SciTech Scholarship
SciTech Scholarships provide up to $3,000 per year based on total educational costs (tuition and mandatory fees, room and board, and an allowance for books) to students who are enrolled full-time, for a maximum of three years (with certain exceptions for approved five-year degree programs).
To qualify you must:
- Be a resident of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
- Be a high school graduate.
- Be at least a sophomore who is enrolled as a full-time student pursuing a bachelor's degree in an approved science or technology field at an approved Pennsylvania public or private college or university.
- Work experience/internships can be credit or noncredit.
- Complete an approved internship or relevant work experience in a field related to the student's major with a Pennsylvania company prior to receiving a degree. For more information, see SciTech Internship Institutional Guidelines (95 KB PDF).
- Begin employment in the state within one year after completion of studies, one year for each year that the scholarship was awarded. You must provide verification of continued employment (158 KB PDF) every six months. See CareerLink for information about employment. If you begin full-time graduate study within one year of receiving your baccalaureate degree, you may request deferment of the work obligation. Recipients who wish to apply for this deferment should submit a Graduate Study Deferment Form (122 KB PDF). For more information, see NETS Work Obligation.
- Apply for a Federal Pell Grant and Pennsylvania State Grant.
- Apply Now.
Your scholarship converts to a loan if you fail to satisfy the requirements of the eligible program or fail to perform the internship or work obligation. Review the NETS Application and Master Promissory Note (210 KB PDF). See information on NETS Repayment.