Samuel L. Abrams, a Harrisburg businessman, distinguished himself during a lifetime of participation in his community through philanthropic, social and political activities. Born in Lithuania, Mr. Abrams immigrated with his parents to the United States and Harrisburg at the age of three. He attended Harrisburg city schools, graduating from Harrisburg Technical High School in 1922…. Read More
Award: Multiple winners/Amount varies
Deadline: June 30
The Americans for the Competitive Enterprise System (ACES) Foundation Fund wishes to offer a scholarship to Cumberland, Dauphin, or Perry County high school seniors planning to attend a school of higher education whose study shall be of business focus; i.e. management, administration, finance, actuarial sciences, etc. This can also include students studying trades such as… Read More
Award: Multiple Winners/Amount Varies
Deadline: March 15
This scholarship fund is to benefit graduating seniors of Carlisle High School, who are planning to attend a 2 year or 4 year college or trade/technical school of higher education.
Award: Multiple Winners/Amount Varies
Deadline: March 15
The TFEC Aspire to Rise Scholarship provides financial assistance for non-traditional students who have experienced adversity in their lives but are looking to overcome those struggles through further education. The TFEC Aspire to Rise Scholarship specifically supports individuals who are 22 years of age or older, planning to attend a four year college or university,… Read More
Award: Multiple Winners / Amount Varies
Deadline: December 31
The Robbie Barron Memorial Fund wishes to offer a scholarship to a senior from Cedar Cliff High School. This scholarship fund was established in 1996 in memory of Robbie Barron, a third grader at Hillside Elementary School at the time who drowned in a flood in January of that year. This scholarship fund will provide… Read More
Award: 1 Winner/Amount Varies
Deadline: March 15
This fund supports students attending Franklin & Marshall College, Shippensburg University, or Harrisburg Academy, and Eagle Scouts nominated by the New Birth of Freedom Council, Boy Scouts of America.
Award: Multiple Winners/Amount Varies
Deadline: September 1
The Beistle Scholarship Fund of the Franklin County Community Foundation, a regional foundation of TFEC, is a scholarship for legal dependents (natural or adopted) of full-time employees of the Beistle Company. If there are no eligible children, or if funds are available beyond those needed; second preference may be given to students graduating from Shippensburg… Read More
Award: One Winner/ Amount Varies
Deadline: March 15
The Big 33 Academic Scholarship is open to students in Pennsylvania who are planning to attend a technical school or accredited college or university following high school graduation. Eligible students must maintain a grade point average of 2.0 during their sophomore and junior year of high school. They must also be high school seniors at… Read More
Award: Multiple Winners / Up to $2,000 each
Deadline: March 15
This scholarship was created on June 22, on Ben’s birthday; in his memory. Ben lost his life in a tragic car accident in 2011 at age 21. Ben excelled in cross-country and track. His senior year he received the Outstanding Athlete Award from Big Spring High School. Not only was he an outstanding athlete, but… Read More
Award: 1 Winner/Amount Varies
Deadline: March 15
The Friends of Megan Bolton Memorial Fund Scholarship is used to assist students with college expenses. The Fund was established through memorial gifts in honor of Megan Anne Bolton, who passed this life at age 17 on July 8, 2003, of injuries sustained in an auto accident. Megan was an active member of Saint Nicholas… Read More
Award: Multiple Winners/Up to $1,000
Deadline: March 15
The Nick Breach “Never Give-Up” Charitable Foundation Scholarship Fund was established in memory of Nicholas A. Breach. Nicholas was a bright, young, happy-go-lucky child, that was everyone’s friend. At the age of six, doctors found a brain tumor, which necessitated radiation therapy. This caused changes which took him from good grades to learning support with… Read More
Award: One award up to $700 OR Two awards up to $350 each
Deadline: N/A
This award was established by Mr. and Mrs. Melvin J. Brownold in memory of Mrs. Brownold’s parents, Simon and Eva Brenner. The award is given to enable a student(s) of HACC Central Pennsylvania’s Community College to travel either in the United States or abroad for the purpose of personal or educational enrichment and/or for costs… Read More
Award: Multiple Winners/Up to $1,000
Deadline: January 15
This scholarship will be awarded to a member of the Boys and Girls Club of Harrisburg that is in good standing.
Award: 1 Winner/Amount Varies
Deadline: March 15
Students who are present or former residents of one of the following Pennsylvania counties: Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder, or York, and currently enrolled in an architecture degree program.
Award: Number of Recipients Vary/Amount Varies
Deadline: June 30
The Franklin County Community Foundation, a regional foundation of TFEC, wishes to offer a $1,000 scholarship to a descendant of members of the Chambersburg High School Class of 1963.
Award: Multiple Winners/Up to $1,000
Deadline: March 15
Beginning in 1989, the Seidle Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, through its life memberships, presented a cash award to the senior student who demonstrated outstanding performance in school, as well as an interest in pursuing a career in healthcare. In 1993, this scholarship was renamed the Cynthia L. Coller Memorial Scholarship in honor of a very special… Read More
Award: One Winner / $1,000
Deadline: March 15
David L. Danner is a retired teacher with a career spanning thirty-seven years. He started his career at Mechanicsburg Junior High School in 1959 where he taught United States and Pennsylvania History and Civics until 1965. Mr. Danner then transferred to Cedar Cliff High School where he taught United States History, Government and Economics and… Read More
Award: Number of Awards Varies / Amount Varies
Deadline: March 15
The Jan DiMartino Delany Memorial Scholarship, an endowment fund of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities, offers a $3,000 scholarship for graduating seniors of Cumberland Valley High School attending a two-year or four-year institution of higher education. The scholarship is named for the 1975 graduate of Cumberland Valley High School who served as the senior class… Read More
Award: 2 Winners/Up to $5,000
Deadline: March 15
The Harry N. and Melva A. Derickson Scholarship Fund is an endowment fund of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities. The income from the fund is used to assist residents from Cumberland, Dauphin and Perry Counties for a course of study in preparation for medical or dental school, nursing, physical therapy, other medical related fields, or… Read More
Award: Multiple Winners/Amount Varies
Deadline: March 15
Income of the Lou Drane Fund and the Joseph L. and Vivian E. Steele Fund is used annually to grant scholarships to students of classical music in the fields of composition, teaching, and performance. There is only one application to complete through the universal application.
Award: Multiple Winners/Up to $5,000 each
Deadline: March 15
The Sue and Ken Dyer Foundation Travel Scholarship is an endowment fund of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities from which the income is used to assist students with travel expenses for educational or service trips. The Sue and Ken Dyer Foundation Travel Scholarship will award travel scholarships in an amount up to $2,500. Award recipients… Read More
Award: Multiple Winners/Up to $2,500 each
Deadline: March 15
This scholarship provides opportunities to eligible Pre-K students ages 3 to 5 years old to attend an early learning center or preschool program located in Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lebanon, and Perry Counties as well as the Dillsburg area of Northern York County. Students must be enrolled in an early learning center or preschool program by… Read More
Award: Number of Recipients Vary/Up to $3,000 per Child
Deadline: August 1
The Eash-Potter Scholarship Fund is named after Melinda Eash and Sharon Potter, to honor their legacy in developing support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth in central Pennsylvania through Common Roads, the youth group of the LGBT Center of Central PA. The scholarship will support students committed to improving the campus and… Read More
Award: Mutiple Winners/Amount Varies
Deadline: March 15
This scholarship was established by J.M. Heberlig & B.J. Helterbran who both believe that education matters and know that it is becoming more difficult than ever to afford to reach your goals. Together with family, friends, and community, we can all accomplish great things. Jody, a High School Art Teacher, and Beth, who has worked… Read More
Award: Number of recipients varies / Amount Varies
Deadline: March 15
The Donald J. Edwards Jr. Memorial Scholarship provides a tuition scholarship for one graduating senior from Camp Hill High School who demonstrates courage, exudes kindness, displays leadership qualities, and has a willingness to serve others.
Award: 1 winner / up to $500
Deadline: N/A
This scholarship provides opportunities to students residing in a district of one of the lowest 15% achieving schools as determined by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to receive funding to attend an out-of-district or private elementary, middle, or high school within Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lebanon, and Perry counties, and the Dillsburg Area.
Award: Number of Recipients Vary/Amount Varies
Deadline: April 15
As more people become conscious of how humans are affecting the planet, opportunities abound for college graduates to make a living protecting the Earth. This scholarship was created to provide assistance to Central PA high school seniors pursuing degrees in fields related to environmental science and sustainability. It is meant for young women and men… Read More
Award: Number of Recipients Vary/Amount Varies
Deadline: March 15
The Erik J. Fullas Scholarship Fund for Wrestlers offers a scholarship to a Mechanicsburg Area High School wrestler who has wrestled on the MAHS wrestling team and who intends to continue wrestling in college. This scholarship is a fund of the Mechanicsburg Area Community Foundation, a regional foundation of TFEC.
Award: 1 Winner/Amount Varies
Deadline: March 15
The Thad G. Gayman Memorial Scholarship Fund was established to memorialize Thad Gayman, an alumni from Northern York High School who passed this life at age 23 on May 17th, 2015 as the result of assisting an individual of domestic violence. Thad also graduated from HACC’s GM-ASEP Program in 2012. Thad worked at Lawrence Chevrolet… Read More
Award: One Award / Amount Varies
Deadline: March 15
This scholarship was established to support students attending HACC as a full-time or part time student.
Award: Two winners / Award based on two semesters at HACC
Deadline: March 15
The Henry and Janet Guarriello Scholarship will be awarded to a graduating senior who has studied at Cumberland Valley School of Music for four consecutive years. This scholarship is a fund of the Franklin County Community Foundation, a regional foundation of TFEC.
Award: Number of Recipients Vary/Amount Varies
Deadline: March 15
The Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Harrisburg established its Scholarship Program in 1987. Each year this Association awards 5-10 up to $2000 scholarships to local area youth based on academic factors, applicant performance and career goals, with extra consideration given to students furthering their education in the Building/Construction Industry and related fields such as Architecture,… Read More
Award: 5-10 Awards / Up to $2,000
Deadline: March 15
The Roberta L. Houpt Scholarship Fund will assist students from Cumberland, Dauphin and Perry counties studying nursing at a college or university of their choice. This scholarship fund was established in 1998 by Lyndell S. Houpt, a long time secretary of the Camp Hill High School, in loving memory of her daughter Roberta L. Houpt,… Read More
Award: Multiple Winners/Up to $2,000
Deadline: March 15
The Carol Hoy Scholarship Fund assists graduating seniors from Mechanicsburg Area High School who wish to pursue careers in the fields of elementary education and early childhood education. This scholarship fund was established in 2006 to honor Carol Hoy who demonstrated her commitment to the education of children during her 37 years of teaching in… Read More
Award: 1 Winner/Amount Varies
Deadline: March 15
Judith Anne Ingram spent a long career in elementary education, first in Virginia, then in the Titusville (PA) School District and for many years in the Mechanicsburg Area School District. She served as principal at several schools in the MASD, with her longest tenure at Northside Elementary School. She received a Bachelor’s Degree with honors… Read More
Award: Multiple Winners / Amount Varies
Deadline: March 15
The Erin L. Jenkins Memorial Scholarship awards scholarships to students attending Cumberland Valley High School. The award memorializes Erin L. Jenkins, the daughter of Bruce and Kitty Jenkins, a Cumberland Valley student who died from injuries she received in an auto accident in 1999. Erin was a joyful child who always had a smile on her… Read More
Award: 1 Winner/Up to $1,500
Deadline: March 15
The Ken and Romaine Kauffman Scholarship Fund awards a scholarship to a graduating senior of Cumberland Valley High School or Cumberland-Perry Career & Technical Center who plans to attend a four-year college, university, technical school, or community college. While all students are eligible to apply, extra consideration will be given to students studying automotive technology,… Read More
Award: Number of Recipients Vary/Up to $500
Deadline: March 15
Governor George Leader was born in York County in 1918. His term as Governor of Pennsylvania in the 1950’s was the highlight of his life. He was a champion for those with disabilities as well as education and worked hard to bring about positive change in both areas. Mr. Leader was a man of convictions… Read More
Award: Multiple Winners/ Up to $5,000 each
Deadline: November 15
The Leon I. Lock and Barbara R. Lock Scholarship fund is an endowment of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities. This scholarship is available to graduates of any high school in Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lebanon, or Perry counties who will attend Harrisburg Area Community College to study a health career. Scholarship is available to graduating seniors… Read More
Award: Multiple Winners/Amount Varies
Deadline: March 15
The Dr. George H. and Mrs. Hettie S. Love “Love of Learning” Scholarship is established by the Bishop Nathan Baxter Chapter of the Union of Black Episcopalians for Students of Color with a primary focus on the Black community, entering a 2-year or 4-year college majoring in Education. Preference is given to a student attending… Read More
Award: Number of Awards Varies / Amount Varies
Deadline: March 15
The Bruce Mangione Fund is an endowment of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities. This fund was established through memorial gifts in honor of Bruce Mangione, former President and owner of Harrisburg Steam Works. Bruce was involved in the development of the Hilton Harrisburg Hotel and Towers, on the board of the Harristown Development Corporation, and… Read More
Award: Number of Awards Varies / Up to $3,000
Deadline: March 15
The McInroy-Sheffer People Trust Fund is for students who graduated or will be graduating from a high school in one of the following Pennsylvania Counties: Cumberland, Dauphin, Lycoming, Tioga or York; and who will be enrolled as a freshman during the upcoming school year. Students must also be enrolled in one of the following schools… Read More
Award: Multiple Winners/Up to $3,000 Each
Deadline: March 15
The MAHS Alumni Association established this fund to provide scholarships to graduating seniors from Mechanicsburg Area High School, including the Harry A. Berkheimer scholarship for the outstanding football lineman. The Harry A. Berkheimer Scholarship is given to an outstanding football lineman at Mechanicsburg Area High School based on the same criteria. This scholarship is a… Read More
Award: Number of Recipients Vary/Amount Varies
Deadline: March 15
This scholarship fund will be awarded annually to a member of the debate team at the Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School, located in Mechanicsburg, PA. One award will be selected by the Mechanicsburg Area Senior High (MASH) School debate coach using the following criteria: graduating senior; years of service to debate program; participation during tenure;… Read More
Award: One Winner / Up to $500
Deadline: N/A
The Conrad Siegel “Numbers Matter” Community Scholarship was developed by the Board of Conrad M. Siegel, Inc. (Harrisburg, PA). The award was established to promote math and financial education for Central PA’s underserved/minority communities. Conrad M. Siegel, Inc. noticed that they do not see much diversity in the applicants for their math and finance positions…. Read More
Award: Multiple Winners / Up to $5,000 each
Deadline: March 15
Operation Wildcat was formed in 2006 to pool the resources in the community to help school district students and families in need. In honor of our 10 year anniversary, Operation Wildcat established this scholarship fund. The scholarship is for any student enrolled in the Mechanicsburg Area School District, planning on attending a 4 year school,… Read More
Award: Number of Recipients Vary/Up to $1,000 Each Per Year For Up to 4 years
Deadline: March 15
The Pennsylvania Automotive Recycling Trade Society (PARTS) Scholarship was established to memorialize the late members and honor some special current members of PARTS who contributed time, effort, and monies to create a viable automotive recycling industry and association. Applicant must be the child or step child of an owner who is an eligible active PARTS… Read More
Award: Multiple Winners/Amount Varies
Deadline: May 31
This scholarship was established by family, friends, colleagues, and students to honor Dorothy M. Peele, a Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School teacher from 1957 through 1966. She taught physical education and health and was a very successful Girls’ Sports faculty manager and coach. In 1961, her field hockey team won the first ever championship in… Read More
Award: One Award / Amount Varies
Deadline: March 15
The mission of the Penn HOSA Foundation Scholarship Fund is to promote careers in healthcare professions that enhance the delivery of compassionate care and meet the needs of the community by awarding post-secondary education scholarships to deserving HOSA student members throughout Pennsylvania. The Penn HOSA Foundation also selects one student to receive the Helen Heidelbaugh… Read More
Award: Multiple Winners/Amount Varies (Avg. amt. $3,000)
Deadline: March 4
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives’ Scholarship Program enhances educational opportunities for eligible students who reside in Pennsylvania. The program is privately funded by individual and corporate donors; no tax or other public funds are used. The program is administered by The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (a 501(c)(3) community foundation) and uses the nowU Pennsylvania 529… Read More
Award: 2 Winners/Amount Varies
Deadline: May 1
The Gary D. Radine Scholarship for Education of the Holding Company System of Delta Dental of California was established in 2016 as a project of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities. This scholarship program is for the children of employees of Delta Dental to assist with college tuition expenses.
Award: 2 Winners/ $5,000 each
Deadline: March 15
Bertha and Byron L. Reppert moved to Mechanicsburg, PA in 1960. In the years that followed, all four of their children graduated from Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School: Carolynn in 1965, Marjorie in 1968, Nancy in 1971, and Susanna in 1980. Both Mr. and Mrs. Reppert believed in civic participation. For example, Mr. Reppert enlisted… Read More
Award: Multiple Winners / Up to $1,500 each
Deadline: March 15
The Kenneth G. Robinson, APR, Memorial Scholarship will provide opportunities to rising or current undergraduate students attending Pennsylvania colleges or universities who are civic-minded and require tuition assistance to continue their education in the communications or public relations fields. It is jointly sponsored by the members of the Pennsylvania Public Relations Society and Public Relations… Read More
Award: 1 Winner/$1,000
Deadline: March 15
Hannah and Lester Royer are the Matriarch and Patriarch of Royer’s Flowers and Gifts. They both attended Elizabethtown College and studied to become teachers in the 1920’s. It was very rare for a woman to attend college in that period of time, but Hannah and Lester both had a strong determination to improve themselves by… Read More
Award: Up to 4 awards / $1,000 to $2,500 each
Deadline: March 15
Delores Angle Ryder graduated from Shippensburg High School in 1948 and entered the business world. She used her education and business skills that she acquired from Shippensburg to hold such positions as clerk typist, secretary, accountant, and office manager. If she would have been able to further her education, Delores might have been the CEO… Read More
Award: 1 Winner/Up to $500 Per Year For Up to 4 years
Deadline: March 15
Mary Sachs was called a “Merchant Princess” by U. S. Sen. Edward Martin in 1958, and Eleanor Roosevelt described her in 1960 as “a very remarkable woman.” She came to the United States from Lithuania as a 4-year-old. After losing her job in a Harrisburg dress shop for being honest with a customer, she decided… Read More
Award: Number of Recipients Vary/Amount Varies
Deadline: March 15
The Tommy Sgrignoli Scholarship Fund awards a scholarship for graduating seniors of East Pennsboro High School to help further their education. The scholarship memorializes Tommy Sgrignoli, a 1999 graduate of East Pennsboro High School, who was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident on June 22, 2005. Through this scholarship, the life and story of Tommy will… Read More
Award: 2 Winners/Up to $1,000 each
Deadline: April 1
The Mary Grace Shearer MSW Scholarship for the Advancement of Social Work is established for students entering their junior or senior year of college majoring in social work at Council of Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited bachelor’s degree program in selected counties in Pennsylvania. The eligible student would have at least a 3.0 GPA and… Read More
Award: Multiple Winner/ Min. $500
Deadline: June 1
The Mechanicsburg Area School Board and the Professional Staff of The Mechanicsburg Area School District to honor Charles E. Shields Superintendent of Schools established the Charles E. Shields Scholarship Fund. Mr. Shields served the school district with distinction for thirty-seven years from 1949 to 1986. He was a science teacher for five years and an… Read More
Award: 1 Winner/Amount Varies
Deadline: N/A
This fund was established by Dr. Robert E. and Glenda Scott Singiser to provide scholarships for academically sound students in need of financial assistance, and who are seniors or have graduated from Mechanicsburg Area High School. This fund is in recognition of the members of the Singiser Family who have continuously resided in the Mechanicsburg… Read More
Award: Multiple Winners/Amount Varies
Deadline: March 15
The J. Ward Sleichter and Frances F. Sleichter Memorial Scholarship Fund of The Franklin County Community Foundation, a regional foundation of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities, awards scholarships to deserving students in the Shippensburg, Pennsylvania area as defined by the Shippensburg School District in Cumberland and Franklin counties. The purpose of this scholarship is to… Read More
Award: Number of Recipients Vary/Up to $5,000 Per Year For Up to 4 years
Deadline: March 15
Students who are present or former residents of one of the following Pennsylvania counties: Adams, Bedford, Blair, Centre, Clinton, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder, Tioga, Union, or York, and studying in the final three years of a NAAB accredited Bachelor of Architecture program OR in a… Read More
Award: Multiple Winners/Up to $5,000 each
Deadline: June 1
Income of the Lou Drane Fund and the Joseph L. and Vivian E. Steele Fund is used annually to grant scholarships to students of classical music in the fields of composition, teaching, and performance. There is only one application to complete through the universal application.
Award: Multiple Winners/Up to $5,000 each
Deadline: March 15
The Anil and Neema Thakrar Family Fund will be used to assist graduating seniors from any high school in Cumberland, Dauphin, or Perry County, or current college students with permanent residences in Cumberland, Dauphin, or Perry counties, for the study of math, science, and engineering, or a medical related discipline.
Award: 1 winner/Amount varies
Deadline: March 15
Peggy Wagonhurst was a lady of great personal integrity and character, devoting her life to her husband and children. She expressed her artistic ability through singing, painting, and sewing. This fund was established by her husband, Arland, to recognize a Carlisle High School student of good character.
Award: N/A
Deadline: N/A
We Love People…. Especially our teammates and their families. Love is an action word which means that our team would like to assist with the financial burden higher education places on our families. We want to assist in making education more accessible because it can open doors for the future and enable individuals to pursue… Read More
Award: Multiple Awards / Amounts Vary
Deadline: March 15
The Skyler James Wenger Scholarship was established in 2012 by his mother in memory of her son. Skyler was a freshman at Cedar Cliff when he lost his life at the age of 14 on October 28th, 2011 of injuries sustained being hit by a car during trick-or-treat. He was a loving son who was… Read More
Award: 1 Winner From Cedar Cliff and 1 Winner From Red Land/Amount Varies
Deadline: March 15
The Richard N. Wevodau Scholarship is an endowment fund is awarded to graduating seniors of Mechanicsburg Area High School who possess average academic abilities. Ideally the student will pursue further education in the area of business; however, the scholarship could also be awarded to a student who pursuing education in regards to a trade (plumbing,… Read More
Award: One Award / Amount Varies
Deadline: March 15
Supports graduating seniors from Mechanicsburg Area High School who have achieved academically as well as have participated in community service activities. Volunteers consider the following criteria when selecting scholarship recipients: 1. Essay explaining why the applicant is applying for this scholarship. Include a description of academic interests, career focus, and financial need (do not exceed… Read More
Award: Four Awards / $4,000 ea.
Deadline: April 3 by 4 p.m.
The Mabel M. Witmer Scholarship Fund wishes to assist students in obtaining training beyond high school level in trade or technical schools. This scholarship is fund of the Franklin County Community Foundation, a regional foundation of TFEC.
Award: Multiple Winners/Amount Varies
Deadline: March 15
The Jeff Woods Memorial Scholarship was established in 2017 to honor the life and memory of Jeffrey S. Woods. Jeff was a sports enthusiast all of his life and proudly cheered on his children in all of their athletic endeavors at Cedar Cliff High School and throughout their college careers at Mercer University and Syracuse… Read More
Award: 2 Students / Amount Varies
Deadline: March 15
The Jack and Edna May Yost Scholarship Fund, an endowment fund of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities, awards scholarships to graduating seniors of a Dauphin or Cumberland county high school who will attend a two or four-year accredited college. Preference will be given to children of postal employees; students who plan to major in nursing… Read More
Award: Multiple Winners/Up to $5,000 each
Deadline: March 15
