Pennsylvania Scholarships

At Seton Hill University, there are a number of scholarships available to incoming freshman. Check them out! Presidential Scholarship: This scholarship is awarded to students in the top 10%, 20%, or 30% of their graduating class. This amount can add up to half off of tuition. In addition, any student with combined SAT Reading and Math scores of 1100 or higher, and a B average or better and who does not have a class rank may compete for 30% off of tuition based on three letters of recommendation and an essay. Valedictorian Scholarship: This scholarship is awarded to the top student in their graduating class. This amount is valued from 42% to 52% off of tuition. Honors Scholarship: This scholarship is valued at $2,000. To be eligible, students must have a cumulative GPA of a 3.5 or higher and score 1100 or higher on the SAT (24 or higher on the ACT). Upon receipt of this scholarship, students are qualified for Honors housing in one of our new dorms. They will also be participating in the Honors Program at Seton Hill University. Division Scholarship: The Division Scholarship can range from $500 - $5,000. It is awarded to students who excel academically, and also excel in their chosen area of study. This award is given in the Natural Health Sciences, Visual and Performing Arts, Humanities, Education and the Social Sciences Division. SAT Scholarship: If a student scores 1100 or higher on the SAT (24 or higher on the ACT), and they do not rank in the top 30% of their class, they will be eligible for a $4,000 scholarship, renewed annually. Rising Star Scholarship: Any student that has successfully graduated from a Catholic High School is automatically granted the $1,000 scholarship, totaling $4,000 in 4 years at Seton Hill University. Transfer Scholarship: Valued at $5,000/year if you have been enrolled at your current institution for 2 consecutive semesters, full time (12 credits or more) and a 3.5 or higher. Athletics Scholarship: Athletic Scholarships are available in all 21 sports represented on campus.

Achievements in the Creative or Performing Arts

Demonstrated positive change through Leadership in Business, School, Community, or Church

Involvement in Organizations that Promote Community Service, Conflict Resolution, or Mediation

Celebrated in many sports, ignored by most product manufacturers, stereotyped as flaky or weird by a right-handed majority, left-handers can find recognition and financial assistance for their education at Juniata College, a small, liberal-arts college in Huntingdon. Juniata's left-handed scholarship, worth $1,000 to $1,500 a year to studious southpaws, was established by the late Mary Francis Beckley, a former Juniata student, with a bequest of $24,000. More than 40 left-leaning Juniata students have taken advantage of the scholarship since its inception in 1979. The scholarship is reserved for sophomores, juniors or seniors attending Juniata College. The stipend cannot be applied to other institutions. According to Randy Rennell, Juniata's director of student financial planning, lefties are identified by answering the final question on Juniata's individual data form. The scholarship recipients are chosen from left-handers that have top academic records. Rennell says the college does not ask the students to prove they are left-handed. "We don't even check closely when they are signing the forms," he says.

Since 1928 Curtis has maintained an all-scholarship policy. It provides merit-based full-tuition scholarships to undergraduate, as well as graduate, students, regardless of their financial situation. For the 2010-11 school year, the annual value of this scholarship is $36,000 for undergraduate students and $49,000 for graduate students. These scholarships are renewed each year of a student’s enrollment at Curtis. No financial aid application is required for the tuition scholarship.