Jul 11, 2017 2 min read

The Washington County Community Foundation is accepting applications from families for scholarships through the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development’s Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit program.

Through the foundation’s EOS Fund, scholarships are awarded to financially needy students, as determined by state income guidelines, who reside within the boundary of a low-achieving school to attend a participating nonpublic school or a participating public school outside of the recipient’s school district of residence.

“Low-achieving schools” are defined as public elementary or secondary schools in Pennsylvania that rank in the bottom 15 percent of their designation as an elementary or secondary school based upon combined math and reading PSSA scores.

Individual scholarship amounts will be determined based upon the number of qualified student applicants relative to the total available dollars; however, the total value of scholarships provided from all sources may not exceed the cost of tuition. Preference is given to students who reside in Washington County and/or students who attend school in Washington County. Checks will be made payable to the student’s school for credit to the student’s account.

Applications must be submitted electronically using the online EOS Fund (OSTC) scholarship application available on www.wccf.net. Additionally, families must provide hard copies of their federal tax returns to the WCCF office at 1253 Route 519, P.O. Box 308, Eighty Four, PA 15330, to verify eligibility. Scholarship applications will be processed on an ongoing basis until the available money has been exhausted.

To learn more about WCCF, visit www.wccf.net or call the foundation at 724-222-6330.