes from PHEAA business earnings and does not require any taxpayer support.
To be considered for an Academic Excellence Scholarship, you must:
- Have applied and qualified for a federal Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program award, but did not receive the scholarship (view Byrd Program eligibility requirements).
- Be a high school senior.
- Be a Pennsylvania resident.
- Be enrolled full-time at a PHEAA approved, Pennsylvania postsecondary institution for the academic year following high school graduation.
- Be a Pennsylvania State Grant recipient for at least one term during your freshman year.
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Scholarship renewal is based on full-time enrollment and maintenance of satisfactory academic progress as defined by the institution.