❗ Local Scholarships for Undergraduate Students: Philadelphia Foundation

If you are from Philadelphia or any of the surrounding counties, you may be eligible for thousands of dollars in scholarships simply based on your residency! The Philadelphia Foundation is a non-profit organization that distributes scholarships to local high school and college students who face financial barriers in their journey to college. This is a great starting point for students looking to apply for scholarships.

These local scholarships are less competitive because fewer people apply for them, which works to your advantage!

Here are a few scholarships from the Philadelphia Foundation that many Temple students can apply to:

• The Bond Club of Philadelphia Howard A. Trauger Scholarship Fund
  • Major: Any
  • Open to: Sophomore or junior college students
    • Requirements:
      • Must be a resident of the Greater Philadelphia Region (This area includes, Bucks, Chester Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania as well as Burlington, and Camden in New Jersey
      • Must be in sophomore or junior year at the time of application
      • Must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater
      • Must demonstrate financial need
      • Must demonstrate activity outside of education (can be extracurricular, work or volunteer
• David Concannon Boston College Memorial Scholarship
  • Requirements:
    • Must demonstrate financial need (as determined by financial aid award letter)
    • Must submit a personal statement
    • Essay, resume, recommendation letter
• Robert C. Digges Scholarship Fund
  • Requirements:
    • Must be a resident of the Greater Philadelphia Region (This area includes Bucks, Chester Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania as well as Burlington and Camden in New Jersey)
    • Essay & recommendation letter
• Richard A. Ash Scholarship
  • Award: $1000-$5000 annual scholarship
  • Requirements:
    • Must demonstrate financial need
    • Must be a resident of Philadelphia
    • Two essays & recommendation letter
• Onny and Oboe Scholarship
  • Requirements:
    • Must be a heart transplant patient, spouse and/or child of a heart transplant patients
    • Essay & recommendation letter
• La Milagrosa/Quintana-Pereira Scholarship (Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal)
  • Requirements:
    • Preference given to Spanish-speaking residents of the Fairmount section of Philadelphia
    • Recommendation letter
  • Award: $2000-2,500 annually

Click here to apply to these scholarships (applications open every spring, so make sure to bookmark this page or the Philadelphia Foundation’s page)