Office of Student Aid : Scholarships : Penn State Scholarships : Scholarship Eligibility Requirements

Penn State Scholarship Eligibility Requirements

The Office of Student Aid administers all major aid programs at Penn State and strives to ensure access to educational opportunity for those in greatest financial need.

There are aid programs available for both undergraduate students and graduate students.

For most scholarship awarding, a student must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• Must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) each year.
• Must comply with Penn State's academic progress standards.
• Must not be in default on an educational loan and must not owe a repayment on an adjusted federal grant.
• Must be enrolled in an eligible degree program.
• Must be enrolled full-time (12 credits or more).
• Must be a citizen or eligible non-citizen with a valid Social Security number.
• Must have a high school diploma, a GED, or a passing "ability to benefit" test result.
• Bunton-Waller programs require full-time enrollment in resident instruction courses. Must be working on first bachelor's degree. World Campus credits are not eligible and do not count toward the enrollment requirement.