Main header image

The application program will be available again in January. Please return then to view the updated Eligibility and Awards for the upcoming academic year! If you are an applicant who would like to discover more scholarship opportunities you might qualify for, please continue to the Scholarship America Hub and sign up!

 

Lola G. Duff and William H. Duff II Scholarship Fund - Merit Awards
Application status: Closed

The Lola G. Duff and William H. Duff, II Scholarship Fund was established under the will of Lola G. Duff and is administered by PNC Bank, NA, Trustee, to assist Allegheny County, PA students who are of Protestant faith, and attending or planning to attend a full-time program leading to an initial bachelor’s degree. Renewable scholarships are offered each year for full-time study at an accredited four-year institution of the student’s choice.

Awards will be classified in two categories; merit and financial need. A student could receive an award in both categories, but must complete an application for each category for consideration. For more information, visit the Lola G. Duff & William H. Duff II Scholarship Program site.

The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarship, tuition assistance, and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Awards are granted without regard to race, color, creed, sexual orientation, age, gender, disability, or national origin.

Applicants to the Lola G. Duff and William H. Duff Scholarship Fund must be:

  • Students who have attended two academic years in, and graduated from, a high school in Allegheny County, PA; or students who have been home schooled for two academic years, including their senior year, and resided in Allegheny County, PA during that time. Preference will be given to students from Allegheny County followed by students from Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Washington and Westmoreland Counties.
  • Verification of Protestant faith – this requirement must be supported by a letter from church clergy on church letterhead with contact information.
  • High school seniors or graduates who plan to enroll, or students who are already enrolled, in a full time undergraduate course of study at an educational institution (an accredited four-year college or university) as defined in IRC 170(b) (A1) (ii).  In general, this means that the school maintains a regular faculty and curriculum and has a regular organized body of students in attendance at the place where its educational activities are conducted.
  • Merit applicants must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 grade point scale.

Student applicants of immediate family members that are employed by PNC Bank, NA are ineligible to apply.

Awards

The Trustee will determine the total funding for new awards and approximate number and size of awards.

Students who are not previous recipients may reapply to the program each year if they meet eligibility requirements.

Awards are renewable up to three additional years or until a bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first, on the basis of required GPA and continued full-time enrollment for the entire academic year. GPA requirements for continuing renewal eligibility for an award based on merit or need:

  • Rising sophomores must demonstrate that they have maintained a cumulative (GPA) grade point average of 2.8 on a 4.0 scale
  • Rising juniors and seniors must have maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

Awards are for undergraduate study only.

Selection of Recipients

Scholarship recipients are selected on:

  • Past academic performance and future potential
  • Character as demonstrated by leadership and participation in school and community activities
  • Work experience
  • A statement of career and educational aspirations and goals
  • Unusual personal or family circumstances
  • An online recommendation

Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.

Notification

All applicants will be notified by early June. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients.

Payment of Scholarships

Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of the Trustee. Payments are made in August.

As part of your application, you must upload the following:

  • A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display student name, school name, grades and credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.
  • A letter from a member of the clergy verifying Protestant faith, on church letterhead.
  • High school seniors are encouraged to provide a copy of their SAT or ACT scores.

Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.

One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than March 6, 2023 3:00 pm Central Time.

The Lola G. Duff and William H. Duff, II Scholarship Fund and PNC Bank, NA, Trustee, have partnered with Scholarship America. Selecting the button below will redirect you to the Scholarship America Student Hub!