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.
To apply for this opportunity, please complete the form below.
2026 Conrad Weiser Student Loan Fund Application
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.
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.
Annual distributions from this fund shall first be applied for the benefit of Calvary United Methodist Church, Mohnton, Pennsylvania in such amounts or proportions and for such purposes as the Church’s Trustees shall select from time to time. Also, in the discretion of the Church’s Trustees, the fund may provide scholarship loans to assist deserving church members in pursuing post-secondary education.
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.
John Catalano Scholarship Fund
The John Catalano Scholarship Fund was established in 2019 through the Last Will and Testament of John Catalano. Chief Warrant Officer, 4th Class, U.S. Navy, John Catalano passed away in May 2018 at the age of 91. John graduated from Reading High School and then went on to Albright College, and then to Lehigh University to earn his master’s degree. He also served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and Korea and served in the Naval Reserve for 43 years. John was a history teacher at Northwest Junior High School before becoming a guidance counselor at Reading High School until his retirement.
This fund will provide scholarships to students who are studying in the field of education, with a preference for students whose ethnic background originates from Italy and are studying in the field of education at Albright College.
Applicants who previously applied for this scholarship and previous recipients of this scholarship may apply again in a subsequent year as long as they continue to meet the application requirements; however, previous recipients will not be given preference.
