Steve A. Garban Grant-in-aid at Pennsylvania State University 2025

Steve A. Garban Grant-in-aid is for Children of Penn State Technical Service or Staff Employees

This grant-in-aid, awarded to one new first-year student, is intended to assist with room and board charges for two years, provided the student continues full-time enrollment at Penn State or Penn College, incurs on-campus room and board charges, and demonstrates academic success.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Interview Process
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineApril 11, 2025
• Study LevelUndergraduate
• SponsorThe Pennsylvania State University
• City to studyPennsylvania
• School to studyThe Pennsylvania State University
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

Award amount varies based on on-campus room and board charges with two awards given annually.

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 the Pennsylvania College of Technology
• 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 location 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 Hazelton, Penn State Mont Alto, Penn College, Penn State Schuylkill, and Penn State University Park

Interview Dates and Process

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.

Application Deadline

How To Apply

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 your application via email to:

Office of Student Aid Scholarship Committee University Scholarships Schoarship note email

For more details visit Pennsylvania State University scholarship webpage