Awards - Penns Valley
Award Name | Award Sponsor | Award Amount and Application Deadline | Award Criteria |
Andrew Peffer Award
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Penns Valley Education Foundation |
$500 (2)
March 31, 2023
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Cale Shaffer Memorial
Application Below
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Cale Shaffer Memorial Trust |
$380
March 31, 2023
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Centre County Pomona Grange #13
Application Below
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Centre County Pomona Grange #13 |
$100
March 31, 2023
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Gregg Township Alumni Association Awards
Application Below
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GTVS
Alumni Association
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$100
March 31, 2023
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Hollier Scholarship
Application Below
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Penns Valley Education Foundation
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$1,000
March 31, 2023
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Jacob F. Wetzel Scholarship
Application Below
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Centre Hall
Lions Club
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$1,000
(2-3 awards available)
March 31, 2023
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James A. Bradford Memorial Scholarship for Engineering
Application Below
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Penns Valley Education Foundation |
$500
March 31, 2023
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Keystone American Legion Post 444 Scholarship
Application Below
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American Legion
Post 444
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$1,000
(awarded to one male and one female)
March 31, 2023
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Larry Leitch STEM Award
Application Below
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Mr. Larry Leitch |
$500
(2 awards available)
March 31, 2023
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Senior accepted by a university, who is planning to major in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) field.
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Paul & Mary Jane Rishel Memorial Loan Trust
Application Below
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Mr. & Mrs. Paul and
Mary Jane Rishel
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$5,000 loan
(up to 3 students awarded)
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Senior Community Service Award
Application Below
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Penns Valley
Grange #158
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$150
March 31, 2023
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Senior with an active involvement in community service organizations and activities.
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State College Elk's Lodge #1600 Scholarship
Application Below
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State College
Elk's Lodge #1600
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$1,000
March 31, 2023
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Selection determined by academic achievement, extracurricular/work involvement, and financial need.
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William Young Memorial Scholarship
Application Below
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Mount Nittany Medical Center
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$300
March 31, 2023
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Awarded to a senior planning to enter the field of health care.
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Award Name | Award Funder | Award Amount and Application Deadline | Award Criteria |
Centre Bar Association Senior Award
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Centre County Bar Association & The Centre Foundation |
$300
April 10, 2023
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This fund supports a senior award for an outstanding high school senior who has demonstrated a commitment to community service through involvement in civic organizations or through projects and activities that benefit the residents of the student’s hometown, region, county, or state. The recipient should also be proficient in English composition and grammar and American history. |
Colonel Gerald F. Russell Scholarship |
The Centre Foundation |
$3,000
April 10, 2023
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1. Graduating senior of a Centre County school district, including St. Joseph Catholic Academy |
Dr. John L. Brown Jr. Memorial Scholarship |
The Centre Foundation |
$1,000
April 10, 2023
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Awarded to a senior student in Bellefonte, Bald Eagle, Penns Valley or State College area school districts who has demonstrated excellence in mathematics. Applicant should be intending to study mathematics at post-secondary level. |
The Next Step Scholarship
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The Centre Foundation |
$3,000
April 10, 2023
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Given to a Penns Valley Area High School senior pursuing a post-secondary technical training education and from a working-class family. May be a 2 or 4 year program. |
Arize Federal Credit Union Scholarship Click on link to be taken to award webpage and see the file below for instructions to apply |
SPE Federal Credit Union & The Centre Foundation |
$3,000
(3 awards available)
April 10, 2023
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1. Available to high school seniors from Centre County, Huntingdon, or Mount Union areas entering CPI or the Huntingdon County Career and Tech Center |
Virginia Higgins Suhey Scholarship
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The Centre Foundation |
$1,000
April 10, 2023
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1. Available to a graduating senior from a Centre County school district who is pursuing a post-secondary education and has been accepted |
The John and Janice Sherer Scholarship
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The Centre Foundation |
$ TBD
April 10, 2023
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1. Available to a graduating senior from a Centre County school district who is attending the Schreyer Honors College at PSU, University Park, PA. 2. Other considerations:
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Centre County Association of School Retirees Scholarship 2023 |
The Centre Foundation |
April 10, 2023
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This fund provides a scholarship for a Centre County student who is in good academic standing, is pursuing a field in a technical or vocational post-secondary program and is considered a good citizen. Priority is given to students with demonstrated financial need. |
Award Name (containing link to apply) | Award Funder | Award Amount and Application Deadline | Award Criteria |
2023 PVYC Commitment to Community Scholarship | Penns Valley Youth Center |
$1,000 / $500
April 30, 2023
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Selection determined by responses to short application essays regarding community |
Dean Ripka Memorial Scholarship | American Legion Post 779 |
$4,000 ($1,000 per year for 4 years)
April 5, 2023
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Recipients must be either children or grandchildren of Legionaries of Post 779. |
iRONman Scholarship
(see Counseling office)
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Kayla T. Hulsizer |
$ 1,650 (3 available)
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Eligibility requirements:
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Paul A. & Mary Jane Rishel Trust Fund Memorial Loans
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First National Bank |
$5,000 (3 available)
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Sweat 4 Vets Scholarship Application | Sweat 4 Vets |
$ 1,000
April 1, 2023
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Scholarships are awarded to veterans or family members of veterans. Scholarship committee considers the service of the veteran (combat service, purple heart, service-related death or disability, etc.) as well as the student's grades, community service, and involvement in school activities and the workforce.
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