2026 Scholarship America Samuel Epstein Foundation Fund

The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Interview Process
• Application Documents
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineJanuary 13, 2026
• Study LevelUndergraduate
• SponsorScholarship America
• Eligible CountryUnited States

Benefits

• SAI will select up to 10 finalists and Sponsor will select recipients. Sponsor will determine award amounts. Awards may be renewed for up to three additional years or until a bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first. Renewal is contingent upon satisfactory academic performance in a full-time course of study.
• Funds are not transferable and are for undergraduate study only.

Requirements

Applicants to the Samuel Epstein Foundation Fund must:

• Be graduating high school seniors at Warren High School, Warren, PA who have attended Warren High School for at least two years prior to graduation.
• Be enrolled or plan to enrolled at a two- or four-year college or university in the United States for the entire upcoming academic year.

PNC Employees, children of PNC employees or Trust committee members are ineligible.

Due to the closing of Sheffield High School and students now attending Warren High School there is ongoing legal process to update the requirements and governing language of the scholarship. Warren High School students who previously attended Sheffield Area High School are eligible to apply

Selection Process

The program will use SAI finalist selection criteria including the consideration of:

• Academic record
• Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
• Work experience
• A statement of educational and career goals and objectives
• Unusual personal or family circumstances
• A custom 1,000-character essay: How do you believe a college education will enable you to give back to and contribute to or change your community?

Financial need is not considered. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients.  All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.

Application Documents

As part of your application, you must upload the following:

• A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display:
  • Student name
  • School name
  • Grades
  • Credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.

NOTE: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your high school transcript, you will need to upload a copy of your test score report(s) separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required.

Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.

Application Deadline

January 13, 2026

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to Scholarship America on start.scholarsapply.org to apply

Recipients will be notified in March.

Notifications are sent via email. When setting up your account, avoid using a school or work email. Instead, use an active, personal email address that you will continue to have access to.

Please make sure to add [email protected] as well as the program email address as safe senders in your email contact list.

For more information, kindly visit Scholarship America webpage.