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The Beaver County Foundation is a community foundation and is authorized to function as such by the Internal Revenue Service and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The Beaver County Foundation administers many different funds for the benefit of the residents of Beaver County pursuing education in a post secondary setting. Each scholarship fund has its own selection criteria to evaluate and determine scholarship awards.
The Beaver County Foundation uses the same application for all scholarships, except the John Knobloch Scholarship and the Sherri A. Zdunek Scholarship, for which it makes the selection. Scholarship selection committees may choose to use our application form. Some scholarships use their own application form or may require additional information. Please refer to the Beaver County Foundation’s current list of scholarship funds for specific selection criteria and additional necessary attachments. Scholarships are awarded to the student, but payment is made to the educational institution.
Applications may be submitted by students about to complete their senior year of high school, and in some cases by students already enrolled in a college or university.
Activities Instructions: Use only the space provided below. Please list all extracurricular, community, and personal activities in which you have participated during the past three years, as well as activities you are planning for the current year. Include clubs, forensics, sports, student government, fine arts, volunteer work, youth programs, music, scouting, etc. Please do not send a resume.
Instructions for Income: If you are 24 years of age or older, please provide your own income. If you are under 24, you must also include your parents’ income.
Financial Instructions: You are a “dependent” student if you are under 24 years of age and do not meet any of the following criteria: (1) a ward of the court; (2) married and living away from your parents; (3) have been claimed by your parents for tax purposes for two consecutive years and have earned at least $4,000 in each of those two years; (4) served in the military.If you are a dependent student, please have your parents complete this form using information from their current year Federal Income Tax Return and include a copy of the first 2 pages only of the current return. If your parents have not filed taxes by the time they are completing this form, they must use estimated numbers for the current year and include a copy of the first 2 pages of the previous year IRS Form 1040. If you are an independent student, information about you and your spouse, if applicable, must be included. You do not need to include information about your parents.
Please take the time to prepare a well developed, well written, grammatically correct essay. This is your opportunity for the Scholarship Committee to get to know you as an individual. While GPA, ACT/SAT scores, financial need, etc., are important selection criteria, a good essay often sets one student apart from others who are equally qualified. The essay is to be limited to 250 words or one page. You may want to write about an interest you have, a challenge you’ve met (or haven’t been able to meet) or something that you are passionate about. The objective is to give you an opportunity to tell us about another dimension of you not previously revealed. There is no “correct” way to develop and prepare this essay. In writing about something that matters to you, you will convey a sense of yourself that will provide invaluable information and insight during the evaluation process.
PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR NAME IN THE ESSAY. The essay must be typed—or copied/pasted—into the following field. Spelling and grammar DO matter—if you cannot take time to submit a grammatically correct essay, what guarantee is there that you will take the time necessary to receive full advantage of your college or university education? If you are concerned that your writing skills are not what they should be, we suggest that you have a teacher or counselor proof-read your essay for grammatical and spelling accuracy.
All essays must be written solely by the student applying for the scholarship. The use of AI or other writing assistance tools is not permitted. Please refer to the specific requirements of the scholarship you’re applying for, as some may require additional essays.
Upon submission of this form, we will reach out via notification to the emails provided below to request your transcript and recommendation letter.
Please confirm and enter the contact information for each.
By checking “I understand,” I affirm that:
Completeness & Accuracy The information I have provided in this scholarship application is, to the best of my knowledge, true, complete, and accurate. I understand that intentionally providing false or misleading information may disqualify me from consideration now or in the future.
No Guarantee of Funding I recognize that submitting this application does not guarantee that I will receive a scholarship award. All awards are limited and are granted at the sole discretion of the Beaver County Foundation (“BC Foundation”).
BC Foundation Review & Determination I acknowledge that my eligibility and any potential award amount are subject to the BC Foundation’s review of my application and supporting documents, as well as the availability of funds and the Foundation’s current scholarship criteria.
Further Documentation I understand that the BC Foundation may request additional information to verify my eligibility, and I agree to provide such documentation promptly if asked.
Consent to Contact I consent to be contacted by the BC Foundation regarding my application status and any related correspondence.
By selecting “I understand,” I indicate that I have read, comprehended, and agree to the above statements.
