· Applicants must be high school seniors, current college students, or graduate students. 

· Applicants must have resided within the boundary limits of Duryea, Avoca, Dupont, Pittston City, Pittston Township, Jenkins Township, Yatesville, Hughestown, Suscon, Old Forge, Taylor, Moosic and Ransom Township for at least one year prior to graduating high school and/or completing an application for the Horvat Foundation Scholarship. Addresses will be checked closely for eligibility. 

· Applicants must be science students. By science students, it is meant a field of study in chemistry, physics, biology, the life sciences, or some other related major leading to a career in the medical or health profession. 

· High school senior applicants must maintain grades that fall within the top 10% of their class and be participating in an academic curriculum which would qualify them for acceptance into a science-related field. 

· College applicants must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. 

· Family income of qualifying students cannot exceed amounts set by Trustees. Current adjusted gross income limitations are: $77,535 for one dependent, $82,183 for two dependents and $86,750 for three or more dependents.

The number of recipients and the amount of each scholarship may vary from year to year due to fluctuations in the Fund’s value and/or applicable document restrictions. Subject to the trust terms, the awards are only to be applied to the cost of tuition, fees, books and supplies and should not exceed these costs. Scholarship awards must be used in the year they are awarded. 

Failure to submit the required materials will result in the permanent loss of the scholarship. Unused funds must be returned to the Dr. Arthur J. and Helen Horvat Foundation Scholarship. 

Recipients may attend any accredited, public or private, two-year or four-year college, university, technical college or graduate school. All recipients must be full-time each semester and working toward a degree in science. By science, it is meant a field of student in chemistry, physics, biology, the life sciences, or some other related major leading to a career in the medical or health profession. 

The institution must be an educational organization that normally maintains a regular faculty and curriculum and normally has a regularly enrolled body of pupils or students in attendance at the place where its educational activities are regularly carried on. To the extent the institution is involved in the selection of the recipients (if at all), such involvement must comply with the Fund’s policy of awarding scholarships on an objective and non-discriminatory basis as well as the Fund’s Conflict of Interest Policy. 

Inability to Attend Consecutive Semesters 

Extenuating circumstances requiring a student to sit out a semester must be explained in writing to BB&T. You will be notified of the final decision. If a recipient is out for a semester, then that semester is forfeited. 

Applicants who successfully meet ALL the eligibility requirements, including the residency requirement, and who meet the filing deadline requirements are selected to receive the scholarship. 

Scholarship Recipient Notification 

All recipients will be notified by email. 

Renewable Scholarship 

Scholarship may be renewable. All applicants must submit a new complete application each year.

You must be a declared science student to receive a scholarship.

You must re-apply each school year to receive a scholarship.

You must submit an official transcript and an original invoice from your school at the end of each semester. Printouts of grades and bills from the school website WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Medical School students must also submit a letter from their school stating that the student is in Good Standing.

You must notify the Trustee immediately if you change your major.