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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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State
Rep. Rick Mirabito
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Mirabito reminds students deadline for House of Representatives
scholarship fast approaching
WILLIAMSPORT, Feb. 26 -- State Rep. Rick Mirabito, D-Lycoming, is reminding area high school students that the deadline to apply for the 2010-11 Pennsylvania House of Representatives Scholarship is Monday, March 1.
The scholarship is open to college-bound high school seniors who plan to attend a Pennsylvania college, university or career school full time. Two high school seniors will receive scholarships equivalent to one semester's tuition at a State System of Higher Education university – about $2,500. The scholarship may be renewed for each of a student's four years of undergraduate study.
Online applications are available at www.pahousescholarship.com.
To qualify, students must have a 3.0 grade-point average, display leadership and commitment to their community, and exhibit financial need. Applicants are also scored based on an essay on the following topic: William Penn’s role in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and its representative government.
Students who receive the scholarship also may be eligible to receive matching funds from SAGE Scholars Inc. and the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency’s PATH Program.
The House Scholarship is privately funded by individual and corporate donations. No tax dollars or other public funds are used.
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