Scholarships

Where can you find scholarships? 

1. Academic/Athletic scholarships - Academic scholarships are generally automatically granted to eligible students upon admission to the college. Sometimes students might have to separately apply for academic scholarships. From each college website, visit the financial aid page and click on "scholarships" to view them. 

College athletic coaches work with the financial aid offices to offer athletic scholarships to eligible students wishing to play a sport at a Division I or II school. Be sure to work with your high school coach throughout the recruitment process, complete "Prospective Student Athlete" forms on college websites, register on NCAA's eligibility center, and email coaches to notify them of your interest. 

2. Local Scholarships (see below) - Dieruff High School receives many scholarship offers from local organizations and donors. Once received, these scholarships will be listed on this page, will be posted on the daily bulletin, and will be placed in a binder in the College & Career Center. 

3. Outside Scholarships - Students can research and apply for scholarships on their own from a number of websites. Some of them are listed here: 

  • CollegeData: www.collegedata.com - Search for colleges & scholarships

  • FastWeb: www.fastweb.com  -- set up a personalized profile to match specific skills, abilities and interests and search the database of over 275,000 scholarships

  • FinAid: www.finaid.org  – the largest and most popular site of its sort 

  • Sallie Mae: www.CollegeAnswer.com/scholarships (also in Spanish) - scholarship search, paying for college, college costs

  • Scholarships.com: www.scholarships.com  – has database of 600,000 college scholarships

4. College Board Opportunity Scholarships - Students are entered into drawings to win monthly $500 and $40,000 scholarships by taking the following actions during certain windows in their junior and senior years: 

Class of 2024 dates:
Start Your Career List - Dates: 12/5/22-2/28/24
Build Your College List - Dates: 12/5/22 - 6/30/23
Start Your Scholarship List - Dates: 7/1/23 - 2/28/24
Strengthen Your College List - Dates: 7/1/23 - 10/31/23
Complete the FAFSA - Dates: 10/1/23 - 2/28/24
Apply to Colleges - Dates: 10/1/23 - 2/28/24

Class of 2025 dates:
Start Your Career List - Dates: 12/5/22-2/28/25
Build Your College List - Dates: 12/5/22 - 6/30/24
Start Your Scholarship List - Dates: 7/1/24 - 2/28/25
Strengthen Your College List - Dates: 7/1/24 - 10/31/24
Complete the FAFSA - Dates: 10/1/24 - 2/28/25
Apply to Colleges - Dates: 10/1/24 - 2/28/25

The more steps students take towards college, the more opportunities they have to earn a scholarship. Learn more about these opportunity scholarships at: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college/bigfuture-scholarships?excmpid=vt-00248

Local/Community Scholarship List:
As scholarships become available, they will be listed here throughout the year.       

 

The Adrian Pichardo Memorial Scholarship
This is a new scholarship in memory of former Dieruff student Adrian Pichardo who tragically passed away in 2010. Two scholarships ($500 each) will be awarded to two Dieruff seniors who are planning to attend college in the fall. The funds will be available to the student directly. Application link is available in the Counseling Google Classroom.  

2024 Freddy Awards-Scholarship Opportunities
See Counseling Google Classroom for more info/applications on these various scholarships: 
*Cedar Crest College - for juniors/late-committing seniors (Dance or Theatre)-May 13, 2024

*Civic Theatre of Allentown - for student directors or choreographers with interest in a directing career-April 29, 2024

*DeSales University - for late-committing theatre seniors from a high school who participates in Freddy Awards-May 13, 2024

*LehighValleyLive.com and Express-Times-for students in their school's musical theater program in a backstage capacity-April 28, 2024

*Muhlenberg College - for Dance or Theatre majors from a high school who participates in Freddy Awards-ongoing

*Northampton Community College - for seniors going to NCC who attends a high school who participates in Freddy Awards (student does NOT have to be a theatre major)-May 5, 2024

*West Virginia University - for juniors/gap-year seniors interested in West Virginia University for the Fall 2025 semester as a Musical Theatre or Design and Technology major-May 21, 2024

2nd Head Start Alumni Scholarship-Due date: May 17
This scholarship is offered to any former Head Start/Early Head Start students who are pursuing higher education. Applications are available in the College & Career Center or Google Classroom. Award: $500

THE GREENAWALD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (various amounts)
Dedicated to the memory of William F. and Patricia Greenawald. William F. Greenawald was an ardent supporter of The Great Allentown Fair, serving on the Board, the Executive Committee, Secretary, Vice-President at the time of his death. The Scholarship was established by his wife Patricia and their four children.
Eligible recipients must:

  • Be a graduate of an accredited high school or vocational school, and;
  • Have been accepted for admission by an accredited 4-year or 2-year educational or vocational institution that offers an agricultural curriculum, and;
  • Have demonstrated scholarship ability, leadership qualities and involvement in student or community activities, and;
  • Have exhibited at least one competitive entry in The Great Allentown (Pennsylvania) Fair

THE GREAT ALLENTOWN FAIR FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS (various amounts)
Eligible recipients must:

  • Be a graduate of an accredited high school or vocational school, and;
  • Have been accepted for admission by an accredited 4-year or 2-year educational or vocational institution that offers an agricultural curriculum, and;
  • Have demonstrated scholarship ability, leadership qualities and involvement in student or community activities