General Instructions:

Complete the application in its entirety. Please also provide

• A typed personal letter of introduction to discuss any challenges or obstacles you have dealt with and overcome in life and how this scholarship will help you succeed. You can choose to type this or upload a document.

• Three letters of recommendation. If your recommender wishes to send to us directly, please email [email protected]

• An official high school transcript with a school seal through Kaleidoscope.

Scholarship Value

1.)   Each scholarship is a one time, non-renewable award ranging from $1,000 to $3,000.

2.)   One scholarship (one time, non-renewable), $1,500 will be awarded to a student graduating from Shippensburg High School.

3.)   Two scholarships (one time, non-renewable), $2,500 each, will be awarded to students attending Shippensburg University.

4.)   One scholarship (one time, non-renewable) for $2,500 will be awarded to a student graduating from Fannett Metal High School.

5.)   One scholarship (one time, non-renewable) for $3,000 will be awarded to a student graduating pursing higher education in Literary Arts, Media Arts, Performing Arts or Visual Art. 

Number of Scholarships to be Awarded

The number of Orrstown Bank Foundation Scholarships to be awarded each year will be determined by the Scholarship Committee. A representative of the Orrstown Bank Foundation and/or Orrstown Bank typically will attend either an awards assembly or graduation at the designated high school to present the Orrstown Bank Foundation Scholarship. 

Eligibility Criteria

The Scholarship Committee will consider any application that is completed and submitted to the appropriate address by the published deadline provided the applicant:

•       Is enrolled as a full-time secondary student in good standing (as determined by his or her respective secondary school);

•       Will apply for admission to, be accepted to, and enroll at a post-secondary institution (e.g., university, college, community college, or technical school) for the 2025-2026 academic year as a full-time student; and

•       Resident of one of the following counties:

o   Adams, Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Perry, or York Counties in Pennsylvania

o   Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Fredrick, Carroll, Harford, Howard, Queen Anne’s, and Washington Counties and the City of Baltimore

Home- or cyber-school students who are legal residents of these counties also are encouraged to apply.

Factors considered by the Scholarship Committee

The Scholarship Committee will review all materials submitted by an applicant. Due consideration will be given to factors that include, but are not necessarily limited to: academic achievement, test scores, service to the school and community, leadership, and financial need. No distinction or consideration shall be made with respect to race, color, religion, national origin, gender or sex, age, or marital status.

Conditions of the Scholarship

Each scholarship is funded by the Orrstown Bank Foundation. The Foundation pays the value of an awarded scholarship directly to the scholarship recipient’s account at the designated post-secondary institution. The student shall not receive any direct cash benefit from the scholarship. It will be a condition of the award for the recipient to provide his or her social security number in order to facilitate payment to the institution.

The recipient must have been accepted to, agreed to attend, and have enrolled in the institution on a full-time basis prior to the release of any funds. Once enrolled, the recipient must remain in good academic standing at the designated institution and satisfy the institution’s conduct requirements.

When any student is selected as a recipient* of an Orrstown Bank Foundation Scholarship, the student and/or his or her legal guardian agrees that the appropriate institution may provide to the Foundation personal information concerning that recipient and whether or not the recipient has continued to remain enrolled at the institution in good standing during the 2025-2026 academic year, in accordance with the terms of the scholarship. The recipient’s acceptance of the scholarship shall serve as his or her agreement to the Foundation’s request for this confirmation from the institution.

Scholarship funds for a student who withdraws or is removed from the school, or who becomes ineligible for the scholarship prior to the end of the school year must be refunded to the Orrstown Bank Foundation within 30 days following the date of withdrawal, removal or determination of ineligibility of the student. The scholarship reimbursement shall be pro-rated based on the amount of time remaining for the school term.

Children or other legal dependents of employees, executives, or directors of Orrstown Bank Financial Services, Inc., Orrstown Bank, Orrstown Bank Foundation, or any affiliates or subsidiaries of any of these entities are not eligible to participate in this program. The Foundation is not responsible for lost, missing, misdirected, or late applications or supplemental information. All application information will be maintained by the Foundation in the strictest confidentiality.

Scholarship Committee:

The Scholarship Committee will consist of a minimum of two (2) Representatives of Orrstown Bank and one (1) representative from Orrstown Bank’s Board of Directors. The Scholarship Committee, at its discretion, may elect to conduct personal interviews with the finalists.

News Releases

The Scholarship Committee may elect to provide information on scholarship recipients to the media. Scholarship recipients grant the Orrstown Bank Foundation and any related entities permission to use their names and likenesses for promotional purposes as a condition of acceptance of the scholarship.

*Only students selected as scholarship recipients will be notified.

The Scholarship Committee will consider any application that is completed and submitted to the appropriate address by the published deadline provided the applicant.

 The Orrstown Bank Foundation annually awards scholarships to eligible high school seniors residing in one of the following counties:

Pennsylvania:

·       Adams, Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Perry, or York Counties.

Maryland:

·       Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Fredrick, Carroll, Harford, Howard, Queen Anne’s and Washington Counties and the City of Baltimore.

Home- or cyber-school students who are legal residents of these counties also are encouraged to apply.