Grow PA Scholarships

New Scholarships Coming Soon! 

Act 89 of 2024 established two new scholarship programs to provide more opportunities for students to pursue affordable post-secondary education and career preparation programs. 

Stay tuned for more information from Pennsylvania’s Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) on these exciting new scholarships coming soon.  

 

Grow Pennsylvania Scholarship Grant Program 

The Grow Pennsylvania Scholarship Grant Program, administered by PHEAA, provides a $5,000 scholarship grant to Pennsylvania students who pursue an approved course of study, satisfy degree requirements of their program, and stay to work in Pennsylvania in an in-demand occupation after graduation.  

For each year a student in an approved course of study receives an award, the student must work for 12 months in Pennsylvania in an in-demand occupation. If a student accepts a grant but fails to meet the terms of the agreement, the student is required to reimburse PHEAA.   

 

 
Grow Pennsylvania Merit Scholarship Program 

The Grow Pennsylvania Merit Scholarship Program, administered by PHEAA in conjunction with Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education, allows eligible non-resident PASSHE students pursuing in-demand occupations to pay tuition at in-state rates rather than out-of-state rates.  

A Grow PA Merit Scholarship Program recipient is required to live and work in Pennsylvania for 12 months of each academic year for which the student received a merit scholarship unless PHEAA determines that there are extenuating circumstances, or the scholarship (the differential between tuition for a resident and nonresident student) will convert to a loan.  
 

QUESTIONS? 

What is an approved course of study? A program offered by an institution that provides instruction in agriculture, computer science, business, education, special education, STEM education, engineering, nursing, allied health, criminal justice or other programs aligned to in-demand occupations approved by PHEAA. 

 
What is an in-demand occupation? A job that is in demand by employers in Pennsylvania that requires a high level of skill and is likely to provide family-sustaining wages.