Established in 1980 as the University Scholars Program, the SHC offers academically superior students the opportunity to enrich and broaden their general education and to enhance preparation for graduate study or a profession.  Admission to the program is highly competitive, requiring outstanding high school grades and other evidence of intellectual distinction, as well as strong personal qualities.  The SHC application process, including teacher recommendations, must be completed online from the Penn State undergraduate application, available at http://admissions.psu.edu/apply.  The priority application deadline, and the deadline for consideration of credentials and teacher recommendations for the Braddock Scholarship, is November 30, 2007.

The Braddock Scholarships, of which approximately fifteen are awarded each year, supplement the Academic Excellence Scholarship and are renewable for a total of four years pending appropriate academic performance.  To apply for a Braddock Scholarship, please complete the form below and please remember to have a science teacher, a math teacher, and a teacher who can evaluate your oral and written communication skills write on your behalf as part of your SHC application.

*Students in the Penn State-Jefferson Accelerated Program (PMM) are not eligible.