Steve A. Garban Grant-in-aid

Direct application

Amount varies
2 winners

Eligibility

School
Pennsylvania State University
Education level
Undergraduate

About this scholarship

Children of full-time Penn State or Pennsylvania College of Technology technical service or staff employees who are new first-year, full-time students at any Penn State campus or Penn College with on-campus housing may apply.

Two awards are granted annually toward on-campus room and board for up to two years. Amounts vary based on actual charges. Recipients must maintain full-time enrollment and academic success.

Submit a letter to scholarshipnote@psu.edu by April 10 with student and parent ID numbers, the employee's name and position, and a personal essay of no more than two pages describing leadership, humanitarian qualities, and academic promise demonstrated during high school.

Essay question

What else to submit

  • Letter/email application including student and parent ID numbers, employee name and position.
  • Personal essay of no more than two pages describing leadership, humanitarian qualities, and academic promise.
  • Eligibility: child of a full-time Penn State or Pennsylvania College of Technology technical-service or staff employee
  • Must be a first-year, full-time student at any Penn State campus or Penn College
  • Demonstrated leadership and humanitarian qualities through high school extracurricular activities
  • Evidence of academic success or promise thereof
  • Application info required: student name + Penn State/Penn College ID, parent's Penn State/Penn College ID, employee's name and position
  • Submit by email to scholarshipnote@psu.edu (Office of Student Aid Scholarship Committee)
  • Deadline listed as mid-April (PSU pages state April 12 / April 17 depending on year)
  • Recipients must maintain full-time enrollment and academic success for renewal.
  • Two awards are granted annually toward on-campus room and board for up to two years.