GCC: Outside Scholarships

Outside Scholarships

Scholarships from private sources outside of Grove City College provide an additional source of financial assistance for students. Students should check with their guidance office, parents’ place of employment, church, and local service organizations for outside scholarship opportunities. The College Board web-site, www.collegeboard.org, provides a scholarship search tool. Other web-sites that offer scholarship search engines are www.educationplanner.org, http://www.cappex.com/scholarships, http://www.fastweb/com, and www.scholarships.com.

Read the GCC Outside Scholarship and Loan Policy for the student requirements and guidelines on how outside scholarships will be administered by the College.

The College is pleased to make students aware of the following scholarship opportunities that they may then investigate themselves:

Synod of the Trinity Educational Scholarship
www.syntrinity.org
(717)737-0421
The Synod of the Trinity
3040 Market Street
Camp Hill, PA 17011

GCC students who are members of the Presbyterian Church USA(PCUSA) (or a student greatly involved with a Presbyterian Church ministry but might not be a member verified by the pastor) and are living within The Synod of the Trinity (PA, WV and Upper Ohio Valley) are eligible to apply for this need-based scholarship. The scholarship is offered to students who show a demonstrated financial need and a commitment to Presbyterian leadership.

By April 10th, the GCC Financial Aid Office must receive the GCC Financial Aid Application, including all accompanying documents, along with the Synod Financial Aid page-only. Submit the balance of the Synod Application to the Synod according to their instructions.

This $80 million fund has college scholarships for Allegheny County, PA residents. Students must be Protestant, have two years of schooling in Allegheny County (either public, private or home) and must be planning to attend college full time. Applications available on-line in February.

National Presbyterian College Scholarship
www.pcusa.org/financialaid
(888)728-7228 x8235
National Presbyterian Scholarships
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
100 Witherspoon Street
Louisville, KY 40202-1396

Incoming freshmen who are members of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) can apply. Awards are based on character, leadership, academic achievement and financial need. Application deadline is January 31.

GCC will be asked to provide financial need information, so students must complete the GCC Financial Aid Application.

Presbyterian Scholarship Fund

Incoming freshmen who are members of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in the Presbyteries of Beaver-Butler, Kiskiminetas, Lake Erie, Pittsburgh, Redstone, Shenango, Upper Ohio Valley or Washington are eligible to apply for this scholarship based on academic achievement and financial need. One recipient from the incoming class is selected each year. The award is renewable for four years. Applications are available from your pastor or the GCC Financial Aid Office and are submitted to the GCC Financial Aid Office by April 15th.

GCC will be asked to provide financial need information, so students must complete the GCC Financial Aid Application.

Shenango Presbytery Scholarship

Students who are members of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in the Shenango Presbytery can apply for this need-based scholarship by contacting their pastor or:

Higher Education Committee
Shenango Presbytery
4197 New Castle Road
Pulaski, PA 16143-9513

GCC will be asked to provide financial need information, so students must complete the GCC Financial Aid Application.

Available to graduates of the Pittsburgh Public Schools and charters, regardless of financial need or income who has been a student in the district and a resident of Pittsburgh continuously since at least the 9th grade, earn a minimum of 2.25 GPA (Class of 2009) and a 2.5 GPA (Class of 2010); maintain a minimum of 85% attendance record (Class of 2009) and a 90% attendance record (Class of 2010) and earn admission to Grove City College. The Pittsburgh Promise application forms and additional information on The Pittsburgh Promise is available at each of the high schools in the Pittsburgh Public Schools and on the Pittsburgh Promise website.

Bill Knect Tourism Scholarship Application

This memorial scholarship fund provides one (1) $1,000 scholarship each year to a Sophomore, Junior or Senior of Grove City College, Penn State – Shenango, or Thiel College who is pursuing a tourism-related major such as Marketing, Recreation, Hotel Management, etc. This also would include students in the School of Business for business management and business administration. The student must be a resident of Mercer County and a U.S. citizen. Additional Information.