Pennsylvania's Outstanding Young Woman
Participating College/University Scholarships
and other awards
Scholarships and Awards
Each year contestants from across Pennsylvania may take part in local or regional programs through which the Outstanding
Young Women from those areas are selected. Those representatives go on to the state finals in Reading, Pa. Participants
at both levels compete for cash scholarships and college scholarships.
Alvernia University - Reading, PA
Pennsylvania's Outstanding Young Woman: a $4,000 scholarship, payable $1,000 per year
Runner-Up: a $4,000 scholarship, payable $1,000 per year
TOTAL VALUE: $8,000
Arcadia University - Glenside, PA
Pennsylvania's Outstanding Young Woman: a $20,000 Achievement Award, payable $5,000 per year.
Each Runner-Up: a $12,000 scholarship, payable $3,000 per year.
TOTAL VALUE: $32,000
Carlow University - Pittsburgh, PA
Pennsylvania's Outstanding Young Woman and Runner-Up: a $12,000 scholarship to each, payable $1,500 per semester, renewed each year as long as student maintains satisfactory academic progress
TOTAL VALUE: $24,000
Keystone College - La Plume, PA
Pennsylvania's Outstanding Young Woman and Scholarship Acheivement winner: a $4,000 scholarship to each, payable $1,000 per year
TOTAL VALUE: $8,000
Misericordia University - Dallas, PA
Pennsylvania's Outstanding Young Woman: a $4,000 scholarship, payable $1,000 per year.
TOTAL VALUE: $4,000
Lebanon Valley College of Pennsylvania - Annville, PA
Pennsylvania's Outstanding Young Woman: a $4,000 scholarship, payable $1,000 per year.
All State Finalists: a $2,000 scholarship, payable $500 per year.
These scholarships are in addition to scholarships offered by the college based on class rank.
TOTAL VALUE: $22,000 (est.)
Saint Vincent College - Latrobe, PA
Pennsylvania's Outstanding Young Woman: a $8,000 scholarship, payable $2,000 per year, based on 3.0 GPA and minimum 1000 Critical Reasoning score on SAT.
All State Finalists: a $4,000 scholarship, payable $1,000 per year, based on 3.0 GPA and minimum 1000 Critical Reasoning score on SAT.
TOTAL VALUE: $44,000 (est.)
