Pitt-Greensburg is committed to providing an outstanding Pitt education at an affordable cost. We recognize the financial challenge associated with higher education and strive to make a Pitt-Greensburg experience attainable for our students. We are also committed to welcoming the brightest students to Pitt-Greensburg where they will grow both personally and professionally working alongside our award-winning faculty, caring staff, and enthusiastic student body.
The Full-Tuition Scholarship Competition 2027
Pitt-Greensburg will award up to 2 full-tuition scholarships to freshmen students beginning their education in Fall 2027. This award will cover tuition of up to 18 credits per semester (in-state rate) for up to 4 years if the student meets renewal criteria of 3.5 GPA each academic year. This prestigious scholarship has a value of more than $54,000.
Criteria for Eligibility
Qualified students are invited to apply and participate in the competition. In order to be eligible, the student must meet the following criteria:
1. Admitted as a full-time freshman to Pitt-Greensburg.
2. Achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.8 or higher (at the time of application).
3. Be in the top 10-20% of the graduating class, or 1st or 2nd decile (strongly recommended).
4. Curriculum will be evaluated for Honors, AP, or College in High School classes.
5. Any student entering the competition MUST be a United States citizen or United States permanent resident.
6. Exempt from this competition: Pre-Engineering students, Pre-Pharmacy students, and dependent students of the University of Pittsburgh.
Application Instructions
To apply for the Full-Tuition Scholarship, students are required to submit their application containing the following four documents:
1.Contact Information
- Student’s full name
- Street Address
- Phone Number
- E-mail Address
- High School
- Academic Major
2. Essay Response
- Please respond in 750 words, double-spaced to the following essay prompt. Your essay response will be read and scored by two professors of English.
- Essay Prompt: "Describe a particular time in your education when you were cut off from social media, technology and AI tools: what problems did you encounter in learning in this situation, and what benefits did you get from this exclusion from technology?"
3. Resume
- Please include a resume detailing any community involvement/extracurriculars that you would like the scholarship committee to know about.
4. Letters of Recommendation
- Please include three letters of recommendation. Recommendations must come from adults who are not related to you and MUST address the questions listed below. Each letter of recommendation must be in a sealed envelope with a signature across the seal. All three references must provide the following in their letters of recommendation for you:
- Contact Information
- Full name
- Scholarship applicant name
- Relationship to applicant
- Title/Position
- Phone number
- Company/Affiliated Organization
- Mailing Address
- Is this an academic or personal recommendation?
- Reference Questions: letters of recommendation MUST address the following questions:
- Why do you feel the applicant is deserving of a Full-Tuition Scholarship at Pitt-Greensburg?
- How do you feel the applicant can contribute to the Pitt-Greensburg campus community?
- Contact Information
*If your letters of recommendation do not address the questions posed, you will be disqualified.*
Students must submit their application via mail or hand-deliver it to Rossetti House:
- Joyce Eger
- University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
- Rossetti House 103
- 150 Finoli Drive
- Greensburg, PA 15601
Applications must be in the Admissions Office by 4:00 PM on Wednesday, January 29, 2027. Finalists will be determined by February 12, 2027 and will be interviewed via Zoom the week of February 14. Winners will be notified in March.
Questions? Please contact Joyce at 724-836-7460 or jfe99@pitt.edu.