Eligibility

ATTENTION: COLLEGE BOUND STUDENTS

Students needing financial assistance can apply for an $8,000.00, interest-free LOAN TO HELP PAY FOR COLLEGE TUITION ROOM AND BOARD. Students may also apply for an interest free LOAN for similar expenses incurred in other post-high school professional education. The George W. Wright Student Aid Fund awards student loans on an interest free basis to deserving students.

Please note:  Loans are not available for post undergraduate education. (No loans for Masters, PhD, law, or medical school).

Eligibility Requirements:

High School Applicants must be:

• Residents of Mercer County, Pennsylvania or attend high schools in Mercer County.
• Scholastically capable with demonstrated ability to succeed academically. High school applicants must be ranked in the upper half of their graduating class. (Please note: Students not ranked in the upper half of their class may apply after two semesters of attaining a "C" average or better in a post high school institution of higher learning.)
• Accepted for enrollment at a post-high school institution of higher learning.

Currently enrolled college students must be:

• Planning to continue their current enrollment in higher education.
• Residents of Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
• Scholastically capable with demonstrated ability to succeed academically by maintaining a "C" or better average in their college work.