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Available Scholarships for Freshmen

Scholarship Name: Thiel Academic Departmental Chair Scholarship	Award Year: 2010
Scholarship Source: Institution
Scholarship Description: Any student with a minimum 3.0 cumulative high school GPA has the opportunity to compete for one of the Academic Departmental Chair Scholarships. An on-campus event will be held in February in which those students will meet with members of their anticipated academic department for consideration of this prestigious award. Students must apply and be accepted to Thiel by February 15 to be invited to compete. This award is renewable for four years provided with the maintenance of the required GPA.
Scholarship Name: Thiel Alumni Award	Award Year: 2010
Scholarship Source: Institution
Scholarship Description: This award is available to those students who have had a parent, grandparent or sibling graduate from Thiel College. This renewable, four-year award is in addition to the academic-based Merit Award.
Scholarship Name: Thiel Assistance	Award Year: 2010
Scholarship Source: Institution
Scholarship Description: Institutionally-funded, need-based awards are available as determined by individual level of financial need. Awards are renewable for four years provided the student demonstrates academic progress and maintains a minimum GPA of 2.0. To be considered, a completed FAFSA must be on file with the institution.
Scholarship Name: Church Partners Award in Education	Award Year: 2010
Scholarship Source: Institution
Web Site: http://www.thiel.edu/advancement/church/pdf/CPAE/conf_schl_form.pdf
Scholarship Description: A four-year award of $1,000 per academic year is available to active, confirmed members of ELCA congregations. Appropriate verification from home pastor is required.
Scholarship Name: Thiel Clergy Grant	Award Year: 2010
Scholarship Source: Institution
Scholarship Description: Available to dependent children of active Lutheran pastors. Award is renewable for four years assuming the parent remains an active pastor and the student remains enrolled full-time while maintaining satisfactory academic progress. Application for admission, acceptance to the institution and a letter verifying full-time, active status of the parent from the home congregation is required prior to awarding of the financial aid package to be considered.
Scholarship Name: Thiel Dean's Scholarship	Award Year: 2010
Scholarship Source: Institution
Scholarship Description: Students participating in the Presidential Scholarship Day may be eligible for an additional $2,000 per year in addition to existing Merit Scholarship funding. Invitation to compete requires a minimum 3.75 cumulative high school GPA and an ACT of 24 (composite) or SAT of 1100 or higher. This award is renewable for four years with maintenance of a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better. Students must apply and be accepted to Thiel no later than January 20.
Scholarship Name: Thiel Leadership Award	Award Year: 2010
Scholarship Source: Institution
Scholarship Description: The leadership award is a limited number of awards that are available based on the demonstration of exemplary leadership in school and/or community prior to enrolling at Thiel. A student must demonstrate a minimum 2.5 high school GPA and have a valid financial aid form on file to be considered for this award. Renewable for four years wit ha 2.5 GPA.
Scholarship Name: Thiel Merit/Achievement Award	Award Year: 2010
Scholarship Source: Institution
Scholarship Description: A signed Financial Aid Award letter must be returned to the Financial Aid office in order for funds to be applied to a student account. This award is renewable annually for four years assuming appropriate academic progress requirements are satisfied.
Scholarship Name: Thiel Presidential Scholarship	Award Year: 2010
Scholarship Source: Institution
Scholarship Description: A limited number of four year, full tuition scholarships are available to those students who take part in an on-campus competition (Sunday, January 31, 2009). To be invited to participate, a student must have a minimum 3.75 cumulative GPA from high school and an ACT of 24 (composite) or SAT of 1100 or higher. This scholarship is renewable each year with the maintenance of a 3.4 cumulative GPA. Students must apply and be accepted to Thiel no later than December 20.
Scholarship Name: Thiel Sibling Award	Award Year: 2010
Scholarship Source: Institution
Scholarship Description: Available to the second sibling, and beyond, of a current Thiel student. Will receive an additional award of $500 per academic year. This award is available any year that there are multiple siblings enrolled full-time at Thiel.
Scholarship Name: Haller Enterprise Institute Scholarships	Award Year: 2010
Scholarship Source: Institution
Web Site: http://www.thiel.edu/haller
Scholarship Description: Awarded annually by the Thiel College Haller Enterprise Institute. Up to 20 $2,000 scholarships are provided to students who are currently involved in entrepreneurial activity and are committed to future involvement. Applications may be obtained from the director of the Haller Institute and are chosen by the Haller Enterprise Institute advisory board.
Scholarship Name: Marion G. Resch Science Scholarship at Thiel College	Award Year: 2011
Scholarship Source: Institution
Web Site: http://www.thiel.edu/admissions/resch-scholarship.htm
Scholarship Description: The Resch Science Scholarship Program at Thiel College provides partial tuition funds (after all other possible scholarships, grants and other tuition reduction programs have been applied), which are exclusively intended to alleviate out-of-pocket (cash and loans) tuition needs of newly enrolling undergraduate students who have completed their high school education at an academically-oriented high school in Mahoning, Columbiana or Trumbull County, Ohio within the last six months, prior to their first freshman semester.  As of the date of publish of this website (updated February 24, 2010), the Resch Board of Trustees has afforded provisional approval and funding which will provide $5,775 scholarships to three worthy applicants who desire admission to Thiel College for Fall 2010. This program is intended to provide annual support, for four years for each student, however, each year, the Thiel College Office of Educational Outreach will make grant requests on behalf of students who have been awarded funds in the previous years. Thus, Thiel College and the Resch Foundation are continuing to work together to assure scholarship funding for students receiving first year awards. In its final form, the scholarship program would provide similar tuition funding through all four years of college for each student. The scholarship dollars can only be used at Thiel College, Greenville, PA.
Scholarship Name: Thiel Institutional-Based Loans	Award Year: 2010
Scholarship Source: Institution
Scholarship Description: Students with institutional-based loans in the financial award will receive notification from the Financial Aid office as to the steps needed to be taken to complete necessary promissory notes. This will take place after the student has arrived on campus.
Scholarship Name: Arthur James Brosius Scholarship	Award Year: 2010
Scholarship Source: Endowed
Scholarship Description: This four-year scholarship goes to an entering first year student graduating in the top 10 percent of his/her high school class who has demonstrated financial need. Preference first will be given to a student from the Beltzhoover area of Pittsburgh, then a Brashear High School, Pittsburgh, graduate and, finally, a student from any high school in the City of Pittsburgh. Continuation of the scholarship is based upon maintenance of a 3.0 GPA. This scholarship is funded through the Brosius Scholarship Endowment Fund.
Scholarship Name: The Brosius Scholarship Endowment Fund	Award Year: 2010
Scholarship Source: Endowed
Scholarship Description: Created by Dr. Eva Reid Brosius, a long-time member of the Thiel College Board of Trustees to support students based upon need and academic performance.
Scholarship Name: E. Frank & Dorothy V. Brosius Scholarship	Award Year: 2010
Scholarship Source: Endowed
Scholarship Description: This four-year scholarship goes to an entering first year student graduating in the top 10 percent of a class of 200 students or less. Continuation of the scholarship is based upon maintenance of a 3.0 GPA. This scholarship is funded through the Brosius Scholarship Endowment Fund and is established in memory of the parents of Arthur J. Brosius.
Scholarship Name: Eberly Family Scholarship Fund	Award Year: 2010
Scholarship Source: Endowed
Scholarship Description: Established by the trustees of the Eberly Family Charitable Trust, this award is based on superior academic achievement, good moral character and financial need to students from Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
Scholarship Name: William B. Frank Minority Scholarship in the Physical Sciences	Award Year: 2010
Scholarship Source: Endowed
Scholarship Description: Was established to encourage minority young people to prepare for careers in the physical sciences or engineering. The four-year, tuition-free scholarship will be awarded to an incoming freshman minority student. The recipient must have a strong foundation in the sciences and/or mathematics, rank in the top 40 percent of their graduating class and have an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher. The scholarship is renewable as long as the student remains a science or mathematics major and maintains a cumulative GPA of 2.5.
Scholarship Name: R.C. McCrumb Scholarship	Award Year: 2010
Scholarship Source: Endowed
Scholarship Description: This scholarship was established by R. C. McCrumb for graduates of the Jamestown (Pa.) Area High School. This endowed fund makes possible awards to eligible students attending Thiel College. Selec­tion is coordinat­ed by the Thiel College director of financial aid. Applica­tions are available through the director of financial aid.
Scholarship Name: Sebastian Mueller Honor Award	Award Year: 2010
Scholarship Source: Endowed
Scholarship Description: Funds were appropriated to establish a scholarship in honor of the founder of Eden Hall Farms, Sebastian Mueller. This annual scholarship is given to women in the Thiel Honors Program and/or demonstrating academic excellence. The award is based on ability and need.
Scholarship Name: Dr. Ned J. Nakles Scholarship	Award Year: 2010
Scholarship Source: Endowed
Scholarship Description: Given in memory of her husband, a trustee of Thiel College and an honorary degree recipient, by Barbara Nakles, also a member of the Board of Trustees, this scholarship recognizes a full-time student who has a minimum 3.0 GPA and has demonstrated participation in community service. First consideration will be given to members of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Latrobe, Pa. Selection will be made by the director of financial aid.
Scholarship Name: Powers Higher Educational Trust	Award Year: 2010
Scholarship Source: Endowed
Scholarship Description: This fund was established by the will of Alice R. Powers to support institutions of higher education near the Youngstown, Ohio area and to encourage students from the Mahoning and Trumbull County areas to take advantage of the educational opportunities offered. Recipients must be from the Mahoning or Trumbull County areas and be in the upper half of their class. Financial need is a criterion and selection is made through the financial aid office.
Scholarship Name: Abbott & Fenner Scholarship Program	Award Year: 2010
Scholarship Source: Other
Web Site: http://www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.htm
Scholarship Description: Abbott and Fenner Scholarship Program Abbott & Fenner are committed to continuing our efforts at helping those who have the desire and ambition to succeed. The winner(s) of this annual scholarship will receive their award within 2 weeks of the listed deadline. All applicants should include their full name and mailing address with their submissions. To apply for this scholarship you will need to write an essay on the topic below. The essay should be between 500 and 1000 words. Your submissions must be sent to us by email at: scholarships@abbottandfenner.com • What do you see as the long term impact of our current recession on the average family? How might it affect their future decisions?
Scholarship Name: AES engineers	Award Year: 2010
Scholarship Source: Unknown
Web Site: http://www.aesengineers.com/'scholarships.php
Scholarship Description: Applicants are required to be taking Engineering courses to be eliigible for the AES Engineers Scholarship. An essay of no more than 1000 wods to be submitted answering one of the two questions provided on the scholarship website.
Scholarship Name: ASCO Numatics	Award Year: 2010
Scholarship Source: Unknown
Web Site: http://www.asconumatics.com/scholarship
Scholarship Description: The ASCO Numatics will award two scholarships for $5,000 to sutdents both in undergraduate and graduate engineering programs. Applicants must be persuing careers in manufacturing, processing, or other industrial automatation related principles.
Scholarship Name: BigSun Scholarship	Award Year: 2010
Scholarship Source: Other
Web Site: http://www.bigsunathletics.com
Scholarship Description: The BigSun organization is proud to be able to continue to help young student-athletes succeed in their academic pursuits. We are offering an annual scholarship to a deserving student. All student-athletes are eligible for this award, regardless of which sport they are participating in. The successful applicant will be a high school senior or be attending a post-secondary institute and currently involved in some sport at that institution.
Scholarship Name: Diversified Family Services	Award Year: 2010
Scholarship Source: Unknown
Web Site: http://www.diversifiedfamily.org
Scholarship Description: Diversified Family Services is a non-profit agency serving children and adults with intellectual and behavioral challenges.A sholarship will be rewarded to a currently enrolled college student who is pursuing a career in social services and who will be continuing their education into the 10-11 school year. This student must be a resident of Mercer County.
Scholarship Name: Mary E. Shaner Scholarship Fund	Award Year: 2010
Scholarship Source: Other
Scholarship Description: Established in 1994 from a bequest in the will of Mary E. Shaner, the scholarships awarded from the fund are for graduating seniors at Keystone High School, Knox PA. The scholarship committee includes members of Mary E. Shaner’s family, the Keystone High School administration, the pastor of the Salem Lutheran Church in Lamartine, the Executive Director of Bridge Builders Community Foundations, and the Board President of the Clarion County Community Foundation. The committee considers grade point average, financial need, and occupational plans. Preference is given to students enrolling in Clarion University, Penn State University, or Thiel College. To receive the scholarship the following year, the applicant must receive a minimum 2.75 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 point scale for one semester. The scholarship will not be paid until the foundation receives the applicant’s official transcript for the previously completed semester. Ms Shaner, age 95, died May 16, 1994. A life-long resident of Clarion County, she attended Clarion State Teachers College and Penn State University. For 47 years she was a teacher and librarian in the Salem Township School in Lamartine and the Keystone High School in Knox, until her retirement in 1964. She is buried in the Salem Luthern Cemetery. For more information please contact Clarion County Community Foundation President Charles Marlin at 814-797-2233 or Executive Director Steve Kosak at 814-677-5085.
Scholarship Name: Nancy Talbot Scholarship Award	Award Year: 2010
Scholarship Source: Other
Web Site: http://https://www.scholarshipamerica.org/talbotswomen/instructions.php
Scholarship Description: 2010 Talbots Scholarship Foundation In keeping with its long-standing tradition of helping women succeed, the Talbots Charitable Foundation is proud to present the 2010 Talbots Scholarship Foundation and the inaugural Nancy Talbot Scholarship Award for perseverance and ingenuity, which is presented in memory of the founder of Talbots. This program empowers women to enrich themselves through learning and achieve a college education later in life. This scholarship program is administered by Scholarship Management Services®, a division of Scholarship America®. Scholarship Management Services is the nation's largest designer and manager of scholarship and tuition reimbursement programs for corporations, foundations, associations and individuals. Awards are granted without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, disability or national origin. Eligibility Applicants to the Talbots Scholarship Foundation must: Be women currently residing in the United States or Canada; Be women who earned a high school diploma or their GED on or before September 2000; Be enrolled or planning to enroll in a full- or part-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two-, three- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school in the United States or Canada; Be attending the full 2010-11 academic year and receiving a degree no earlier than May 2011; and Have at least two semesters (24 credit hours or more) remaining to complete an undergraduate* degree as of the beginning of the 2010 fall academic term. Talbots Charitable Foundation and Scholarship America employees or family members are not eligible to apply to this program. Only the first 5,000 eligible applications submitted will be processed.
Scholarship Name: National Federation of the Blind	Award Year: 2010
Scholarship Source: Unknown
Web Site: http://scholarships@nfb.org
Scholarship Description: NFB provides opportunities to blind students. There are thirty scholarships annually awardede ranging from $3,000 to $12,000. For more information, applications are available in the Financial Aid Office.
Scholarship Name: The Western Pennsylvania Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (WPHIMSS)-Edward J. Gerner Scholarship.	Award Year: 2010
Scholarship Source: Other
Web Site: http://www.wphimss.org/student/students1.html.
Scholarship Description: The Western Pennsylvania Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (WPHIMSS) will award the Edward J. Gerner Scholarship. Student must be perusing a career in related to healthcare information management, and be enrolled in a post-secondary institution as a degree seeking or post doctorial student. Student must also have at least a 3.0 grade point average and must have completed at least one semester of their education program. For more information or access to the application form visit http://www.wphimss.org/student/students1.html.