The Hilda M. Padgett Scholarship has been established to assist students who attended a high school in Bloomington or Normal, IL and plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs.
The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarship 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 Hilda M. Padgett Scholarship must:
PNC employees or Trust committee members, their immediate family members, and members of their households are not eligible to apply.
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive an award that varies based upon funds available for distribution.
Awards may be renewed for up to three additional years or until a bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first. Renewal is contingent upon satisfactory academic performance (maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale) and full-time enrollment. Renewal award amounts will be adjusted annually based on the recipient’s annual financial need and funds available for distribution.
Awards are for undergraduate study only.
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
All applicants will be notified in late July.
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of PNC Bank, N.A. Payment is made in August.
Financial need, as calculated by Scholarship America, must be demonstrated for the student to receive an award. Scholarship America will evaluate all eligible applicants and provide results to PNC Bank, Trustee with recommended recipients and award amounts. The Trust committee will select recipients and determine award amounts. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
Preference will be given to students who attended a parochial high school or one of the schools listed below and/or students who will be attending a parochial college or university.
As part of your application, you must upload the following:
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.
