PPG Foundation Awards More Than $290,000 Through National Merit Scholarship Program
Undergraduate scholarships in 2017 include 49 for first-year college
students
PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The PPG Foundation announced today that it is sponsoring more than
$290,000 in undergraduate college scholarships for U.S. students through
National Merit Scholarship Corp. in 2017, including 49 new four-year
scholarships.
The new scholarships include 35 awards for PPG employeesโ children and
14 awards for students who live in communities near PPG facilities.
Scholarship winners are selected by National Merit Scholarship Corp.
based on Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship
Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) scores and additional criteria, and they
receive awards of $1,500 annually for up to four years of undergraduate
study.
“The PPG Foundation has partnered with National Merit Scholarship
Programs for more than 50 years to reward students for their hard work
and achievements,” said Sue Sloan, executive director of the PPG
Foundation. “We are delighted to continue our relationship, and our
support of students who will become future leaders in industries such as
advanced manufacturing.”
For consideration for the program, students must take the PSAT/NMSQT in
their junior year of high school.
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forward. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, we operate and innovate in
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