Financial Aid
The first action you should take is to read the Office of Student Aid
brochure that reviews the various sources of federal, state and University student aid.
Even if you are not prepared to make a final decision now regarding college enrollment, file
the student aid applications now--do not wait until you are admitted to begin the
student aid application process. Individuals who plan on initially enrolling as non-degree
students and applying for provisional or degree admission later in the school year should
also file the student aid application now.
The sponsors of some aid programs take up to eight weeks to respond to your
application. If you have an error on the application, it may take another eight
weeks to have the correction processed. Of course, if you do not enroll, you can refuse
any student aid offered without penalty, so do not let any current indecision on college
enrollment delay your filing a student aid application. Most student aid programs permit
the award to begin during a later semester in the same academic year if your plans for
enrollment need to be delayed from fall to spring or summer semester.
Some aid programs are available to financially eligible students enrolled on a
part-time basis.
You must reapply for student aid each year, ideally in January or February, prior to
when you plan to enroll. None of the student aid awards is automatically renewed. Check
with the Student Aid Office for information regarding the specific forms and deadline
dates for reapplying for student aid.
Federal regulations require students who attended any other post-secondary
institution, including trade and technical schools, to have an official financial aid
transcript sent to the new institution.
This includes those who attended another post-secondary institution but did not receive
any type of student aid. The Penn State Altoona Student Aid Office has the form to request
an official student aid transcript.
Questions on student aid award or application procedures should be directed to the Penn
State Altoona Student Aid Office, W111 Smith
Building, 949-5055.
THE TED AND ESTHER HOLTZINGER and
HARRY E. SLEP MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
Through an endowment established in 1985-86, the Slep Fund honors Harry
E. Slep, who founded the Altoona Mirror newspaper and whose name graces the Campus
student center. The Holtzinger Fund honors the late Altoona Mirror publisher and
Campus founder J. E. "Ted" Holtzinger, whose name graces the Campus engineering
building, and his wife Esther.
The Campus annually awards approximately ten Holtzinger/Slep scholarships each fall to
area adults who have not recently attended high school or college and want to enroll in
college credit courses. Each scholarship covers the tuition cost for one 3-credit course
of the recipient's choosing and the $39 computer fee. Recipients are chosen on the basis
of responses to an application. Financial need is not a primary determining factor in the selection of
award recipients, but may be considered. Recipients are responsible for the cost of books. Non-degree students may receive this award since it is locally funded.
Since its inception, over 100 Holtzinger/Slep scholarships have been awarded.
Additional Scholarships and Awards
