PNC Bank Trustee of George G., Elma B., Ruth M. Wimmer Scholarship Fund has established a scholarship program to assist high school seniors attending Huntington North High School, Northside High School, Northrop High School, R. Nelson Snider High School, Southside High School, Wayne High School, or Allen County Juvenile Center in Indiana who 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 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 George G., Elma B., Ruth M. Wimmer Scholarship Fund must:
*Sciences will be reviewed by the committee for eligibility.
PNC Employees, children of PNC employees or Trust committee members are ineligible.
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
Financial need, as calculated by Scholarship America, must be demonstrated for the student to receive an award.
Scholarship America will provide all eligible applicants for each high school and Sponsor Trust committee will select recipients. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
Award amounts are determined by the Sponsor’s committee after an examination of all criteria
Assuming there are qualified applicants, preference will be given to students who intend to pursue
undergraduate study in Indiana at the time of recipient selection. Intended award allocation will be given equally to recipients from Huntington North and Wayne High School assuming there are enough eligible applicants from each school.
Awards may be renewable up to five years or until a bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first, on the basis of satisfactory academic performance maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, continued study in an eligible major, and Sponsor’s committee approval.
The amount of aid granted to a student for a school year shall not exceed the amount of annual tuition plus one-half of the estimated cost of room, board, books and miscellaneous required fees.
Awards are for undergraduate study only.
All applicants will be notified in May.
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of PNC Bank. Payment is made in August.
As part of your application, you must upload the following:
One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than March 7, 2025 4:00 pm Eastern Time.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.
