Arts Scholarship

Deadline:  May 19, 2023

Purpose:

This application can be filled out by any CUSD 12th grader that will be pursuing the arts in college. The minimum GPA to qualify is 2.5. You must fill out the application in its entirety and upload letter of recommendation or submit in person to Ms. Bowser.  Deadline to apply is Friday May 19, 2023.

Requirements:

• Must be a 12^th grader in CUSD
• Must have at least a 2.5 GPA
• Must submit letter of recommendation
• Must be pursuing the arts in College (dance, theater, writing, photography, videography, music as a major or on a team)
• Must submit by deadline 5/19/2023

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LaFenis Mays "Good Character" Scholarship

Deadline: April 1, 2023

Purpose:

For Graduating High School Seniors who will enter post-secondary vocation school or direct employment. Applicant must be a senior in Chester Upland School District who achieved the standards for graduation set by Pennsylvania Department of Education. 

Requirements:

• Completed application form postmarked no later than April 1, 2023. 
• Personal statement of no more than 500 words addressing your character, personal and professional goals. 
• Letter of recommendation from high school teacher or guidance counselor (original on school letterhead.) 
• A letter/statement on school letterhead from the guidance counselor confirming you are in fact graduating. (If guidance counselor is fulfilling requirement 3, just a statement will suffice for requirement 4). 

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The Chester Pearls Foundation in Collaboration with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc 2023 Scholarship

Due: April 17th, 2023

About the Scholarship:

The Chester Pearls Foundation annually awards financial assistance to Delaware County college-bound high school seniors. The funding is applied towards tuition for the first year of college. Areas that are reviewed by the Committee include but are not limited to the following: Academic Accomplishments, Community Service, Recommendations, Essay, and Personal Interview. Students interested in applying must be graduating seniors who have been accepted into an accredited college or university, vocational or technical school. 

Scholarship Requirements:

• A completed application form 
• 500 (minimum) word essay, typed double-spaced essay 
• An official high school transcript 
• Copy of acceptance letter 
• One letter of recommendation from a teacher or guidance counselor 

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The McKenzie Family Foundation Scholarship

Deadline: April 28, 2023

Purpose:

Grover and Sara McKenzie Family Foundation, Inc. is proud to announce the expansion of our outreach efforts for educational support and assistance in the form of four $1,000 scholarships awards and four $250 book awards for a total of $5,000. Scholarships will be awarded to graduating seniors from Calhoun County High School in St. Matthews, SC and Chester High School in Chester, PA.

The scholarships honor the legacies of Grover McKenzie, Jr. and Sara Elizabeth (Gibbs) McKenzie. Grover graduated from St. Matthews High School, St. Matthews, SC in 1945. Sara graduated from Chester High School, Chester, PA in 1948. They raised their family with a commitment to the ideals of growth through educational achievement and a commitment to community involvement.

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Chester High School Class of 1990 Alumni Scholarship

Due: May 8, 2023

About the Scholarship:

The Chester High School Class of 1990 Alumni Scholarship Committee presents the 2023 Senior Scholarship. 

Scholarship Requirements:

• Be a 2023 graduate of either Chester High School or STEM Academy
• Plan to attend an accredited college or university, vocational school or technical school in the Fall of 2023
• Complete the application
• Write an essay

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2023 Founders' Centennial Scholarship

Due: March 3, 2023

About the Scholarship:

The Founders’ Centennial Scholarship offers financial assistance to a female high school student to cover college/university level educational costs up to, and not to exceed, $125,000. The awardee must demonstrate a moderate to significant need for financial assistance in attaining her educational goals. 

Award Intent

In honor of the five founding members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, the Centennial International President of Zeta Phi Beta will award a  $125,000 scholarship each year to a new recipient, for five consecutive years beginning the sorority’s Centennial Anniversary year of 2020. The 2023 scholarship is named the Triumphant Founder Viola Tyler Goings Centennial Scholarship.

The 2023 scholarship award will be made to one deserving female high school senior to cover educational cost up to and not to exceed $125,000 total. The award is targeted to honor a female high school senior who exhibits personal integrity and excellence through academic achievement and community involvement, and the awardee must demonstrate a moderate to significant need for financial assistance in attaining her higher educational goals. The recipient may complete her undergraduate studies in the field of her choice at an accredited four-year college or university of her choice. 

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated and the Zeta National Educational Foundation, Inc. will conduct an international search to find and award the most worthy recipient.

Scholarship Requirements:

• Must be a female high school senior who qualifies for free or reduced fare lunch based upon U.S. Federal guidelines.
• Must be graduating in May or June of the award year (2023) and enrolling as a full-time student at an accredited college or university in the fall of the same year.
• Must have a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
• Must demonstrate a moderate to significant financial need.
• Must demonstrate a commitment to community service and involvement.

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2023 National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. Scholarship

Due: February 17, 2023

About the Scholarship:

• Be a female or male who plans to enter college for training in the Field of Education
• Complete the Undergraduate Scholarship Application
• Show evidence of need by declaring family size and proof of family income (W2 or 1040)
• Be a graduating senior at the time the application is submitted
• Submit an official high school transcript with the Registrar's seal
• Submit official SAT/ACT scores
• Attach a photograph (headshot) to the application (failure to send a photo will disqualify the application)
• Apply through a Local Chapter Scholarship Chairperson in accordance with prescribed deadlines
• Any fraudulent activity will forfeit the scholarship
• No emailed documents are accepted

The Scholarship Receipients:

• Will be the highest-scoring female and male in each of five regions
• Must select and attend accredited colleges or universities
• Will receive the $6,000 award in increments of $1,000 per school year in years one and two, then $2,000 in years three and four, provided the recipient maintains a minimum GPA of 2.5 while pursuing a degree in the field of education
• Scholarship recipients must complete an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) W-9 form. Any recipient who does not adhere to the rules, regulations, and eligibility requirements will be disqualified.

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The Pennsylvania Society's Benjamin Franklin Scholarship

Deadline: February 24th, 2023

Purpose:

The Pennsylvania Society's Benjamin Franklin Scholar Award invites Pennsylvania public school juniors to submit an original essay discussing the modern-day relevance of a Benjamin Franklin quote.

The 2023 quote is:

“That as we enjoy great Advantages from the Inventions of others, we should be glad of an Opportunity to serve others by any Invention of ours, and this we should do freely and generously.”  

Franklin, Benjamin. “Autobiography, Part 13.” 

The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, http://franklinpapers.org/

Scholarship Criteria: 

1. Must be in their junior year at a Pennsylvania public high school
2. Create original work that makes a case for the relevancy or irrelevancy of Franklin’s words in today’s world
3. Consult Turnitin rubric-Argument tab to gain familiarity with judging criteria (Judges will use this exact rubric to grade each essay)
4. Must consult and cite credible source material and have a works cited page with a minimum of three sources to be considered for judging
5. Include the page number and title of the essay in the footer of each page
6. Save essay as YourEssayTitle_YourInitials
7. Upload essay and student information to the  BFSA JotForm no later than Friday, February 24, 2023

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Pennsylvania Industrial Chemical Corporation (PICCO) Scholarship 

Deadline: February 28th, 2023

Applicants Must:

• Be high school seniors or graduates from Chester High School
• Demonstrate academic ability and achievement
• Demonstrate financial need
• Attend full-time at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, technical, trade school, business college or nursing school located in the United States
• Minimum GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale
• Attendended CHS for at least three years
• Overall contribution by the applicant to Chester High School

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NAACP Chester Branch Scholarship

Deadline: February 28th, 2023

Purpose:

The Chester Branch NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) has a longstanding tradition of recognizing students who have demonstrated academic achievement. Students selected will be awarded scholarship funds to assist them with expenses associated with college, technical or trade schools. 

NAACP Chester Branch student scholarship recipients will be selected by the NAACP Chester Branch Scholarship Committee after review of application materials. Academic and guidance counselor references, academic standing, commitment to the academic program, and other specified criteria will be considered. Parameters for selection include commitment to academic studies, merit, character, citizenship, leadership, community/religious/school involvement and volunteer activities. 

Scholarship Criteria:

1. Students must be a resident of the City of Chester or reside in an area covered by the Chester-Upland School District. Students who are home-schooled are encouraged to apply. 
2. Students must have a minimum of a 2.8 cumulative overall grade point average at their high school at time of application. 
3. Students must meet acceptable standards regarding absenteeism and tardiness (a combined total of no more than 18 days absent and/or tardy from school). 
4. Students must submit an official high school transcript, attendance records for all four years, a minimum 300 word essay and two references who are not related to the applicant (e.g., guidance counselors, teachers, employers, etc.) that can speak to such qualities as character, academics, community service and leadership.
5. Students must submit an application and all required information by the deadline of Tuesday, February 28, 2023 to naacpscholarship.com. Incomplete applications (without an official transcript, attendance records for four years, essay, two reference letters) and applications received after February 28, 2023, will not be accepted. 

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