UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Applications are now being accepted for the Steve A. Garban Grant-In-Aid, for children of Penn State technical service or staff employees.
Awarded to one new first-year student, this grant-in-aid is intended to assist with room and board charges for two years, provided the student continues full-time enrollment at Penn State or the Pennsylvania College of Technology (Penn College), incurs on-campus room and board charges, and demonstrates academic success.
Eligibility requirements
- Must be a child of a full-time Penn State or Penn College technical service or staff employee
- Must be a first-year, full-time student at any Penn State campus or at Penn College
- Must have demonstrated leadership and humanitarian qualities through extracurricular activities during high school
- Must have achieved or show promise of achieving academic success
- Must be living at a Penn State location that offers on campus housing. Campus locations with housing are as follows: Penn State Abington, Penn State Altoona, Penn State Beaver, Penn State Berks, Penn State Brandywine, Penn State Erie, Penn State Greater Allegheny, Penn State Harrisburg, Penn State Hazleton, Penn State Mont Alto, Penn College, Penn State Schuylkill, and Penn State University Park.
The award amount varies based on on-campus room and board charges, with two awards given annually.
Application and contact information
To be considered, students must submit a letter that includes all of the following:
- Student's Name
- Student's Penn State ID Number or Penn College ID Number
- Parent’s Penn State ID Number or Penn College ID Number
- Penn State or Penn College staff employee's name and position
- A personal essay of no more than two typewritten pages that gives examples of the student's leadership, humanitarian, and academic merits
Submit applications via email to: Office of Student Aid Scholarship Committee, University Scholarships, at scholarshipnote@psu.edu.
Application deadline
Student letters will be accepted until April 11, 2025. The award recipient will be selected by the Office of Student Aid Scholarship Committee and announced in May. All applicants will be notified.