South Hills School of Business & Technology will offer a maximum of eight new scholarships each school year. There are four scholarships awarded at State College, two at Altoona, one at Lewistown, and one at Philipsburg. The scholarship is valued at 25 percent of the cost of tuition. It is given to those students who demonstrate economic hardship and would benefit from this scholarship. Scholarships are granted without regard to race, color, creed, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability or national origin.
A student meeting the following qualifications for the scholarship must submit a letter of application to the Scholarship Committee for review. The application deadline is December 20. Applicants will be notified of the committee’s decision within thirty (30) days of the application deadline.
Qualifications for the SHSBT Scholarship are as follows:
| 1. | | At the time of application, students must be enrolled fulltime in a diploma or degree program of study. |
| 2. | | Students must have completed a minimum of one full term of study at the time of application. |
| 3. | | Students must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade-point average in each term. |
| 4. | | The student’s financial records must prove financial need which is determined by the Scholarship Committee. |
| 5. | | Students must have completed a FAFSA in a timely fashion and submitted forms for any applicable state and Federal grants. |
| 6. | | Submit a formally typed letter of application (1-2 pages) that indicates the applicant’s name, program and year of study, educational and career goals. The applicant should state how receiving the school scholarship would benefit him/her in his/her pursuit of the stated goals. Other information pertinent for review by the committee is additionally welcome in the application letter. |
The scholarship is valued at 25 percent of tuition. If the balance of tuition due after applying grants, agency sponsorship, and/or other scholarships is less than 25 percent of the total tuition, the SHSBT scholarship will be limited to that amount.
The scholarship will be credited retroactively to the first term of the school year in which the scholarship is granted. It will be credited to the recipient’s account on a term-by-term basis through graduation when eligibility is maintained. The school scholarship will be permanently forfeited when eligibility is lost. Students should refer to the current student planner for the requirements of maintaining the scholarship.
FEDERAL PELL GRANT