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Scholarships
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Incoming freshmen and transfer students are automatically considered for
academic merit scholarships. The criteria used in awarding these
scholarships are grades received in academically challenging courses, class
rank, and SAT or ACT scores. The Office of Scholarship Administration will
notify students if they are awarded such a scholarship.
The
University’s catalog and this website include a comprehensive listing of all
scholarships available to incoming and continuing students at Clarion.
Scholarship seekers are encouraged to review the list to uncover
scholarships for which they may qualify.
Search for Clarion University Scholarships
here
Students
may also want to investigate these free national searchable
scholarship databases:
Out of State Reduced
Tuition Scholarship
A tuition reduction is available to academically qualified
out-of-state undergraduate students (United States citizens) entering
Clarion for the first time in the 2006-2007 academic year or beyond. To be
eligible for this discount, students
- MUST HAVE an SAT score of at
least 1100 (combined critical reasoning and Mathematics scores) OR a composite ACT
score of 24 or higher AND
- The student MUST ALSO HAVE either a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.00
scale, or rank in the top 20% of the high school graduating class.
- Once enrolled, these scholars must maintain an overall grade point average
of 3.00 or better at Clarion University.
- Incoming transfer students must meet the high
school criteria noted above, and must have a cumulative grade point
average of 3.00 or better from the last school of transfer.
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Office of
Scholarship Administration
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Admissions House
840 Wood Street
Clarion, PA 16214 |
Hours:
8-5 Monday-Friday
Phone: 800-672-7171 Ext 1
Fax: 814-393-2030
Email: smcmillen@clarion.edu
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Other
Assistance
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Where else can you look for aid for college?
Searching
for scholarships is a lot like looking for a job. The more you
search, the better your results are likely to be. Where to start? Check
with your guidance counselor if you are in high school, or with the head
of your department if you are in college. Find out if any clubs or
organizations in your area offer scholarships. Look in the phone
book for foundations, civic and community organizations, or read your
local newspaper to see which groups offer scholarships to students. You
and your parents should both check with your employers to see if they
offer scholarships or tuition reimbursement. If you or your parents
belong to a union, perhaps scholarship aid is available through the
union. Your church may offer scholarship or loan aid. Don't
forget to search in the library and on the Internet.
- McKelvey Foundation--A
McKelvey Bronze Scholarship gives qualified students up to $4,000 for
the freshman year; $5,000 for the sophomore year; $6,000 for the
junior year, and $7,000 for the senior year. To qualify, you
need to have graduated from a high school in one of the counties
designate by the Mckelvey Foundation as rural. For more
information, visit
www.mckelveyfoundation.org.
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Some Clarion students receive funding from the Office of Vocational
Rehabilitation (look in your local phone book, or call the Office of
Financial Aid), from the federal Job Training Partnership Act (contact your
local Job Service Center or elected official); from their employer, or from
the military.
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The military service
offer tuition programs. For more information, visit a recruiter, or see
www.goarmy.com,
www.navy.com,
www.airforce.com,
www.marines.com, or
www.1800goguard.com.
- If your
student loan is serviced through American Education Services (AES/PHEAA),
you can sign up for an account with
Upromise. Whenever you purchase goods or services from a
Upromise member, the member company puts a certain percentage
of the purchase amount into your Upromise account. You
can use the money in your account to pay off your student loan.
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AmeriCorps (www.americorps.org),
the Peace Corps
(www.peacecorps.gov)
and Volunteers in Services to America
(www.americorps.org/vista/)
have loan forgiveness programs in exchange for service after graduation.
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PHEAA and the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA)
jointly administer a program called EAP, or Educational Assistance Program
for members of the PA National Guard. In return for a commitment to serve in
the PA National Guard for 6 years, participants can receive free tuition at
Clarion University. Visit
www.PAGUARD.com or call 1-800-GO GUARD for more
information.
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The state of Pennsylvania offers a scholarship for students in two
or four-year degree programs in science or technology
(New Economy Technology
Scholarship or NETS).
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For high school seniors, PHEAA offers the
Robert C. Byrd merit scholarship program.
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PHEAA’s Early Childhood Education Professional Loan Forgiveness Program will
pay up to 25% of your student loan indebtedness if you are a full time
employee of a PA DPW approved child day care centers who earns less than
$18,500 per year, and you are a Pennsylvania resident with a bachelor’s
degree and PA early childhood certification, or have an associate degree in
early childhood education or child development. Contact PHEAA at
1-800-692-7392 or
visit
their website. Nursing and premed
students can check out scholarships and loan forgiveness programs offered
through the National Health Service Corps at
http://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov and the
National Institute of Health (www.nih.gov).
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Hope
Scholarship & Lifetime Learning Credit (Tax Credits)
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Well, it’s not exactly a scholarship, but it’s the
next best thing. The Hope Scholarship is actually a tax credit targeted at
middle-income families, who may not have been eligible for federal and state
grants. Your tax credit (an amount of money subtracted from the amount you
owe the federal government on your federal tax return) can be up to $1,650 a year
for your child’s first and second year in college. The exact amount depends
on your family’s income, the number of dependents claimed, and the amount of
tuition you and your family actually paid after other financial aid is
deducted.
The Lifetime Learning Credit is also a tax credit for certain qualified
educational expenses. The actual amount of the credit depends on the family
income and the amount of qualified tuition and fees, but may range up to
$2,000 per return.
For
more information on these tax credits, visit
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p970.pdf, or visit the National
Association of Student Financial Aid Advisor's website at
www.nasfaa.org.
The statement from Clarion University that you need to claim these
credits (IRS Form 1098-T) will be mailed to families in January. It is also
available on Clarion’s
Web for Students.
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