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Academic Excellence Scholarship
Awarded to full-time, first-year students who have achieved superior academic excellence in high school (valedictorian, salutatorian, etc.), students must be in the top 5 percent of their graduating class and achieve a minimum of 1100 on the SAT (24 composite score on ACT). The scholarship ranges from one-half tuition to full tuition. Full-tuition scholarships will be applied after the PHEAA grant (if eligible) has been applied to the financial aid package. These scholarships are renewable upon full-time consecutive attendance and a minimum 3.00 GPA.

Presidential Scholarship
Keystone College offers Presidential Scholarships of up to $7,000 per year. These scholarships are granted to full-time, first-year students based upon strong academic preparation in high school. Primary consideration is given to both high school academic record/rank and SAT/ACT scores. These scholarships are renewable annually if the student maintains full-time status and a minimum 2.75 GPA.

Trustee Scholarship
Keystone College offers Trustee Scholarships of up to $6,000 per year to full-time, first-year students. The amount of the scholarship is based upon a combination of high school academic record/rank and SAT/ACT scores. These scholarships are renewable annually if the student maintains full-time status and a minimum 2.50 GPA.

Leadership Awards
Keystone College offers Leadership Awards of up to $5,000 per year to recognize a full-time, first-year student applicant's academic and extracurricular involvement while in high school and potential for academic success at Keystone. Selection is based upon information provided in the application file. The award is renewable annually if the student maintains full-time status and a minimum 2.00 GPA. A written confirmation from a club advisor of leadership involvement while at Keystone is also required for award renewal.

International Student Scholarships

International Student Scholarship
Keystone offers merit-based scholarships to full-time, first-year international students up to $3,500 per academic year. In addition to satisfactory academic progress in secondary school, non-English speaking students must have a minimum 500 TOEFL (173 computer-based) score to be eligible to receive a scholarship. These scholarships are renewable only if the student maintains full-time status and a minimum of a 2.50 GPA after two semesters of study.

International Student Scholarship for Currently Enrolled Students
In order to better recognize the achievements of our full-time international students, Keystone College will offer merit scholarships to currently enrolled full-time international students. Full-time international students who have earned a minimum of 30 credit hours with a GPA of 2.75 or higher, and have not previously received an international student scholarship, may be eligible to receive a merit scholarship award of up to $2,000 per academic year for the remainder of their full-time studies at Keystone College.

Transfer Scholarships

Transfer Presidential Scholarship
Keystone College offers Transfer Presidential Scholarships of up to $4,500 per year. These scholarships are available to all full-time, degree-seeking students transferring to Keystone College from another accredited college or university. The student must have earned an associate degree at his/her previous institution and/or have earned a minimum of 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 3.00. This scholarship is renewable annually if the student maintains full-time academic status and a minimum 3.00 GPA.

Transfer Trustee Scholarship
Keystone College offers Transfer Trustee Scholarships of up to $4,000 per year. These scholarships are available to all full-time, degree-seeking students transferring to Keystone College from another accredited college or university. The student must have earned an associate degree at his/her previous institution and/or have earned a minimum of 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.50. This scholarship is renewable annually if the student maintains full-time academic status and a minimum 2.50 GPA.

Transfer Leadership Scholarship
Keystone College offers Transfer Leadership Scholarships of up to $3,500 per year. These scholarships are available to all full-time, degree-seeking students transferring to Keystone College from another accredited college or university. The student must have earned an associate degree at his/her previous institution and/or have earned a minimum of 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.00 and documented leadership role held at a previous institution. This scholarship is renewable annually if the student maintains full-time academic status and a minimum 2.00 GPA. A written confirmation from a club adviser of leadership involvement while at Keystone is also required for award renewal.

Local College Scholarship
Keystone College offers Local College Scholarships of $500 per year to students who have earned an associates degree from either Lackawanna College or Luzerne County Community College with a minimum GPA of 2.00 and plan to pursue a bachelor's degree at Keystone College. The scholarship is renewable annually if the student maintains full-time status and earns a minimum of 2.00 GPA.

Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship
Keystone College offers Phi Theta Kappa Scholarships of $500 per year. These scholarships are available to all full-time, degree-seeking students transferring to Keystone College from another accredited college or university. The student must have earned an associate degree at his/her previous institution and/or have earned a minimum of 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 3.50 and be a documented member of Phi Theta Kappa. This scholarship is renewable annually if the student maintains full-time academic status, a minimum 3.50 GPA, and active involvement in Phi Theta Kappa while at Keystone College.





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