Patriot Scholarship Program
Patriot Equities has established a scholarship program to assist high school seniors attending Pennsylvania high schools.
Patriot Scholarship Program
Patriot Equities has established a scholarship program to assist high school seniors attending Norristown Area High School in Norristown, PA, Central High School in Philadelphia, PA, Cheltenham High School in Wyncote, PA, Plymouth Whitemarsh High School, in Plymouth Meeting, PA, or Abington High School in Abington, PA who are Black, African American, Hispanic or Latino and plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs.
The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.
Eligibility
Applicants to the Patriot Scholarship Program must:
- Be high school seniors attending Norristown Area High School in Norristown, PA, Central High School in Philadelphia, PA, or Cheltenham High School in Wyncote, PA, Plymouth Whitemarsh High School, in Plymouth Meeting, PA, and Abington High School in Abington, PA.
- Be Black, African American, Hispanic or Latino
- Plan to enroll in fulltime undergraduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year
Awards
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $5,000 award. Up to 2 awards will be granted. Awards may be renewed for up to three additional years or until a bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first for a maximum aggregate award of $20,000 ($5,000 per year over four total years). Renewal is contingent upon satisfactory academic performance.
Awards are for undergraduate study only.
Notification
All applicants will be notified in April.
Notifications are sent via email. When setting up your account, avoid using a school or work email. Instead, use an active, personal email address that you will continue to have access to.
Please make sure to add studentsupport@scholarshipamerica.org as well as the program email address as safe senders in your email contact list.
Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Patriot Equities. Payment is made in August.
Selection of Recipients
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
- Academic performance
- Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
- Work experience
- A statement of educational and career goals and objectives
- Unusual personal or family circumstances
- An online recommendation
Financial need, as calculated by Scholarship America, must be demonstrated for the student to receive an award.
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
Requirements
As part of your application, you must upload the following:
- A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display:
- Student name
- School name
- Grades
- Credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.
NOTE: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your high school transcript, you will need to upload a copy of your test score report(s) separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required.
One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than February 12, 2026 3:00 PM Central Time.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.
