Conrad Weiser Area Student Loan Fund
This fund provides loans to Conrad Weiser Area High School graduates for accredited post-high school courses that will further their education.
Nancy Stump Seiger Scholarship Fund
This fund provides scholarships to Berks County graduating seniors who will major in education at Kutztown University.
Suzanne C. Funk Scholarship Fund
This fund provides scholarships to students who intend to pursue a degree at a two-year or four-year institution and who attended Tyson-Schoener Elementary School in Reading, PA.
Bethany United Methodist Church Scholarship Fund
Bethany United Methodist Church established this fund to provide scholarships to up to two members of Bethany United Methodist Church, Hamburg, Pennsylvania, who are in need of financial assistance in pursuing a college degree at a four-year or two-year college, university, or trade school.
If there are more than two applicants, only the top two will receive an award. Recipients will be selected based on financial need, school and community activities, academic success, and an essay.
Snyder Family Scholarship Fund (Wilson High School)
This fund was established in 2015 in memory of Mary Jane Snyder and in honor of Roy Snyder.
Roy taught physical education, was athletic director, and coached swimming at Wilson High School for more than 50 years, leading the Bulldogs to many individual and team successes.
A scholarship will be awarded to a senior graduating from Wilson High School who will be furthering his or her education after high school and who has been a member of the Wilson High School swim team or dive team, with a preference to students who will continue to participate in an aqua sport in college. Preference will also be given to seniors who participated on the swim team or dive team for four years and to students who were previously members of Wilson’s Age Group Swimming & Diving for at least two years. This recipient displays qualities of hard work, self-discipline and leadership.
William and Beulah Eshelman Memorial Fund
This fund was established in 2010 through a bequest to Calvary United Methodist Church in memory of William and Beulah Eshelman.
The fund provides educational loans to assist deserving, active members of Calvary United Methodist Church in Mohnton, PA, in pursuing some form of post secondary education. Church membership must have been for at least one year to qualify. Members may be attending a 2-year or 4-year college or a vocational school either full- or part-time or pursuing some type of post-secondary education through a certification program. There is a $5,000 lifetime maximum that will be awarded to any one individual. Individuals may apply more than one time.
Pamela A. Heid Memorial Scholarship Fund
This scholarship was established in 2020 by the estate of Gregory W. Heid. Gregory’s wife, Pamela A. “Pam” (Barrell) Heid, was a 1972 graduate of Kutztown Area High School. She achieved her bachelor’s degree in elementary education in 1976 from Kutztown State College and her master’s degree in reading. In 1977, Pam began her 20-year career as a first grade teacher in the Greenwich Elementary School in the Kutztown Area School District. She then became an instructional support teacher in the Kutztown Area School District until January 2016, when she became ill. Pamela passed away in 2016 at the age of 61.
This scholarship was established in Pamela’s memory to provide scholarships to graduating seniors from Kutztown Area High School who will be pursuing an undergraduate degree majoring in education.
In order to apply, applicants must have no criminal history other than a summary traffic offense. In addition, applicants must have achieved a cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 or above in order to apply. This scholarship will be paid over four years.
Educational Improvement Tax Credit/Berks County Scholarship Tax Credit Fund
The Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program provides scholarships to residents of Berks County who pay tuition to attend kindergarten through 12th grade in public or private schools located in Pennsylvania and demonstrate financial need.
Amin Family Nursing Scholarship Fund
The Amin Family established the Amin Family Nursing Scholarship Fund in 2019 to support scholarships for Reading High School seniors who plan to pursue their education in nursing after graduation. Good grades and attendance and financial need and responses to essay questions play roles in the selection process.
Patty Amin, a 1981 graduate of Reading High School, completed her Associate Degree in nursing at Alvernia University and earned a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Grand Canyon University. Saint Joseph Penn State Health has employed Patty since 1993. She always considered nursing to be an honorable career and felt blessed to help others in their time of need. The goal of the Amin family is to support the nursing profession and Reading High students pursuing a career in nursing by offering scholarships to help lessen the financial burden of a nursing education.
Reading High School seniors who plan to continue their education after high school in the field of nursing, have achieved a cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.0 (B average) or above, have a financial need, and have an acceptable high school attendance record, may apply for this scholarship.
Western Berks Ambulance Scholarship Fund
This fund was established by the Western Berks Ambulance Association to provide scholarships to graduating seniors who attend a Berks County high school or graduates of a Berks County high school who live in Berks County who will pursue a certification as an emergency medical technician, an advanced emergency medical technician, or a paramedic. The program must be approved by the Commission of Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).
Preference will be given to students graduating from Wilson High School, Wyomissing Area Junior-Senior High School, Daniel Boone High School, and Conrad Weiser High School. Preference will also be given to students who have participated in the Western Berks Ambulance internship program.
This fund honors the following individuals: Glen Hostetter, who was an EMT with WBAA and one of the seven original members of WBAA in 1961; H. David Miller, who was a paramedic with WBAA since 1978; and Michael Leiffer, who was an EMT with WBAA since 1977.
