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Lalitta Nash McKaig Scholarship
Deadline to apply: February 27, 2025 3:00 pm Central Time

PNC Bank, N.A. has established a scholarship program to assist children who plan to continue their education in college.

The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.

Applicants to the Lalitta Nash McKaig Scholarship must:

  • An applicant must reside in one of the following Counties identified below and referenced as a designated geographic area:
    • Bedford County, PA
    • Somerset County, PA
    • Mineral County, WV
    • Hampshire County, WV
    • Allegany County, MD
    • Garrett County, MD

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    Definition of Residence:

  • Applicant must physically occupy a house, apartment or other dwelling within the designed geographic area of above referenced six counties.
  • As well as having their domicile or legal residence within the specified geographic area of six counties indicated.
    • Applicants temporarily residing outside of the specified area with the sole purpose of attending an educational institution outside of the designated area will be considered as “residing in” unless the temporary absence exceeds twelve consecutive months in duration.
    • Applicants domiciled or having a legal residence outside of the indicated six-county specified geographic area but temporarily living in the area for the sole purpose of attending an educational institution are not eligible for assistance.
    • Foundation will consider applicants residing outside of the six-county specified geographic area only in the event that the number of applicants/awards from within the area is insufficient to ensure distribution from Foundation’s distributable amount for the current year.
  • Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate or graduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college or university for the entire upcoming academic year.
  • Be a high school senior or high school graduate.

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    PNC employees or Trust committee members, their immediate family members, and members of their households are not eligible to apply.

    Awards

    If selected as a recipient, the student will receive an award ranging from $3,000 to $5,000. Awards are renewable up to five years total per degree type (undergraduate, graduate, professional), on the basis of continued full-time enrollment and satisfactory academic performance, which is defined as maintaining a cumulative 2.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

    Renewal award amounts may vary annually and are determined by the sponsor. Recipients may only receive an award toward one of each degree type. For example, if a student has received a scholarship award toward a bachelor’s degree, they may not reapply for an award to gain a second bachelor’s degree, but may reapply for an award toward a graduate or professional degree.

    Applicants must reapply to the Program after completing their bachelor degree to be considered to receive an award for graduate study.

    Awards may be for undergraduate, graduate or professional degrees.

    Selection Criteria

    Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:

    • Academic record
    • Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
    • Work experience
    • A statement of educational and career goals and objectives
    • Unusual personal or family circumstances
    • An online recommendation

    Financial need will be considered. Recipients must demonstrate need and award amounts will vary based on financial need.

    Scholarship America will evaluate all eligible applicants and provide results to PNC Bank, Trustee with recommended recipients and award amounts. The Trust committee, or an outside committee will select recipients and determine award amounts. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.

    Notification

    All applicants will be notified in June.

    Payment of Scholarships

    Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of PNC Bank, N.A. Payment is 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
      • Credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.
    • 1040 form (to verify financial information). Please black out SSN.

    NOTE: If you are uploading a high school transcript, you must also upload a copy of your official SAT or ACT test scores if the test scores are not available on your high school transcript.

    One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than March 4, 2025 3:00 pm Central Time.

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

    PNC Bank, N.A. has partnered with Scholarship America. Selecting the button below will redirect you to the Scholarship America Student Hub!

    Please make sure to add studentsupport@scholarshipamerica.org as well as the program email address provided below in the footer as safe senders in your email contact list.