PHS College & Career Corner
Oct 26th, 2025
🏁 Due this Saturday... ✅
The college application process can be overwhelming and you are doing a great job! November 1st is less than a week away and now is the time to look for those final check boxes and review details to make sure you have completed all components for your application to be considered ready for review. See below for a FAQ about applications and don't forget our resource that is JUST FOR YOU! PHS Class of 2026: Guide to the College Application Process
GOOD TO KNOW
- This will be the final week of multiple college visits. Please see below for our schedule. After Nov. 1st, many college admissions professionals enter their 'reading season' where they are busy getting acceptances ready for all of you!
- The Delaware County Technical Schools (DCTS) will hold their annual Open Houses in December. Dates will be announced shortly! The application opens December 15th.
- The Scholarship and Financial Aid folders in the Counseling Schoology course are updated! Please review for your chance to earn free money towards your education.
The Coach Josie Harper Scholarship
The Coach Josie Harper Scholarship honors the legacy of Jo Ann “Josie” Harper (Class of ’61), Penncrest High School’s former Women’s Athletic Director and Coach. This award will be granted annually to a Penncrest female athlete who demonstrates academic excellence, embodies strong moral character, and has financial need. Josie Harper was a trailblazer in women’s athletics, a mentor, and a leader whose influence reached far beyond Penncrest, and this scholarship continues her legacy by supporting the next generation of women student-athletes. Apply for The Coach Josie Harper Scholarship. Due 11/14/25.
America250PA's Semiquin Scholarship Program
Who can apply? Pennsylvania High School Seniors who are planning to attend an accreditedPennsylvania college or university for the 2026/2027 academic school year. Award Amount? Twenty-five $10,000 Scholarships will be awarded throughout America250PA’s six designated regions. Any Pennsylvania College or University with 12 to any Pennsylvania Community College and 13 to any Pennsylvania Post-Secondary College or University Deadline:Jan 31st.We are so proud to partner with some of Pennsylvania’s most iconic educational institutions on this program. Please visit Semiquincentennial Scholarship Program
The Community's Foundation Scholarships (TCF)
TCF manages charitable funds that support scholarships, grantmaking, and community-based programs, empowering individuals and organizations to make a lasting impact on the causes they care about most. Each year, TCF supports hundreds of students and nonprofits, helping to build a more vibrant, equitable, and connected community. All Scholarships are due Nov. 14th.
Girls Exploring Tomorrow's Technology 2025
FINAL REMINDER
What: The perfect opportunity for girls in grades 4–10 to see themselves in the world of STEM!
When: Saturday, November 1 · 10am - 2pm
Where: The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, Hall C
Registration required: linked here
Free App Week for SUNY Schools
Interest in Binghamton? What about Stony Brook? Apps are free to most SUNY schools from now until Nov 3rd!
PA's State Grant Application is Now Open!
- New this year, a pre-screening methodology allows us to perform immediate review of the student’s FAFSA data to determine whether the student meets initial PA State Grant applicant criteria through pre-eligibility checks (for example submitted a complete FAFSA, is a PA resident, not in default, etc.) If the student’s FAFSA data passes these initial checks the student’s record will be created in GrantUS.
- An account activation notice will be sent after the student’s FAFSA data successfully passes the pre-screening process if the student does not have an existing account.
- Activation notices will be sent from noreply@grantus.pheaa.org.
- Activation notices are time sensitive and will expire after 5 days. If the student does not access the link before it expires, they can use Forgot Password on the GrantUS log in page.
