| Amount Awarded: |
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Maximum awards of $1,000 ($500 for fall semester and $500 for spring semester) will be made to selected students. |
| Eligibility: |
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- Recipients of the Stayman Foundation Scholarship must live in Altoona.
- The student must be a full-time undergraduate student who plans to enroll at a Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) university.
- The student must have financial need as determined by the standard financial need requirements of the universities.
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| Selection Procedure: |
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Recipients of this scholarship shall be selected by the appropriate scholarship committees of PASSHE universities. If equivalent needs exist among two or more candidates, then the standard calculation of predicted college GPA should be used. The university financial aid officers exercising professional judgment that considers extenuating circumstances, may adjust the financial need calculation. The amount of the scholarship will not exceed $1,000 in the academic year. The scholarships may not replace the eligibility for federal and state grants.
Each university financial aid office will establish procedures to award the scholarships, based on the above conditions. |
| Renewal: |
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Students may be awarded the scholarships after the first year as long as they are in good standing and have a QPA of at least 2.0 for the previous year of full-time study. The Financial Aid Officer may take into account extenuating circumstances which may have impacted on a student's academic standing.
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| Number of Awards: |
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The number of annual scholarships is dependent on available funding. Universities will be notified each February regarding the number of scholarships available for their students based on the number of students attending the university from the eligible geographic area.
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| Deadline: |
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June 2 |
Universities submit the names of students who will receive the scholarships to the PASSHE Foundation. |
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October 1 |
Confirm enrollment of scholarships students and invoice the PASSHE Foundation. A check will be forwarded to the university. |
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| Contact Information: |
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For more information about the scholarship program, contact:
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Foundation Inc.
2986 North Second Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
717-720-4065
fax: 717-720-7082
eshowers@thePAfoundation.org
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