Grahame and Thelma Somerville Scholarship Program
The Grahame and Thelma Somerville Scholarship assists non-traditional students who plan to attend an accredited undergraduate school.
Grahame and Thelma Somerville Scholarship Program
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 Grahame and Thelma Somerville Scholarship must:
- Be a nontraditional student attending, or planning to attend, an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school in the United States for the entire upcoming academic year. Applicants from the state of Indiana are encouraged to apply.
- Have graduated from high school in the year 2020 or prior.
Students may be enrolled part- or full-time.
PNC employees or Trust committee members, their immediate family members, and members of their households are not eligible to apply.
Awards
Financial need of the student will be considered in determining the amount of each award.
Awards are not renewable, but students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements. Recipients may receive the award for up to a total of 4 years.
Awards are for undergraduate study only.
Selection of Recipients
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
- Academic record
- Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
- Work experience
- A statement of educational and career goals and objectives.
Also considered will be the applicant’s financial need and unusual personal or family circumstances. 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. In no instance does any officer or employee of PNC Institutional Investments play a part in the selection. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
Notification
All applicants will be notified in May.
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 PNC Institutional Investments. Payment is made in August.
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.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.
