Miriam Bechtel Scholarship Foundation Fund

The Miriam Bechtel Scholarship Foundation Fund is a scholarship program administered by Scholarship America to assist students from designated Pennsylvania school districts who plan to pursue undergraduate study in the United States in fields leading to nursing, medical, dental, or osteopathy professions. Awards are determined based on financial need and other scholarship and grant amounts, and are paid in a single installment in early August. The program is open to current postsecondary undergraduates, high school seniors, or graduates from specified districts who intend to enroll full-time in an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school.

Scholarship award based on financial need and other scholarships/grants; one installment payment in early August.

Applicants must be current postsecondary undergraduates, high school seniors or graduates from designated Pennsylvania school districts, and plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study in the United States for the upcoming academic year, pursuing a profession in nursing, medicine, dentistry, or osteopathy.

Applicants must prepare and submit required materials electronically through Scholarship America; additional documents include transcripts and tax forms, and an online recommendation form.