Guidance

– Senior’s name

– Name of their parent/grandparent that is a Disabled veteran (and branch of service),

– High school’s name

– Name of intended college, university, trade school, or military plans, etc. and along with proposed major/specialty.

We were forced by regulation that the parent/grandparent must have been disabled (military service connected) in some way. We DO NOT need you to send military discharge paperwork, Veteran Administration proof, etc. sent.

List the college/university you plan on attending post high school. Student must be pursuing a major in Physical Therapy or a related field.

Essay is required. Why I am pursuing a career in physical therapy

Attach a high school transcript to the application

• Applicant must submit a fully completed application requesting a scholarship.
• Applicant must be a high school senior who will graduate during the year of their application.
• Criteria for the scholarship (see attached rubric):
  • Biographical Cover Page
  • Personal Essay
  • Involvement/Leadership (Employment, Leadership, Awards, Community Service, Extracurriculars, etc.)
  • Letter of Recommendation from your current and assigned school counselor (must be an active member of SCofNEPA as of February 9, 2024)
  • High school transcript (an unofficial copy, as well as senior year report cards will be accepted)
  • Proof of Acceptance to any post-secondary program or institution (all majors considered)
• The award is non-renewable.
• The decision by the SCofNEPA Recognition Committee is final.

1. Current or most recent Transcript;
2. Proof of enrollment in college or vocational training program;
3. Two (2) letters of Recommendation from two (2) different sources. Recommendations can’t be from a relative. Recommendations from a teacher, professor, guidance counselor, school official, employer, clergy, and the like are preferred;
4. Family Member is/was a veteran or service person
5. An essay which addresses your specific educational and career goals and how your educational endeavor will help you accomplish these goals and/or make a difference in your professional career.  Include information concerning your background, your family, education, volunteer activities; your goals in life; your strengths/weaknesses, and the reasons why you want to pursue your selected career.  Additionally, and most critical to this scholarship application, please discuss how the family member’s service to America impacted your life. The Wayne County Business and Professional Women’s Scholarship Committee will consider your essay carefully when your application is evaluated.  It should be well thought out and relevant to your career goals.  (Please limit your essay to 500 words);
6. Certification and Release; and
7. Completed Waiver Request, if desired.

To be eligible, candidates must be actively involved in community service activities in programs funded by this United Way, be a full-time resident and/or student of school districts within Lackawanna, Wayne and Pike Counties and accepted by an accredited university, college or trade school, in a two or four year degree program track, for the 2024/25 school year.

Program Eligibility Criteria and Highlights

• The scholarship amount for 2024 is $6,300.00.
• The scholarship will be awarded for a one (1) year period only.
• Open only to graduating seniors within school districts in Lackawanna, Wayne or Pike Counties (PA).
• Demonstrate commitment through community service activities.
• Demonstrate academic achievement.

Applicants must be graduating seniors from a public, private, parochial or charter school within either of the three counties.

*Please note, the scholarship amount has been increased from $500 to $1500 starting in 2017. There will be one Community Forests Scholarship awarded each year*

Deadline for applications is April 30th of each year. In addition, applicants must meet the following criteria:
– Be accepted to a Community/Urban Forestry, Arboriculture, or related field of study
– Be accepted to a Technical School, College or University
– Provide 3 references, including one outside of school
– Provide proof of acceptance, when received
– The Northern Tier Hardwood Association Community Forests Scholarship is offering a scholarship open to all High School Seniors in the nine-county area Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne, and Wyoming counties.

Amount: $500 to $1,000 will be paid to the recipient’s college after completion of first semester. The payment is to be applied to second semester tuition.

Amount: $1,000 will be paid to the recipient’s college after completion of first semester. The payment is to be applied to second semester tuition.

1. Be a High School Graduate
2. Copy of High School Transcript
3. Copy of college acceptance letter.
4. Submit 2 Letters of Recommendation (non-family)
5. Participated at the Wayne County Fair, worked, volunteered, exhibited, etc…within the last three out of four years.
6. 2 Essay Questions
7. Return applications to:

Wayne County Fair

c/o Fair Scholarship

270 Miller Drive

Honesdale, PA 18431

Provides grants for individuals who:

• Are interested in furthering their educations;

• Had proved financial need

• Are United States citizens

• Meet the requirements set forth in the scholarship application

• Have been a paid member of BPW/PA or a resident of Pennsylvania for at least two years prior to application

• Submit a complete application with supporting data to the PA BPW Foundation scholarship committee.

Residency:

·         Resident of Wayne or Pike County Pennsylvania

Qualified Institutions and Level of Study

·         Any Nursing Program

·         Two-year college

·         Four-year college

·         School must have an accredited nursing program

·         School must be in the United States

Academic Requirements

·         Good academic standing planning to graduate on time

·         Accepted into a nursing program

• Wayne County, PA resident
• High school senior graduating in June 2024
• Acceptance into a post-secondary educational program 

Essay Prompt: In 500 words or less, please describe a quality or life experience that you are proud of. Describe a personal accomplishment and the strengths and skills you used to achieve it.  

The following criteria will be used in the screening of applications:

• Candidates must be a graduating senior in the Spring/Summer of 2024 from a public or private school within the geographic boundaries of the Western Wayne
  School District.
• Candidates must be in good academic standing with a minimum 2.0 GPA.

• Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to community services.
• Dependents of Hamlin Lake Ariel Rotary Members are not eligible.

1.       Candidate must be a High School Senior from a local high school.

2.       Candidate must have all requirements necessary to graduate in June, 2023.

3.       Candidate and/or immediate family member have or have had drug/alcohol issues (also known as Substance Use Disorder), and the candidate has succeeded despite this dysfunction within the family.  Candidates who themselves are in recovery must have at least one year sobriety, have a sponsor, and be a member of a support program.

4.       Candidate must have been accepted into a post high school program, with plans to further his/her education/career before funds are disbursed.  Post high school acceptance letter must accompany application.

5.       Scholarship may be awarded anonymously if requested by recipient.

1. Students must be a graduating high school senior in any of the following schoot districts: Deiaware Valley, East Stroudsburg North, Forest City, North Pocono, Wallenpaupack, Wayne Highlands or Western Wayne including those enrolled in a state-approved home school program who is enrolled in either an associate or bachelor degree level program or a post-secondary trade or technical school. Students must be starting their courses in the summer or fall semester of the current year.

2. Applicant must have contributed to communit5r service locally or in school.

3. Applicant must meet at least ONE of the following requirements: Be a member of the GDS Fair Be a child or grandchild of a member of the GDS Fair Have contributed significantly to the preparation and/or conduct of the GDS Fair in the past 3 years

• Are currently residing in the United States (undocumented applicants are eligible)
• Were born on or after June 1, 2004
• Are beginning college (four year, community college, or trade school) for the First Time in 2025 (not including dual-enrollment courses)
• Experienced homelessness in the last six years