Scholarships Offered to

DAUPHIN COUNTY

HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS

from The Foundation for Enhancing Communities

200 N. 3rd Street, 8th Floor | Harrisburg, PA 17101

Tel: 717-236-5040 | 717-231-4463 | Web: www.tfec.org

Samuel L. Abrams Foundation Fund (May 31): for students who are graduates from select high schools in Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry, and

York counties (Multiple Winners/Amount Varies)

ACES Foundation Fund (April 1): for graduating seniors from high schools in Cumberland, Dauphin, and Perry counties, with a GPA of 2.5 or

higher, planning on attending a school of higher education, and whose study shall be of business focus (management, administration, finance,

actuarial sciences, etc.); also includes students studying trades such as cosmetology or HVAC with the intent to own their own business (Multiple

winners/Amount Varies)

Ames True Temper Charitable Foundation (April 15): for graduating seniors with a minimum 3.0 GPA, who are dependent children of associates

of Ames True Temper Inc., and plan to attend a post-secondary educational institution (Varies/up to $4,000 per year for up to 4 years )

G. Thomas Balsbaugh Memorial (April 1): for graduating seniors of high schools in Dauphin county, planning to attend a four year college or

university (1 winner/up to $1,000 per year for up to 4 years)

Binder Family Scholarship (April 1): for graduating seniors from Steelton-Highspire High School, planning to attend a four year college or uni-

versity (1 winner/Amount varies)

George P. Boucek Memorial Scholarship of Delta Dental (April 15): for students who are dependent children of associates of Delta Dental (either

a management employee or an employee who is a member of UNITE!), with a minimum 2.5 GPA (2 winners/up to $1,500 each)

Owen Cole Brezitski Memorial Scholarship (April 1): for graduating seniors from Bishop McDevitt High School with a minimum cumulative GPA

of 3.0 with plans to attend any 2 or 4 year college, university, or trade school. (1 winner/up to $1,000)

Harry N. and Melva A. Derickson Scholarship (April 1): for students who are residents of Dauphin, Cumberland, and Perry Counties, for study in

preparation for medical or dental school, nursing, physical therapy, other medical related fields, or engineering (Multiple winners; Amount varies)

Lou Drane Fund / Joseph L. and Vivian E. Steele Music Scholarship (March 30): for students from Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Ful-

ton, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder, and York counties, studying classical music composition, teaching,

and performance (Multiple winners/up to $5,000 each)

Educational Opportunity Fund (April 1): for graduating seniors from Harrisburg High School and Sci-Tech High, with a minimum 2.5 GPA, pur-

suing higher education at a four year college or university (Multiple winners/up to $1,250 each per year for up to 4 years)

Adrienne Zoe Fedok Art and Music Scholarship (April 1): for graduating seniors from Central Dauphin High School, pursuing post

secondary education in the field of art or music (1 winner/up to $1,000)

Dr. Paul E. Hoffner Leadership Fund (April 1): for graduating seniors from Upper Dauphin High School, with a minimum 3.25 GPA,

planning to attend a four-year college or university, who demonstrate leadership skills (1 winner/up to $2,000 per year for up to 4 years)

Roberta L. Houpt Scholarship (April 1): for students from Dauphin, Cumberland and Perry counties, studying nursing (Multiple winners/up to

$2,000 each)

David M. Kleppinger Family Scholarship Fund (April 1): for graduating seniors of Hershey High School in Hershey, PA or Emmaus High School in

Emmaus, PA who will attend Penn State Main Campus or Florida Gulf Coast University as a full-time student planning to study political science,

pre-law, finance, nursing, or general liberal arts (One Hershey HS Grad, One Emmaus HS Grad/up to $500 each)

Law and Justice Careers Scholarship (Rolling Deadline): for minority students who graduated from a high school in Dauphin, Cumberland, Perry,

Franklin, Lebanon, York, and Lancaster counties, or who plan to attend a college or university in Central PA, and intend to pursue a law-related

career including criminal justice, paralegal, and pre-law, as well as other law related fields (Multiple winners/up to $5,000 each )

Leader Scholarship Fund (April 1): for graduating seniors from Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, or York county with plans to attend HACC Har-

risburg’s campus as a full-time student to study in the LPN Program (Varies/Varies)

Leon I. Lock and Barbara R. Lock Scholarship (April 1): for graduating seniors and graduates within the last five years of any high school in Cum-

berland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lebanon, or Perry county, who will attend HACC to study nursing. (Multiple winners/up to $500)

Leon Lowengard Scholarship (July 15): for students attending Harrisburg City Public Schools and surrounding districts with a minimum GPA of

2.0; preference will be given to students who are of Jewish faith and to undergraduate students

(Multiple winners/Amount varies)

Scholarships Offered to

DAUPHIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS

from The Foundation for Enhancing Communities

For complete eligibility criteria & application requirements on any of TFEC’s over 100 scholarships, please visit our Web site

at www.tfec.org.

Matching Award Opportunities

TFEC is a partner with AES/PHEAA’s “Partnerships for Access To Higher Education,” or PATH Program. Scholarship recipients are eligible to have their

awards matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis by the PATH program. PHEAA may grant matching funds to scholarship recipients who are enrolled in an

approved Pennsylvania college or career school, who are a state grant recipient and who demonstrate financial need. The match provides last dollar

support for tuition and fees. The scholarship recipient’s information is submitted to PHEAA by TFEC staff. No additional work will be asked of the schol-

arship recipient. For more information regarding AES/PHEAA, please refer to their Web site at www.pheaa.org.

For more information about TFEC’s scholarship programs, please contact Allison Moesta, Program Officer, at 717-236-5040 or e-mail her at alli-

son@tfec.org.

200 N. 3rd Street, 8th Floor | Harrisburg, PA 17101

Tel: 717-236-5040 | 717-231-4463 | Web: www.tfec.org

Bruce Mangione Fund (April 1): for students who attend school within the city of Harrisburg and children of the employees of NRG Energy (Harrisburg of-

fice) or Harrisburg Hilton and Towers (2 winners/up to $1,500 each)

McInroy-Sheffer People Trust Scholarship (April 1): for graduating seniors from Cumberland, Dauphin, Lycoming, Tioga or York counties, attending Mans-

field University, York College, Central Penn College, Pennsylvania College of Technology, HACC or Harrisburg University studying elementary education,

culinary arts, communications, fundamental business operations, hands-on trades, nursing, management, or e-business (Multiple winners/up to $2,000 each)

PARTS Scholarship Pennsylvania Automotive Recycling Trade Society (April 1): for a child or step child of an owner who is an eligible active PARTS member

or an employee who has worked for an eligible PARTS member for at least one year prior to March 15 or a child or step child of such an employee

(Multiple winners/Amount varies)

Penn HOSA Foundation Scholarship (April 6): for affiliated, paid HOSA chapter members by January 1 with financial need (Multiple winners/Amount varies)

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Scholarship (March 1): for graduating seniors and legal residents of PA, with a minimum 3.0 GPA, planning to at-

tend any 4 year college in PA, and demonstrating leadership and community service (2 winners/Amount varies)

Lynn E. Poffenberger Memorial Scholarship Fund (April 1): for graduating seniors from Central Dauphin High School and the Dauphin Vo-Tech School who

is a resident of Middle Paxton Township or Dauphin Borough, exhibits financial need, and has been an active member of the community. (2 winners—1

from Central Dauphin, 1 from Dauphin Vo-Tech/up to $1,000 each)

Rice Family Scholarship Fund of Eichelbergers, Inc. (April 1): for graduating seniors who are dependent children of employees of

Eichelbergers, Inc. (employed for at least one year), with a minimum 2.5 GPA, planning to attend any two or four year college in PA (Multiple winners/up to

$2,000 each per year for up to 4 years)

Oliver Rosenberg Educational Trust (April 1): for graduating seniors from Sci-Tech High, Harrisburg High School, Bishop McDevitt, and Dauphin County

Technical School, attending a state supported college or university in Pennsylvania (Multiple winners/Amount varies)

Ray S. Shoemaker Scholarship (July 15): for students attending Harrisburg City Public Schools and surrounding districts with a minimum GPA of 2.0; prefer-

ence will be given to undergraduate students, but graduate students may apply (Multiple winners/Amount varies)

Anil and Neema Thakrar Family Fund #1 (April 1): for students from Cumberland, Dauphin, and Perry counties with a GPA between 2.0-30 with plans to

study math, science, or engineering (1 winner/Amount Varies)

Anil and Neema Thakrar Family Fund #2 (April 1): for graduating seniors from Cumberland, Dauphin, and Perry counties, with a minimum 2.0 GPA, study-

ing a medical related discipline (1 winner/Amount Varies)

Jill B. Whiting Scholarship (April 1): for graduating seniors from Central Dauphin High School, with a minimum 2.5 GPA, studying music or music education

(1 winner/up to $1,000)

Dr. Francis J. Viozzi Memorial Educational Scholarship for Environmental Studies (April 1): for graduating seniors from any Dauphin or Lebanon County

high school with plans to attend a 4-year institution of higher education. The student must have a concentration in science related to environmental con-

servation (biology, wildlife management, environmental studies, engineering, etc.). (1 winner/up to $1,500)

Jack and Edna May Yost Scholarship (April 1): for graduating seniors from Dauphin or Cumberland county high schools, with a minimum 2.5 GPA, attend-

ing any two or four year college or university; preference will be given to children of postal employees and students who plan to major in nursing or edu-

cation (Multiple winners/up to $5,000 each)

Scholarships Offered to Dauphin County High School Seniors

Web Links

Scholarship Name Online Summary Page

Samuel L. Abrams Foundation Fund http://www.tfec.org/images/AbramsStudent_OnePageSummary.pdf

ACES Foundation Fund http://www.tfec.org/images/ACES_OnePageSummary.pdf

Ames True Temper Charitable Foundation http://www.tfec.org/images/Ames_OnePageSummary.pdf

G. Thomas Balsbaugh Memorial http://www.tfec.org/images/Balsbaugh_OnePageSummary.pdf

Binder Family Scholarship http://www.tfec.org/images/Binder_OnePageSummary.pdf

George P. Boucek Memorial Scholarship of Delta Dental http://www.tfec.org/images/Boucek_OnePageSummary.pdf

Owen Cole Brezitski Memorial Scholarship http://www.tfec.org/images/Brezitski_OnePageSummary.pdf

Harry N. and Melva A. Derickson Scholarship http://www.tfec.org/images/Derickson_OnePageSummary.pdf

Lou Drane Fund Music Scholarship/Joseph L. and Vivian E. Steele Music Scholarship http://www.tfec.org/images/DraneandSteeleMusic_OnePageSummary.pdf

Educational Opportunity Fund http://www.tfec.org/images/EducationalOpportunity_OnePageSummary.pdf

Adrienne Zoe Fedok Art and Music Scholarship http://www.tfec.org/images/Fedok_OnePageSummary.pdf

Dr. Paul E. Hoffner Leadership Fund http://www.tfec.org/images/Hoffner_OnePageSummary.pdf

Roberta L. Houpt Scholarship http://www.tfec.org/images/Houpt_OnePageSummary.pdf

David M. Kleppinger Family Scholarship Fund http://www.tfec.org/images/Kleppinger_OnePageSummary.pdf

Law and Justice Careers Scholarship http://www.tfec.org/images/LawandJusticeCareers_OnePageSummary.pdf

Leader Scholarship Fund http://www.tfec.org/images/Leader_OnePageSummary.pdf

Leon I. Lock and Barbara R. Lock Scholarship http://www.tfec.org/images/Lock_OnePageSummary.pdf

Leon Lowengard Scholarship http://www.tfec.org/images/Lowengard_OnePageSummary.pdf

Bruce Mangione Fund http://www.tfec.org/images/Mangione_OnePageSummary.pdf

McInroy-Sheffer People Trust Scholarship http://www.tfec.org/images/McInroySheffer_OnePageSummary.pdf

PARTS Scholarship Pennsylvania Automotive Recycling Trade Society http://www.tfec.org/images/PARTS_OnePageSummary.pdf

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Scholarship http://www.tfec.org/images/HouseofReps_OnePageSummary.pdf

Lynn E. Poffenberger Memorial Scholarship Fund http://www.tfec.org/images/Poffenberger_OnePageSummary.pdf

Rice Family Scholarship Fund of Eichelbergers, Inc. http://www.tfec.org/images/RiceEichelbergers_OnePageSummary.pdf

Oliver Rosenberg Educational Trust http://www.tfec.org/images/Rosenberg_OnePageSummary.pdf

Ray S. Shoemaker Scholarship http://www.tfec.org/images/Shoemaker_OnePageSummary.pdf

Anil and Neema Thakrar Family Fund #1 http://www.tfec.org/images/Thakrar1_OnePageSummary.pdf

Anil and Neema Thakrar Family Fund #2 http://www.tfec.org/images/Thakrar2_OnePageSummary.pdf

Jill B. Whiting Scholarship http://www.tfec.org/images/Whiting_OnePageSummary.pdf

Dr. Francis J. Viozzi Scholarship for Environmental Studies http://www.tfec.org/images/Viozzi_OnePageSummary.pdf

Jack and Edna May Yost Scholarship http://www.tfec.org/images/Yost_OnePageSummary.pdf

200 N. 3rd Street, 8th Floor | Harrisburg, PA 17101

Tel: 717-236-5040 | Fax: 717-231-4463 | Web: www.tfec.org

Scholarship Opportunities

for High School Seniors

In 2014, 415 students were awarded more than $1.1 million in

scholarships.

The application deadline is April 1 unless otherwise noted in the

scholarship description.

Our scholarships have the ability to be matched by the PATH pro-

gram offered through PHEAA.

To apply visit our Web site at

www.tfec.org

Applications available now.

Questions? Call Allison Moesta,

Program Officer for Educational Enhancement, at

717-236-5040 or e-mail her at allison@tfec.org.

Free Application for Federal

Student Aid (FAFSA)

It is important that all scholarship appli-

cants complete the Free Application for

Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to assist in

matching you with additional sources of

financial aid. The application can be com-

pleted as soon as January 1st of the year

you plan to attend college. You can always

go back to your FAFSA to check the status,

make corrections and other changes should

uncontrolled circumstances arise. After sub-

mitting your FAFSA, you will receive a Stu-

dent Aid Report (SAR) which summarizes

the information you reported. Our scholar-

ships require a copy of your SAR to be in-

cluded with your application. Applications

missing the SAR or other supporting docu-

ments will not be considered, so please

plan ahead!

Visit www.fafsa.ed.gov for more information

regarding the Free Application for Federal

Student Aid (FAFSA).

For more information about the Founda-

tion’s scholarship programs, contact Allison

Moesta, Program Officer for Educational

Enhancement, at 717-236-5040 or e-mail

her at allison@tfec.org.

‘Like’ us on Facebook to keep up to date

with The Foundation’s news, events,

deadlines, and more.

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Money for

College?

We may be able to help!

200 N. 3rd Street, 8th Floor | Harrisburg, PA

Tel: 717-236-5040 | Fax 717-231-4463

Web site: www.tfec.org

Some of Our Scholarship Funds

Bruce Mangione Fund

Dr. and Mrs. Charles M. Markle

Scholarship

Clyde M. McGeary Fund

McInroy-Sheffer People Trust Schol-

arship

Mechanicsburg Area High School

Alumni Association Fund

J. Brady Minich Foundation

Sam Mizrahi Memorial Fund

Leo F. Moro Memorial Baseball

Scholarship

Lee C. Morrissey Fund

William Murray Foundation Scholar-

ship Fund

PA House of Representatives Schol-

arship

PARTS Scholarship

PennHOSA

Dr. Harry V. Pfautz D.O. Memorial

Scholarship Fund

Ruth Cook Pfautz Memorial Scholar-

ship

Reager & Adler, PC Scholarship

Melvin J. and Alice Gayle Reeder

Scholarship

Bertha and Byron L. Reppert Schol-

arship

Rice Family Scholarship Fund of

Eichelbergers, Inc.

Oliver Rosenberg Educational Trust

Rotary Club of Mechanicsburg

Charitable Fund

Delores Angle Ryder Memorial

Scholarship

Keith A. Schaeffer Memorial Scholar-

ship

Tommy Sgrignoli Scholarship Fund

Joseph C. Shevock Fund

Charles Shields Scholarship Fund

Ray S. Shoemaker Scholarship

Joseph T. Simpson Memorial Schol-

arship

Singiser Family Fund

J. Ward Sleichter and Frances F.

Sleichter Memorial Scholarship

Award

Norman & Lois Sollenberger Schol-

arship

Soroptimist International of Cham-

bersburg Fund

Joseph L. and Vivian E. Steele Archi-

tecture Scholarship

Lou Drane Fund & Joseph L. and

Vivian E. Steele Music Scholarship

Anil and Neema Thakrar Family Fund

Scholarship

Frank E. Tressler Award

Peggy Wagonhurst Character

Recognition Fund

Richard N. Wevodau Scholarship

Whitaker Foundation Sci-Tech High

Scholarship

Jill B. Whiting Scholarship

Jack and Edna May Yost Scholarship

ACES Foundation Fund

Leroy G. Adams Fund

Helen R. Ahl Scholarship

Ames True Temper Charitable Foun-

dation

G. Thomas Balsbaugh Memorial

Scholarship

Robbie Barron Memorial Fund

Ivin S. and Virginia D. Bear Fund

Beistle Company Scholarship

Binder Family Scholarship

Friends of Megan Bolton Memorial

Fund

George P. Boucek Memorial Scholar-

ship of Delta Dental

Waynsboro Community Concert

Association’s Joseph Bowers Scholar-

ship Fund

Simon and Eva Brenner Travel Schol-

arship

Central PA Architects Foundation

Fund Architecture Scholarship

Chambersburg Fannett-Metal School

District

Chambersburg High School Class of

1963

The CODY Foundation

Robert W. Craig Memorial Scholar-

ship

Harry N. and Melva A. Derickson

Scholarship

Jan DiMartino Delany Memorial

Scholarship

Sue and Ken Dyer Foundation

Educational Opportunity Fund

Family & Children's Services of

Lebanon County

Adrienne Zoe Fedok Art and Music

Scholarship

Erik J. Fullas Scholarship Fund for

Wrestlers

Norma Gotwalt Scholarship

Henry and Janet Guarriello Scholar-

ship Fund

Gordon B. and Josephine Hewlett

Memorial Scholarship Fund

Dr. Paul E. Hoffner Leadership Fund

Home Builders Association

Roberta L. Houpt Scholarship

Lawrence and Julia Z. Hoverter

Scholarship

Carol Hoy Scholarship

Erin L. Jenkins Memorial Scholarship

Ken and Romaine Kauffman Scholar-

ship

David M. Kleppinger Family Scholar-

ship Fund

Law and Justice Careers Scholarship

Beverlee Balch Lehr & Bill Lehr Trinity

College Scholarship Fund

Leon I. Lock and Barbara R. Lock

Scholarship

Leon Lowengard Scholarship

Lyons Family Scholarship Fund

Carrie and George Lyter Scholarship

Gene Maclay Memorial Scholarship

About

The Foundation for Enhancing Communities

(TFEC) is a community foundation, incorpo-

rated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Founded in 1920, TFEC primarily serves Cum-

berland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lebanon, Perry

and Northern York counties. TFEC distributes

grants to many qualified charitable organiza-

tions nationwide as well as scholarship grants

to students.

TFEC manages charitable assets of $60 million

and, in 2010, granted more than $3.9 million

to charitable organizations and to scholarship

students. For the 2014/2015 school year, 415

students were awarded more than $1.1 million

in scholarships. A responsible management

approach enables TFEC to provide continuous

and stable financial support, thereby serving

donors, nonprofit organizations, and our com-

munities for generations to come.

For additional information about TFEC and our

many scholarship funds, please visit our Web

site at www.tfec.org.

Scholarship

Criteria

TFEC has over 100

scholarship funds.

Each of them has dif-

ferent criteria; for ex-

ample, one may be

for those students

majoring in nursing,

one may be for students with a minimum GPA

of 3.0, and another one may be for students

going to a specific college, university or trade

school. Scholarships of $1,000 or more will be

paid in two installments: one-half in the fall se-

mester; and one-half in the spring. Checks are

made payable to the student and to the college

jointly after the student submits a tuition bill

and a transcript of their grades.

For complete eligibility criteria and application

requirements for any of TFEC’s over 80 scholar-

ships, please visit our Web site at www.tfec.org.

Students will apply via TFEC’s online application

system. If you have questions about any of our

scholarships, please call Allison Moesta, Pro-

gram Officer for Educational Enhancement, at

717-236-5040 or e-mail her at

allison@tfec.org.

PHEAA’s PATH Program

The Foundation is proud to be selected as only

one of 37 statewide participants in AES/PHEAA’s

“Partnership for Access To Higher Education,” or

PATH Program. Scholarship recipients are eligi-

ble to have their awards matched on a dollar-

for-dollar basis by the PATH Program. PHEAA

may grant matching funds to scholarship recipi-

ents who are enrolled in an approved Pennsylva-

nia college or career school, who are a State

Grant Recipient, and who demonstrate financial

need. The match provides last-dollar support for

tuition and fees. The scholarship recipient infor-

mation is submitted to PHEAA by TFEC staff. No

additional work will be asked of the scholarship

recipient.

For more information regarding AES/PHEAA,

please refer to their Web site at www.pheaa.org.

EducationPlanner.org

For help planning for college, please visit

www.educationplanner.org. EducationPlan-

ner.org is your one-stop college planning site. It

has the information you need to research ca-

reers, choose a postsecondary school, apply

online and find ways to finance your education.

Other Helpful Web sites

www.fafsa.ed.gov

www.fastweb.com

www.gocollege.com

www.petersons.com

www.collegetoolkit.com

www.scholarship-page.com

The Pennsylvania

House of

Representatives

Scholarship

What Is TFEC?

The Foundation for Enhancing Communities

(TFEC) is a community foundation,

incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit

organization. Founded in 1920, TFEC primarily

serves Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin,

Lebanon, Perry and Northern York counties.

TFEC distributes grants to many qualified

charitable organizations nationwide as well as

scholarship grants to students.

TFEC manages charitable assets of $60 million

and, in 2010, granted more than $3.9 million

to charitable organizations and to scholarship

students. For the 2014/2015 school year, 415

students were awarded more than $1.1 million

in scholarships. A responsible management

approach enables TFEC to provide continuous

and stable financial support, thereby serving

donors, nonprofit organizations, and our

communities for generations to come.

For additional information about TFEC and our

many scholarship funds, please visit our Web

site at www.tfec.org.

‘Like’ us on Facebook to keep up to

date with The Foundation’s news,

events, deadlines, and more.

Helpful Web sites

www.fafsa.ed.gov

www.fastweb.com

www.gocollege.com

www.petersons.com

www.collegetoolkit.com

www.scholarship-page.com

www.educationplanner.org

For more information about the

Foundation’s scholarship

programs, contact:

Allison Moesta, Program Officer

for Educational Enhancement

717-236-5040

allison@tfec.org

The Foundation for Enhancing Communities

200 N. 3rd Street, 8th Floor | PO Box 678

Harrisburg, PA 17108

Tel: 717-236-5040 | Fax: 717-231-4463

www.tfec.org

About the Scholarship

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives’

Scholarship Program enhances educational

opportunities for eligible senior high school

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.

The program provides four year scholarships

to two high school seniors per year. Each

years’ award varies and is equal to one

semester of tuition at the State System of

Higher Education. The student may use the

scholarship to attend any postsecondary

eligible educational institution. Eligible

educational institutions include all colleges,

universities, and career schools in

Pennsylvania. Half of each annual award will

be paid in the fall semester, and half in the

spring semester.

Selection Criteria &

Application Requirements

A legal resident of Pennsylvania

Attendance at a Pennsylvania college,

university, or career school as a full time

student

A minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA in high

school

Commitment to the community and

demonstrated leadership qualities

Extracurricular activities

Financial need

A completed scholarship application

An official high school transcript or, for

home school students, a detailed grade

report

A FAFSA Student Aid Report (SAR)

Completed essay on the required topic

Three personal reference letters

A $10 processing fee

PHEAA’s PATH Program

Scholarship recipients are eligible to have their

awards matched up to a dollar-for-dollar basis

by the PATH Program. PHEAA may grant

matching funds to scholarship recipients who

are enrolled in an approved Pennsylvania

college or career school, who are a state grant

recipient, and who demonstrate financial need.

The match provides last-dollar support for

tuition and fees and does not need to be paid

back. The scholarship recipient information is

submitted to PHEAA by TFEC staff. No

additional work will be asked of the scholarship

recipient.

For more information regarding AES/PHEAA,

please refer to their Web site at

www.pheaa.org.

Sage Scholars Program

If scholarship recipients choose to attend one of

the participating private college/universities in

Pennsylvania listed on www.sagescholars.com,

they also are eligible to receive tuition discounts

equivalent to the value of the scholarship

award. This non-cash tuition discount is

available for each scholarship year.

Application Hints

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Your online application must be filled out COMPLETELY or you will not be able to submit the application.

If you are unable to complete your application in one sitting, you will be able to save your application and log back

in to complete it or make any changes or updates prior to submitting.

Please be sure to review the scholarship summary page and have ALL required supplemental materials that must be

attached to your application prepared and ready to be attached prior to accessing the online application.

Please be sure that you attach your FAFSA Student Aid Report (SAR) in its entirety. The report must include the

Estimated Family Contribution (EFC). Please be aware that the SAR is not the same as the Summary Report.

There are required supplemental materials that must be mailed. You are encouraged to mail these materials in ONE

envelope. Please be sure to label the envelope/materials with your name and the name of the scholarship.

For scholarships requiring letters of recommendation, you must make sure that your name and the name of the

scholarship you are applying for are on the letter. Request your references early. Make sure that you ask your

reference if you can use them for several scholarships, if you are applying for more than one. Request one original

for each scholarship that you are applying for.

Remember for all materials that must be mailed, deadline dates are in office dates, NOT postmark dates. TFEC’s

hours are 8:00am – 4:30pm for drop-off of scholarship materials. We are located on the 8th

floor of the Fulton Bank

Building at 200 N. 3rd Street in Harrisburg, PA.

Mailed materials should be addressed to:

The Foundation for Enhancing Communities

Attn: Allison Moesta, Program Officer

PO Box 678

Harrisburg, PA 17108-0678

Additional Information

Scholarship recipients are chosen by committees designated by TFEC and the scholarship donor.

Most scholarship recipients will be notified of their award at their high school senior awards night.

You must confirm your acceptance of your award immediately after you receive it, using the Scholarship

Acceptance Form included in your award packet. Your scholarship will not be processed until the acceptance form is

returned to TFEC.

We ask that Scholarship Recipients thank their donors for the generosity of the scholarship. You may send these

thank you notes to TFEC and we will send them out on your behalf. Helpful hints for writing these thank you notes

will be included in your award packet.