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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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State Rep.
Cherelle Parker D-Philadelphia |
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Parker notifies students of scholarship opportunities
HARRISBURG, Oct. 21 – Two scholarship opportunities are available to Pennsylvania high school students, according to state Rep. Cherelle Parker, D-Phila.
The Horatio Alger Association administers two scholarship programs – the Franklin Scholarship Program and the Pennsylvania Scholarship Program – each of which offers a total of $250,000 in scholarship funding to Pennsylvania teens who have risen above adversity in their lives to maintain good grades and stay active in their communities.
The Franklin Scholarship Program awards 25 $10,000 scholarships in Pennsylvania. The program is funded through The Pew Charitable Trusts, and is designed to heighten student understanding of the contributions of Benjamin Franklin and Horatio Alger Jr.
The Pennsylvania Scholarship Program offers 50 $5,000 scholarships and is funded by Joseph and Jeanette Neubauer of the Neubauer Family Foundation.
To be eligible for either scholarship, a student must:
- Be enrolled as a full-time high school senior in Pennsylvania, progressing normally toward graduation, and planning to enter college no later than the fall following graduation.
- Have a strong commitment to pursue a bachelor’s degree at an accredited institution (students may start their studies at a two-year institution and then transfer to a four-year college).
- Have critical financial need -- generally $50,000 or less adjusted gross income per family preferred (if higher, an explanation must be provided).
- Be involved in co-curricular and community activities.
- Demonstrate academic achievement (minimum grade point average of 2.0).
- Be a resident of Pennsylvania and a citizen of the United States.
In addition, Franklin Scholarship applicants must produce two essays on Benjamin Franklin during the application process. Students who submit essays for the Franklin Scholarship are automatically considered for the Pennsylvania Scholarship.
More information about these two scholarship programs, along with applications, is available online at www.horatioalger.org/scholarships.
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