Top Pennsylvania scholarships for you

The You've Got a Friend in Pennsylvania Scholarship will be awarded to those with General Class or Extra Class active Amateur Radio License. Students studying any field of study at any institution are eligible. An "A" or equivalent GPA including graded courses in math, science and languages and excluding grades in sports or physical education is required. The applicant must be holding an amateur radio license for at least one year. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the ARRL Foundation Inc. for more information.

The Pennsylvania State Grant Program is open to high school graduates as stipulated in the PA State Grant law who attend a postsecondary school approved by PHEAA for PA State Grant purposes. Applicants must be enrolled at an institution that is not headquartered and domiciled in Pennsylvania and must be enrolled in a program of study where at least 50 percent of the total credit or clock hours needed for completion of the program are earned through classroom instruction: 1. The program itself must be structured to allow students to complete at least 50 percent of their credits or clock hours in the classroom. 2. The enrollment pattern by term must also consist of at least 50 percent classroom instruction (unless the student has a medical disability (PDF)). Please visit the program's website for more information.

Each District will conduct an Oratorical Contest for high school students in grades 9-12, including those homeschooled in your school districts. Speech must be student's original work on the general subject of the Constitution. Speech contests begin in December at local Legion post level and continue on to the national competition.

The SBS of New York Graduate Award may be awarded to the graduate students with the highest cumulative Grade Point Average. Applicants or one of their parents must be a Swiss national. Applicants must be U.S. residents. They must be permanently domiciled in either New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania or Delaware for two years or more. Applicants must have excellent academic standing and show aptitude in their chosen fields of study. The application form together with the applicant's or their parent's proof of Swiss citizenship; proof of U.S. citizenship or U.S. residency; and proof of cost for tuition, room and board must be submitted by March 31. Official transcripts; and two current letters of reference from professors in the applicant's major area of study must be submitted by April 30. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

PEGP honors individuals who lost their lives protecting the citizens of Pennsylvania by helping their children fund their education. To be eligible, students must be a child by birth or adoption of a police officer, firefighter, rescue or ambulance squad member, corrections facility employee, or active National Guard member who died after January 1, 1976, as a direct result of performing their official duties, and be a child by birth or adoption of a police officer, firefighter, rescue or ambulance squad member, corrections facility employee, or active National Guard member who died after January 1, 1976, as a direct result of performing their official duties. For more information, kindly visit the scholarship's website to view the approved schools.

The UNICO Foundation will award the Theodore Mazza Scholarship to high school seniors at any public or private secondary school who will be attending an accredited campus-based college or university program in the United States. The scholarship will be paid out for up to a maximum of 4 years. Online degree programs are not eligible for UNICO scholarships. Applicants must be of Italian descent. They must have at least one parent of Italian heritage. Documented and notarized proof may be requested by the selection committee, if necessary. Applicants must also reside in or have a UNICO Chapter or District sponsor from one of the eligible states. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the UNICO Foundation Inc. for more information.

The UNICO Foundation will award the William C. Davini Scholarship to high school seniors at any public or private secondary school who will be attending an accredited campus-based college or university program in the United States. The scholarship will be paid out for up to a maximum of 4 years. Online degree programs are not eligible for UNICO scholarships. Applicants must be of Italian descent. They must have at least one parent of Italian heritage. Documented and notarized proof may be requested by the selection committee, if necessary. Applicants must also reside in or have a UNICO Chapter or District sponsor from one of the eligible states. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the UNICO Foundation Inc. for more information.

The Yankee Clipper Contest Club Youth Scholarship will be awarded to those with active General Class License or higher. The applicant must be holding an amateur radio license for at least one year. Applicants must have residence and college or university attendance within 175 miles of YCCC center which is in Erving, MA. MA, RI, CT and Long Island, NY, most of VT and NH, portions of ME, eastern NY and northeastern sections of PA and NJ. The recipient must be 22 years or younger as of June 1 of the year of the grant. The field of study must be a 2 or 4-year program at an accredited college or university. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the ARRL Foundation Inc. for more information.

The Dr. Michael Dorizas Memorial Scholarship honors the late Dr. Michael Dorizas, a widely respected educator, lecturer and athlete. Applicants must be enrolled in a degree program at an accredited four-year college or university, or they must be high school seniors accepted for enrollment in such a degree program, and have outstanding academic qualifications. Applicants must also be of Greek descent or a student who has declared major in Hellenic Studies, regardless of heritage. High school seniors may submit their SAT/ACT scores, if available. One recommendation letter is required for undergraduate scholarships. For high school seniors, letters from guidance counselors, academic advisers, teachers, or professors are preferred. Letters from personal acquaintances are to be avoided if possible. For undergraduate students, letters from university professors are preferred but letters from internship supervisors are considered appropriate. Two essays are also required. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Hellenic University Club of Philadelphia for more information.