Scholarships
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Scholarship Opportunities (See Mr. Nace in guidance for scholarships that are not online applications, if you cannot print the pdf):
H.O.P.E. Jeanette Cartwright Memorial Scholarship
Senior with an immediate family member diagnosed with cancer or recently lost an immediate family member to cancer.
Deadline - March 12, 2025 to guidance
HOPE JCartwright App pdf - Return to guidance office
William and Debrah Pettigrew Scholarship - $1,000
- Student must have a cumulative high school 2.5 GPA or better
- Submission of a merit essay describing academic and professional goals including why those goals were chosen and what has been done thus far to prepare for postsecondary education (300-900 words; 2-4 pages)
- Express a clear intent to pursue a career in teaching.
- Student must be accepted for enrollment to a four-year institution for teacher preparation
- The chosen essay will be presented to the individual with a check and certificate during the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools Conference at the Wyndham Hotel in Boalsburg, Pa., May 1, 2025 at 6:00PM.
Submit essay and application to Dr. Edward Albert ealbert@parss.org
Deadline - February 1, 2025
PettigrewSchpdf.pdf - submit via email to Dr. Albert
Women's Transportation Seminar Scholarship
- Applicant must be a female student and US citizen
- Applicant must be a student currently residing in PA or attending high school, trade school, junior college, undergraduate school, or graduate school in the Commonwealth.
- Applicant should be considering a career related to transportation may apply. Transportation careers can include: Planners / Engineers / Economists / Scientists / GIS Mappers / Accounting / CADD Specialists / Managers / Public Relations / Construction / Geologists / Air Traffic Controllers / Public Policy / Finance / Wildlife Specialists / Historians / Architects / Surveyors / Archaeologists / Ecologists / and more…
Email submission preferred to CentralPA@wtsinternational.org
Deadline - December 6, 2024
ApplicationWTSCentralPAChapter-ColleenBrownScholarship2024.pdf
PSBA Trust Scholarships
Since BSSD is a member of the PA School Boards Association, seniors can apply for scholarships if they are pursuing a major in: teaching, the arts, or a law-enforcement/safety related degree.
Deadline - March 14, 2025
https://psbatrust.org/ - Apply online
Dudley & Sylvia Kramer Memorial Scholarship
1. A resident of York or Adams County, Pennsylvania
2. Currently engaged in an educational pursuit with a goal of working with persons with intellectual disabilities. The student may also currently be working with persons with intellectual disabilities.
3. The student must show a demonstrated need for tuition assistance.
Deadline - February 21, 2025 - to guidance
kramermemorialpdf.pdf - return to guidance office
Randy Rebert Softball Scholarship - $500
a) currently playing high school softball; b) pursuing a post-high school education; c) involves continued play in the sport of Girls Softball at the college/university level.
Deadline - March 24, 2025 - to guidance
RandyRebertSoftballScholarship_AdamsCounty_2024-25.docx - return to guidance office
BigSun Athletics Scholarship - $500
High school senior involved in any sport at their school or in the community.
Deadline - June 19, 2025
http://www.bigsunathletics.com/ - online application
Lions Club Service Award - $1,000
Open to any senior. Award based on service to others and the community. Essay required.
Deadline - April 1, 2025 - to guidance
LionsClub.pdf - return to guidance office
Penn-Cumberland Garden Club Scholarship - $1,000
High school senior who is planning to attend a four-year college with a major in the following: Horticulture, Floriculture, Landscape Architecture, Conservation, Forestry, Urban or Regional Planning, Environmental Science, Botany, or Ecology related studies.
Deadline - March 25, 2025 - to guidance office
PennCumberlandGarden.pdf - return to guidance
PA JCI Senate Scholarship - $750
Senior students who are PA residents and plan to continue their education at an accredited college or university.
Deadline - January 8, 2025 - to guidance - Make sure to follow all instructions. The application is requires a lot and is very detailed. Please be sure to read all of the information and follow all of the instructions.
24-25FoundationUniversityScholarshipApplication083024.pdf - return to guidance
WC Decker Memorial Scholarship
Senior who actively volunteers with a fire department and plans to further their education beyond high school.
Must send essay (less than 500 words) on "What does volunteering mean to you?" along with two (2) letters of recommendation to brandylittle75@yahoo.com
Deadline - 1/15/25 - email submission to above email address
Gettysburg Garden Club - $1,500
Senior pursing college courses in: Biology (excluding Pre-Med), Horticulture, Floriculture, Landscape Architecture, Conservation, Forestry, Botany, Agronomy, Plant Pathology, Environmental Control City Planning, Land Management, and/or allied subjects, Wildlife Sciences, Environmental Control Rural/ Urban Planning
Deadline - April 3, 2025 - to guidance office
GettysburgGardenApp.pdf - return to guidance
Conewago Enterprises Charitable Foundation Scholarship - $20,000
Seniors - applicants must commit to maintaining a 3.0 GPA throughout the length of the scholarship and major in a construction-related field which includes: Accounting, Architecture, Business Management, Engineering, and any other construction-related majors as determined by Conewago's Charitable Foundation Committee.
Deadline - March 24, 2025 - to guidance office
ConewagoEntApp.pdf - return to guidance
Snowmobile Club of Adams County Scholarship - $500
Seniors planning to attend a college, technical school, community college
Deadline - March 13, 2025 - to guidance
SCACscholarshipform25.pdf - return to guidance office
Orrstown Bank Foundation Scholarship - $1,000 - $3,000
Seniors planning to enroll at a post-secondary institution for the 2025-2026 school year as a full-time student
Deadline - Thursday, March 06, 2025 02:01 AM
https://apply.mykaleidoscope.com/program/OrrstownBankFoundation25 - online application
Abbott and Fenner Scholarship - $1,000
Essay on the following - Describe your educational career and life goals. Explain your plan for achieving these goals. Include your degree/major, why you selected it, and how this degree/major will help you achieve your goals.
Deadline - June 10, 2025
https://abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.php - online application
Lake Meade Community Builders Scholarship - $1,000
Senior furthering education. Based on involvement in activities and service to community.
Deadline - March 3, 2025 to guidance
LMCBapp.pdf - return to guidance office
Nursing Foundation of PA Scholarship
Seniors who plan to pursue a nursing degree are eligible to apply, providing they are matriculated in an accredited nursing school in Pennsylvania by the fall of 2025.
Deadline - March 31, 2025 - online submission
https://nfp.awardspring.com/ - online application
Biglerville Garden Club - $1,500
Seniors who plan to major in the field of Horticulture, Floriculture, Landscape Design, Conservation, Ecology, Botany, Plant Pathology, Floral Design, Forestry, Consumer Science, or related subjects.
Deadline - April 3, 2025 - to guidance
BiglervilleGCApp.pdf - return to guidance office
AES Engineering Scholarship - $500
This award is available to high school seniors. You are not required to be taking Engineering courses to be eligible.
Deadline - October 8, 2025 - submitted online
https://www.aesengineers.com/scholarships.php - online application
Bermudian Springs Music Boosters Scholarship - $500
Seniors who have participated in at least two school music activities during each year of high school.
Deadline - April 15, 2025 - to guidance
MBoosters1.pdf - return to guidance office
The Patriot-News and PennLive Best and Brightest - $0
*This is not a scholarship, just an award of recognition
To be eligible, a senior must have at least a B average.
Deadline - March 5, 2025
https://form.jotform.com/250132623973151 - online application
American Legion AFFY Council Scholarship - $1,000
Seniors - applicant must be a daughter, granddaughter, great granddaughter, son, grandson, great grandson of a veteran of WWII, Korean Conflict, Vietnam, Lebanon, Grenada, Panama, Persian Gulf, Desert Storm, or Iraq War. The candidate must be resided within Adams, Franklin, Fulton, or York County for at least one year. Applicant must be a accepted at the school they plan to attend. Step relatives are also eligible.
Deadline - March 24, 2025 - to guidance
AFFYcouncilapp.pdf - return to guidance office
Woman's Club of Gettysburg Scholarship - $1,000
Seniors who are planning no more than a two-year course of study in a vocational or technical institution.
Deadline - April 15, 2025 - to guidance
WomansClubApp.pdf - return to guidance office
Jean Barnett Trone Memorial Library of East Berlin Scholarship (2) - $2,000 and $1,000
Seniors who have been accepted to an accredited college, university, or technical school. GPA of 3.0 or higher
Deadline - March 27, 2025 - to guidance
TroneLibApp.pdf - return to guidance office
Vernon Lehr Memorial Scholarship - $5,000 per year (renewable up to 4 years)
Seniors planning to continue their education
Deadline - March 14, 2025, by 4:00 PM
https://learnmore.scholarsapply.org/vernonlehr/ - online application
Caston Stewart Nursing Scholarship - $2,500
HS seniors in Adams County accepted to an accredited nursing program.
Deadline - March 28, 2025
CastonStewartFund.pdf - Completed application must be returned to Kim Shank at kshank@wellspan.org
Central Region School Facility Managers Scholarship - $1,500 - $4,500
Seniors who plan on furthering there education with bachelor's degree, associates degree, or certification in a major related to facility management and construction. For example (not an exhaustive list): Trades (electrical, plumbing, HVAC, welding, etc.), Facility Management/Construction Project Management, Architecture, Grounds/Turf Management, Engineering.
Deadline - March 7, 2025 at 11:59 PM
CRSFMScholarshipApplicationPacket2025docx.pdf - application must be emailed to CRSFMScholarship@gmail.com
Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Recruitment Grant - $500
Female senior who is planning to attend a college or university to pursue a degree in teaching.
Deadline - April 22, 2025 - to guidance
DeltaKappaGamma_pdf.pdf - return to guidance office
PA Heritage Foundation Scholarship - $500 - $1,000
Seniors pursuing a 2 or 4 year course of study in a History-related field in the fall of 2025.
Deadline - May 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
https://www.paheritage.org/resources/phf-essay-scholarship-2025.html - online application
Scott & Hoffnagle Scholarship - (Amount to be determined)
Senior who currently lives within 50 miles of Leola, PA. Must have been admitted to a college/university, community college, trade/technical school located in PA or DE. Applications for all majors are considered, preference given to anyone pursuing Construction trade related studies.
Deadline - May 1, 2025 - to guidance
ScottHoffnagleApp.pdf - return to guidance office
Bermudian Alumni Award - $500 (2)
Senior planning to attend a trade school or go straight to work force after graduation.
Deadline - April 24, 2025 - to guidance
BERMUDIANALUMNIAWARD.pdf - return to guidance office
Bermudian Springs Education Association Scholarship
Seniors entering the education field.
Deadline - March 31, 2025 - to guidance
BSEAApp.pdf - return to guidance office
Taylor E. Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship (Cross Country) - $500
Seniors how participated in cross country.
Deadline - April 15, 2025 - to guidance
ZIMMERMANXC.pdf - return to guidance office
Taylor E. Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship (Music) - $500
Seniors who have participated in at least three (3) music performing groups for a minimum of three (3) years.
Deadline - April 15, 2025 - to guidance
ZIMMERMANMUSIC.pdf - return to guidance office
Richard L. Boyd Workers' Memorial Day Essay Contest - $500
Any high school senior living in York or Adams County planning to pursue post-secondary education.
Deadline - April 10, 2025 - to guidance
BoydEssayApp.pdf - return to guidance office
Adams County School Counselors Association Scholarship - $500
High school senior in Adams County who is planning to study Psychology, Sociology, or other related Human Services fields in a post-secondary institution following graduation.
Deadline - April 4, 2025
https://forms.gle/5iBMXnrgAjKgBLmZA - Online application
W.R. Starry Award - $400
Senior planning to major in education/teaching field.
Deadline - April 2, 2025 - to guidance
Starry2025.pdf - return to guidance office
Hebron Lodge #465 Scholarship - $2,000
Seniors seeking to further their education.
Deadline - April 25, 2025
HebronLodgeApp.pdf - email submission to both contacts on application
The Adams County Community Foundation manages a variety of scholarship funds, ranging from those that support college students to those that are available for a variety of educational pursuits.
To access more information or to apply for a scholarship please visit www.adamscountydfs.org. Create your personal student profile by clicking the "Students and Parents" link. The application is due by March 15.
Students at Bermudian Springs High School are eligible for these scholarships.
To be eligible for the Adams Electric Cooperative Scholarships the student must be a senior in high school and have at least one parent or guardian currently receiving electric service from Adams Electric Cooperative, Inc. with an account(s) in good standing and the parent or guardian must live in Pennsylvania at the time of the student's application for a scholarship. Scholarships are offered to students planning to enter traditional and Career and Trade Schools.
The Eddie Horst Memorial Scholarship is open to any graduating student in Adams County who is planning a career in music. Eddie Horst was a graduate of Biglerville High School whose career in music included writing arrangements for Bruce Springsteen and others. The scholarship was established by Eddie's family and the members of his graduating class.
The Emma M. Duttera Scholarship is open to any graduating senior residing in Adams County, although priority is given to graduates of Littlestown Senior High School. The applicant may be any male or female who is planning on entering the Protestant Ministry.
The Walter P. and Anna Griest Memorial Scholarship is open to any graduating senior residing in Adams County, although priority is given to graduates of Bermudian Springs High School. It was created by Jean Brannock from the estate of her father, Walter P. Griest. The scholarship is open to a student who is preparing for a career in an agricultural related field. The applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA and demonstrate financial need.
The Harold L. Griffie STEM Scholarship, (renewable for 4 years) established by a grateful BSSD alumnus, is open to any Bermudian Springs High School senior who wishes to enter a 4-year college or university in pursuit of the study of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, also known as STEM disciplines.
The Dale R. King Memorial Scholarship is open to a graduating senior, or a graduate of Bermudian Springs High School, who is pursuing a career in an agriculture field.
The Julie Ann Lochary Scholarship is open to any graduating girl residing in Adams County, although priority is given to graduates of Littlestown Senior High School. It was established in 2014 in memory of Julie Ann Lochary, a 10-year-old student at Rolling Hills Elementary School who passed away in September 2013 after battling brain cancer. The scholarship is open to any girl who has been active in the 4-H program. The student may be attending any 2 - 4-year post-secondary degree program at a college or technical school.
The Dr. Ronald Krablin Scholarship is open to any graduating senior residing in Adams County, with financial need, pursuing a degree in the healthcare profession.
The Elizabeth Ferciot Roby Art Scholarship was established by her daughter, Marcia, and her husband Todd to recognize a student or adult pursuing post-secondary education at a school, college or university in the field of art, preferably studio art, but other forms of art such as photography, sculpture, or pottery may be considered.
The Rosemary J. Tawney Scholarships were established by the will of Ms. Tawney and are open to graduating seniors at Bermudian Springs, Littlestown and New Oxford High Schools who are pursuing a course of study in any medical related field. Applicants must demonstrate good academic performance, service to school and community, and motivation toward educational and career goals.
The Lady/ Swales Scholarship is awarded to an Adams County senior who demonstrates academic achievement, is involved in their community and intends to study education at a post-secondary school. This scholarship will be applied to second year tuition costs upon satisfactory completion of the first year. (This scholarship rotates annually among the six county school districts).
William E. Smith Family Scholarship (renewable for 4 years) honors the life of the late William E. Smith, whose passion for teaching resulted in a career at the Bermudian Springs School District for 37 years.