Scholarships & Awards

In a continuing effort to recognize, encourage, and reward students for excellence in academics, campus and community service, and for professional promise, Penn State DuBois awards more than $500,000 for scholarships annually.

How to apply for Penn State DuBois Scholarships

Incoming first-year students who have a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on file are automatically considered for all Penn State DuBois scholarships.

Upper-class students, including students in the spring semester of their first year of study, who wish to apply for sophomore aid, must file a FAFSA.

The Penn State DuBois Scholarship Committee is charged with determining the awards.

Scholarship awards range from $400 to $3000 per academic year. Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA and be enrolled full-time unless otherwise noted to be considered for scholarship funds.

To be considered for any Penn State scholarship a student must file a FAFSA. Most scholarship recipients must show a financial need based on their FAFSAs. The Penn State DuBois Scholarship Committee may request additional information from those students being considered for the various scholarships.

Penn State General Awards

• Penn State Discover Award
  This newly established award is available to Penn State students from states bordering Pennsylvania (DE, MD, OH, NJ, NY, and WV), as well as the District of Columbia and Virginia. Students from these states may be considered for an award of $6,000 in their freshman and sophomore years, and $7,000 in their junior and senior years. Students who transfer from a community college to the junior year at Penn State Mont Alto may be considered for an award of $6,500 a year for three years to help them earn a bachelor’s degree. The Discover Award will follow a student to another Commonwealth Campus but not to University Park.
• Penn State Provost Award 
  The Provost Award is dedicated to Pennsylvania residents and ranges between $5,000 (for freshmen and sophomores) and $7,000 (for juniors and seniors). The Provost Award follows a student if the student transitions to another Commonwealth Campus or to University Park.

Inquiries about Penn State DuBois Scholarships should be directed to: 

Student Aid Office 
Penn State DuBois 
College Place 
DuBois, PA, 15801-3199 
(814) 375-4722 or toll-free: 1-800-346-ROAR

Penn State DuBois Scholarships

Albert L. Good Scholarship
Anita D. McDonald Open Doors Scholarship
Antonio J. Palumbo Endowed Scholarship
Barbara W. and Joseph C. Strasser Scholarship
Benjamin J. Rossi Scholarship
Brown W. and Ineeda D. Leonard Trustee Scholarship
CBT Bank Scholarship
Charles E. and Charlotte J. Snapp Memorial Trustee Scholarship
Charles E. Snapp Open Doors Scholarship
Christine Beretsel Open Doors Scholarship
CNB Bank Open Doors Scholarship
Colonel Leonard A. and Mary D. McQuown Memorial Scholarship
Cornell H. and Edna M. Cordie Scholarship
Donald T. Hartman Endowed Scholarship
Doug and Jackie Kohlhepp Endowed Scholarship
Dr. David S. and Deborah M. Ross Open Doors Scholarship
Dr. George and Diana Kosco Trustee Scholarship
DuBois Educational Foundation Open Doors Scholarship
DuBois Educational Foundation Trustee Scholarship
Edward L. and Janet I. Hopkins Endowed Scholarship
Edward S. and Della M. Nasuti Open Doors Scholarship
Elizabeth Quashnock Scholarship
Endowed General Scholarship
Fairman Family Trustee Scholarship
Farmer's National Bank Open Doors Scholarship
Forrest and Norma Brubaker Open Doors Scholarship
Fred D. Falkinburg Trustee Scholarship
George W. Graham Endowed Scholarship
Glenn & Ruth Mengle Foundation Scholarship
Harry and Verla Cowan Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Harry J. and Catherine E. Charlesen Trustee Scholarship
Harry L. Burkett Engineering Technology Scholarship
Hoss's Steak and Sea House Endowed Scholarship
Ian Kephart and Danielle Fahr Open Doors Scholarship
Jacqueline Schoch Endowed Scholarship
Jay and Betty Pifer Scholarship
Jim and Jean Cretti Open Doors Scholarship
John A. and Marion W. Meyer Endowed Scholarship
John R. Schneider Scholarship
Jordan Andrulonis Trustee Scholarship
Julian J. Brown Endowed Scholarship
Kohlhepp Family Trustee Scholarship
Lee Simpson Associates, Inc./Edward & Della Nasuti Trustee Scholarship
Mabel R. Snapp Trustee Scholarship
Mark L. Freemer Scholarship
Matthew 25 Cavalline Trustee Scholarship
Melvin Henry Memorial Scholarship
Menzie Family Endowed Scholarship
Nancy L. and William G. Allenbaugh, II Open Doors Scholarship
Palumbo Charitable Trust Open Doors Scholarship
Palumbo Scholarship
Paterno Family Endowed Scholarship
Pearce Family Trustee Scholarship
Penn State Alumni Association Trustee Scholarship
Penn State DuBois Alumni Society Trustee Scholarship
Penn State DuBois Campus General Scholarship
Pennsylvania Wildlife Habitat Unlimited Scholarship
Professor Richard A. Kopley Trustee Scholarship
R. Leo Ferraro Scholarship
Raymond and Margaret Nelson Scholarship
Reitz Family Endowed Scholarship
Richard W. Ogden Family Open Doors Scholarship
Riverview Bank Open Doors Scholarship
Robert and Joyce Umbaugh Endowed Scholarship
Robert E. Umbaugh Open Doors Scholarship
Robert E. Umbaugh Scholarship
Robert E. Umbaugh Trustee Scholarship
Robert G. Johnson Open Doors Scholarship
S&T Bank Open Doors Scholarship
Sam King Trustee Scholarship
Sell Kohlhepp Open Doors Scholarship
Sensus Metering Systems Endowed Scholarship
Staffieri Family Scholarship
Swift Kennedy Insurance Group Open Doors Scholarship
Symmco Open Doors Scholarship
Trustee Scholarship
William and Nancy Allenbaugh Scholarship
William H. Keown Open Doors Scholarship