All Foundation funded scholarship applications are online except for the Legacy Scholarships program. To view and apply for scholarships, log in to the scholarship portal, ScholarshipUniverse.
You must have a Bucks email address to access the portal. If you are not yet enrolled at Bucks, apply now.
Eligibility criteria vary greatly among scholarships offered at Bucks; based mainly on a donor’s intentions for the award. Your eligibility may be determined by major, grade point average, personal essay, community service, extra-curricular activities, financial need, and/or residence. In order to measure academic success at the high school level, many scholarships, especially those for incoming students or first-year Bucks students, require applicants to submit their latest high school transcript.
It's important to note, preferences are not requirements. Requirements are things you MUST have or do to be eligible. Preferences are things that may sway the review committee in your favor when considering your application. Sometimes, donors have requested that additional consideration be given to groups that are traditionally underrepresented in a certain field of study or career. As long as you meet the matching requirements, you are eligible to apply!
Most scholarships require applicants to submit a personal essay on a particular topic. It is critical to develop a well written essay that will distinguish you from other applicants. The Academic Success Center can assist you in developing and writing your essay.
No. If a scholarship can be applied for online, you may not submit a paper-based application.
If documents are required, such as a letter of recommendation or high school transcript, check the scholarship’s application requirements to see which documents you need to upload.
If you don’t have access to a scanner, you can upload documents using your your mobile phone, try the library, computer lab, or any commercial printing/photocopying business that provides this service.
Scholarships are awarded anytime between two and 10 weeks after the application deadline has passed. You will be notified by email if you are receiving a scholarship.
Deadlines are listed on the website.
In most cases, once the award is made, it is posted directly to your student account the following semester.
Legacy Scholarship's are administered by the Office of Academic Affairs.
Each legacy scholarship covers in-county tuition for a three credit course. The majority of legacy scholarships are based on criteria proposed by Bucks faculty and staff, while only select ones are application based.
Scholarships administered by the Foundation and Financial Aid benefit numerous student populations from all academic departments and vary in amounts.
In addition, different selection committees review applications so you are encouraged to apply for as many scholarships as you wish.
Some scholarships benefit a graduating student who intends to transfer to a four-year institution. In that case, a check will be mailed to the transferring institution in the recipient’s name. Finally, a small number of scholarships are directly paid to the student. Exceptions on how scholarships are awarded must be initiated by the donor.
A recipient’s student account will be credited by Financial Aid the third or fourth week of a given semester, granted the student meets all scholarship criteria.