The Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium will award one-year scholarships in the amount of $4,000 per academic year to outstanding students across the state of Pennsylvania who promote undergraduate study in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and are likely to pursue a career in an are of interest to NASA.

This state-funded program provides financial aid to blind or deaf students attending a postsecondary institution.

This program honors individuals who lost their lives protecting the citizens of Pennsylvania by helping their children fund their education.

The Hope Through Learning Award is a $2,500 award available to youth age 24 and under residing in Allegheny County who are experiencing or have experienced homelessness during their school attendance years, and who are going on to a higher education or career training program for the first time. Homelessness is defined as lacking a fixed, regular, and adequate night-time residence, and includes students living in a shelter, car, motel, doubled-up situation, or places not meant for human habitation.