Scholarships
Information for Students
The Community Foundation for the Alleghenies works with many donors to provide scholarships all across our region. The selection process for most of our scholarships is managed through committees established at local high schools. However, we will be glad to answer any questions you might have about the scholarships available as well as applying for and receiving scholarship funds.
Scholarship FAQs
You can search our awards by county and school district to discover what scholarship funds are available to you. Our online applications open in October, with most due on February 28. To see what opportunities are currently open for applications, please visit our online scholarship database by following the steps below:
- CLICK HERE
- Create an account or log in.
- Once your account is created, click “APPLY” and take our ELIGIBILITY QUIZ. This quiz will show you all of the opportunities that are available to you based on your answers.
Some of our scholarships have online applications. You can also contact your school guidance counselor to find out how to apply for many of the Foundation’s available scholarships.
To see which scholarships are currently accepting applications, please visit our online scholarship database by following the steps below:
- CLICK HERE
- Create an account or log in.
- Once your account is created, click “APPLY” and take our ELIGIBILITY QUIZ. This quiz will show you all of the opportunities that are available to you based on your answers.
You can also find useful scholarship information and resources by CLICKING HERE.
Scholarship winners are announced at each school’s senior awards ceremony. You will receive a letter explaining how much your scholarship is for, what fund it comes from, and how it will be awarded.
We mail most scholarship checks in early to mid-August.
You can send thank you letters to the following address and they will be forwarded to the donors who have made your scholarship possible:
Community Foundation for the Alleghenies
Attention: Scholarship Thank You
216 Franklin Street, Suite 400
Johnstown, PA 15901.
The Community Foundation for the Alleghenies is an approved PATH Partner through the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA). Students who receive scholarships from approved PATH partners, such as the Community Foundation, and will attend college in Pennsylvania, may be eligible to receive additional scholarship funds from the PATH program. As an approved PATH partner, we provide the necessary information to PHEAA for potential PATH match consideration. You do not need take any action. However, if you receive a PATH scholarship, it will be noted on your tuition bill throughout the year.
Browse Scholarships by County
ADMIRAL PEARY VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOL
BISHOP CARROLL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
BISHOP MCCORT CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
BLACKLICK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
CAMBRIA COUNTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL
CENTRAL CAMBRIA HIGH SCHOOL
CONEMAUGH VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
FERNDALE AREA HIGH SCHOOL
FOREST HILLS HIGH SCHOOL
GLENDALE HIGH SCHOOL
GREATER JOHNSTOWN CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER
GREATER JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL
NORTHERN CAMBRIA HIGH SCHOOL
PENN CAMBRIA HIGH SCHOOL
PORTAGE AREA HIGH SCHOOL
RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL
WESTMONT HILLTOP HIGH SCHOOL
CALVARY BAPTIST ACADEMY
HARMONY-CENTER HIGH SCHOOL
HOMER-CENTER HIGH SCHOOL
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL
MARION CENTER HIGH SCHOOL
PENN’S MANOR HIGH SCHOOL
PURCHASE LINE HIGH SCHOOL
PUNXSUTAWNEY HIGH SCHOOL
PUNXSUTAWNEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
RIVER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
SEEDS OF FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
UNITED HIGH SCHOOL
APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
BERLIN BROTHERSVALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
CONEMAUGH TOWNSHIP AREA HIGH SCHOOL
JOHNSTOWN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
MEYERSDALE AREA HIGH SCHOOL
NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL
ROCKWOOD AREA JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
SALISBURY-ELK LICK HIGH SCHOOL
SHADE-CENTRAL CITY HIGH SCHOOL
SHANKSVILLE-STONYCREEK HIGH SCHOOL
SOMERSET AREA HIGH SCHOOL
SOMERSET CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
SOMERSET COUNTY TECHNOLOGY CENTER
TURKEYFOOT VALLEY AREA HIGH SCHOOL
WINDBER HIGH SCHOOL
Castle High School (Evansville, IN)
Greensburg-Salem High School
Southern Huntingdon
To learn more about specific scholarships, contact Marisa Lehman at [email protected] or 814-225-1266.
Information for Donors
Donors support students in a variety of ways. Scholarships may be designated for students graduating from a specified high school, for students intending to go to a specified college, for an accredited post-secondary institution, or even for a particular field of interest. The Foundation seeks to fulfill each donor’s intent by making certain his or her interests are being met appropriately and efficiently.
The Foundation works closely with the students, the high schools, and the colleges to make sure all administrative details are addressed. The Foundation also participates in the Pennsylvania Higher Education Agency’s Partnerships for Access to Higher Education (PATH) program, which provides matching support to Foundation scholarships, if qualified.