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Campus Scholarships

At the Penn State Wilkes-Barre campus, academic scholarships are available for students with potential or demonstrated academic success. All incoming freshmen and transfer students are automatically considered for Penn State Wilkes-Barre Scholarships when they apply for admission. Upperclass and returning students are requested to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) prior to April 15th for maximum consideration. Students will be reviewed based on need, merit, and scholarship criteria.

Campus scholarships are listed below. (Those requiring a separate application are noted with an asterisk.)

  • Bernard and Claudette Banks Open Doors Scholarship
  • Barnes & Noble Presidential CES Scholarship
  • Rick and Sue Barry Trustee Scholarship
  • Bevevino Family Open Doors Scholarship
  • James and Jacqueline Brozena Open Doors Scholarship
  • Campus Advisory Board Scholarship
  • Marie C. Carkhuff Trustee Scholarship
  • Marvin and Marie C. Carkhuff Endowed Scholarship
  • Anna Cervenak and Max Bartikowsky Renaissance Scholarship Fund
  • Chancellor Awards
  • The Citizens’ Voice Endowed Scholarship
  • Commonwealth Scholarship
  • Jack & Lou Conyngham Endowed Scholarship
  • Brinley & Helen C. Crahall Endowed Scholarship
  • Davidowitz Family Trustee Scholarship
  • William Dickson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship
  • Florence C. Dougherty Pride of the Lion Award
  • Martin U. Dougherty Emerging Leader Award
  • Faculty Honors Award
  • Lyle R. and Betty M. Fairchild Open Doors Scholarship
  • Reverend Louis Falcone Open Doors Scholarship
  • Harold P. Fortinsky Endowed Scholarship
  • Jacob & Dora P. Fortinsky Endowed Scholarship
  • Shirley and Robert Fortinsky Endowed Scholarship
  • Robert Fortinsky Memorial Open Doors Scholarship
  • Robert and Shirley Fortinsky Trustee Scholarship
  • Pauline ‘Pauly’ Friedman Memorial Scholarship
  • Manny Gordon Endowed Scholarship
  • Stan Hamilton Endowed Scholarship
  • Hayfield Pathway Endowed Scholarship
  • William and Irene Hinko Open Doors Scholarship
  • Tammy and Michael Hudacek, Jr. Open Doors Scholarship
  • Information Sciences and Technology Academic Award
  • InterMetro Industries Corporation Scholarship
  • H. Edward Kaminski Memorial Award
  • Jay and Jane Karnofsky Endowed Scholarship
  • Dr. David W. Kistler Scholarship
  • Jack Kolesar Endowed Scholarship
  • Kronick Kalada Berdy & Company Business Award
  • Bayard D. & Ethel M. Kunkle Scholarship
  • Maslow Family Open Doors Scholarship
  • Maslow Family Trustee Scholarship
  • John R. Murphy Award for Excellence in Leadership and Service
  • John J. Passan Open Doors Scholarship
  • Payne Family Open Doors Scholarship
  • Penn State Alumni Association Trustee Scholarship
  • Penn State Wilkes-Barre Alumni Constituent Society Endowed Scholarship
  • Penn State Wilkes-Barre Campus Scholarship
  • Penn State Wilkes-Barre Faculty and Staff Trustee Scholarship
  • Penn State Wilkes-Barre Internal Scholarship
  • Penn State Wilkes-Barre Renaissance Scholarship
  • Kenneth R. Pollock Endowed Scholarship
  • Robert E. & Ruth W. Post Family Endowed Scholarship
  • Provost Awards
  • Stephen Rahl Scholarship
  • David and Deborah Reese Endowed Scholarship for Information Sciences and Technology
  • David and Deborah Reese Trustee Scholarship
  • Margaret Reino Endowed Scholarship
  • Nelson and Rose Rodda Memorial Scholarship
  • Keith S. Russin Open Doors Scholarship
  • Simon S. and Anna N. Russin Memorial Scholarship
  • Mary Sesson Memorial Endowed Scholarship*
  • William E. Sesson Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Electrical Engineering
  • John C. and Barbara E. Sobeck Endowed Scholarship
  • Stanley E. and Irene M. Stawicki Endowed Scholarship
  • Struthers Family Open Doors Scholarship
  • Struthers Family Trustee Scholarship
  • Tambur Family Foundation Open Doors Scholarship
  • Lee A. Sweinberg Memorial Engineering Award
  • Trustee Scholarship Fund
  • Samuel Valick Administration of Justice Award
  • Samuel J. and Ruth Valick Family Scholarship
  • David and Julianne Vaughan Trustee Scholarship
  • Wells Fargo Bank Endowed Scholarship
  • Dorothy Teresinski Withey-Carroll Endowed Scholarship
  • Gilbert A. Wetzel Engineering Endowed Scholarship
  • Wilkes-Barre Rotary Charities, Inc. Award
  • Michael Wimbush Memorial Award

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Diana Coslett
Financial Aid Coordinator and
Veterans Certifying Official

office: Murphy Center 119
phone: (570) 675-9242
email: [email protected]

Hours:
M–F, 8:00am–5:00pm
(evenings by appointment)

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