Scholarships

The selection criteria for granting and renewing scholarships vary and may include but not be limited to your major course of study, grade point average, SAT scores, class rank, or extracurricular or athletic achievement or where you live. Applications typically require recommendations from professors and teachers and other supporting documentation.

Students may only receive one tuition-based scholarship at a time. If awarded two tuition-based scholarships, the student will be awarded the scholarship of the higher amount. Scholarships that are not tuition-based may be stacked and received concurrently.

Tuition-based scholarships are awards applied to tuition only. They include the following: 

• Merit-based Scholarships: awards based on academic achievements.
• Department Scholarships: awards based on student performance within a specific discipline.

The Grow Pennsylvania Scholarship Grant Program, administered by PHEAA, provides a $5,000 scholarship grant to Pennsylvania students who pursue an approved course of study, satisfy degree requirements of their program, and stay to work in Pennsylvania in an in-demand occupation after graduation.

For each year a student in an approved course of study receives an award, the student must work for 12 months in Pennsylvania in an in-demand occupation. If a student accepts a grant but fails to meet the terms of the agreement, the student is required to reimburse PHEAA.

The Grow Pennsylvania Merit Scholarship Program, administered by PHEAA in conjunction with Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education, allows eligible non-resident PASSHE students pursuing in-demand occupations to pay tuition at in-state rates rather than out-of-state rates.

A Grow PA Merit Scholarship Program recipient is required to live and work in Pennsylvania for 12 months of each academic year for which the student received a merit scholarship unless PHEAA determines that there are extenuating circumstances, or the scholarship (the differential between tuition for a resident and nonresident student) will convert to a loan.

East Stroudsburg University offers several types of Athletic Scholarships sponsored by our foundation and our Athletic Training Program.

Contact the Office of Financial Aid to learn more. 
FA@esu.edu
(877) 422-2800

STEM transfer students may become Clear Path Scholars, eligible for up to $20,000 to attend ESU or up to $10,400 to attend select area colleges to continue their academic pursuits of science, technology, engineering, and math.

Members of the Lenape Nation displaced due to forced relocation will receive a tuition adjustment to grant the student in-state tuition status regardless of the state the student is currently residing in as long as they are recognized as being a member of the Lenape Nation or one of its tribes (Lenape, Delaware, Minsi (AKA Munsee, etc.)

Students must provide:

• Documented affiliation with the Lenape Tribal Nation
• Student must be a US Citizen or eligible non-citizen as determined by federal statute (student may complete the FAFSA at studentaid.gov or present documentation of citizenship status)

Contact the Office of Financial Aid to learn more. 
FA@esu.edu
(877) 422-2800

The Fostering Independent Through Education Tuition Waiver Program (FosterEd). This program provides tuition waivers to eligible youth who have been or are in foster care. The program is administered collaboratively by Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency in conjunction with PA Department of Education, Human Services, and Labor & Industry.

To Qualify:
File the FAFSA.
Apply for and be eligible for the Chafee Education and Training Grant (Chafee ETG Program) due by March 31, 2025 for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Submit your Chafee Application to:
PHEAA
PA State Grant and Special Programs
P.O. Box 8157
Harrisburg PA 17105-8157

For more information about the FosterEd Waiver program or possible other resources available to you if you qualify for the FosterEd Program, please contact our school-appointed FosterEd Point of Contact Bailey Higgins, Case Manager of Health & Wellness. 
Email: bharman@esu.edu