Scholarships for
Students @ Penn State Delaware County Campus
Forty-three endowed scholarships and
awards are currently available to students enrolled at Penn State Delaware
County. For the guidelines and a complete list of all the scholarships
available at Delaware County campus visit the site: www.de.psu.edu/friends/scholarships.html.
Scholarships
and Awards For Engineering Students
Boeing Scholarship: Consideration should be given to an undergraduate
woman/underrepresented student enrolled in Engineering, Science, IST or
business. Students must have a minimum of 3.0 GPA and have completed two
semesters; consideration shall be given to one undergraduate woman/underrepresented
student majoring in Engineering; consideration shall be given to one
undergraduate student majoring in Engineering with a minimum of 3.0 GPA and has
demonstrated financial need. Consideration shall be given to one undergraduate
woman/underrepresented student majoring in Business or IST with a minimum of
3.0 GPA.
The Campus Honors Award: Funded in part by Barnes & Noble College
Bookstores, the Jane E. Cooper Endowed Scholarship, the campus Advisory Board,
Dollars for Scholars, and other scholarship sources, this award is presented to
outstanding incoming freshmen who matriculate at the Delaware County Campus.
The award is renewable for a second year contingent upon continuing at the
Delaware County Campus and maintaining a 3.0 GPA or better:
The Barnes & Noble Presidential Scholarship: This scholarship,
funded by the Barnes and Noble Presidential Scholarship, is awarded to
undergraduate students involved in the Campus Honors programs.
The Lawrence E. Hallstrom Memorial Scholarship: This scholarship has
been funded through contributions of Mr. Hallstrom, a 1929 Penn State alum and
graduate of the College of Engineering, and his wife, Geraldine. Consideration
shall be given to full time undergraduate students enrolled at Delaware County
for at least two semesters; preference is given to a student enrolled in the
College of Engineering.
The Scott Latimer Engineering Award: Funded by Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Latimer, family and friends, in memory of their son, Scott, a Penn State
student who was killed by a drunk driver in 1998, this award honors a full-time
undergraduate student enrolled or planning to enroll in engineering who has
achieved strong academic records or who manifests promise of academic success
and who has demonstrated involvement and leadership on the campus.
The Thomas McKelvey Engineering Award: Funded by Mr. McKelvey, a Penn
State alum, to recognize superior performance by a student in the College of
Engineering. Nomination for the award is made through campus faculty teaching
engineering related courses.
The David E. and Margaret M. Pergrin Scholarship: This scholarship has
been funded by contributions of Penn State alumni and friends through the
efforts of the Delaware County chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association and
longtime member David E. Pergrin and his wife, Margaret. Consideration shall be
given to all full-time undergraduate students who have completed as least two
semesters at Penn State Delaware County. Preference is given to an Engineering
student or to a student enrolled in Education.
The PNC Financial Corp. Delaware County Campus Scholarship: This
scholarship is funded through the PNC Corporation and Provident Bank, one of
its member banks. Consideration shall be given to students at Penn State Delco
who have achieved superior academic record.
The Charles and Jean Zeien Scholarship: Funded by Charles and Jean
Zeien, to recognize outstanding incoming freshman who are enrolled in
engineering and/or business, who have achieved superior academic records or who
manifest promise of outstanding academic success, and who have demonstrated
financial need. Preference is given to residents of the City of Chester, PA.