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Paul Hyland Harris Memorial Scholarships
Application status: Closed

The Paul Hyland Harris Memorial Scholarships assists seniors or graduates of high schools located in Crawford County, Venango County, or Warren County in Pennsylvania. Students must be planning to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at Allegheny College or Harvard University.

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. Awards for this scholarship are granted to eligible recipients without regard to creed, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, or national origin.

Applicants to the Paul Hyland Harris Memorial Scholarships must:

  • Be seniors or graduates of a high school located in Crawford County, Venango County, or Warren County in Pennsylvania.
  • Be planning to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at Allegheny College or Harvard University for the entire upcoming academic year.

Children of the Paul Hyland Harris Memorial Scholarships Trust and PNC Bank employees are ineligible.

Awards

If selected as a recipient, the student will receive an award in an amount determined by the Trustee scholarship committee.

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 in a full-time undergraduate course of study at Allegheny College or Harvard University.

Awards are for undergraduate study only.

Notification

All applicants will be notified in June.

Payment of Scholarships

Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of the Trustee. Payment is made in August.

Selection of Finalists and Recipients

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

Financial need will also be considered and must be demonstrated for the student’s application to be considered.

Once finalists are selected, a committee established by PNC, as Trustee, will select recipients.

Not all applicants to the program will be selected as finalists or recipients. All applicants agree to accept decisions as final.

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.
  • SAR from FAFSA (must include EFC number)
  • Financial aid award letter (optional)

    NOTE: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your high school transcript, you will need to upload a copy of your test score report(s) separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required.

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

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

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