The Patti & Walter Blenko Scholarship Fund for the Performing or Technical Arts provides scholarship money to Pittsburgh-area high school seniors who are pursuing higher education in the performing arts that meet talent and financial need criteria.

Each year, the Pittsburgh North Regional Chamber Educational Foundation awards both students going to college/university and the trades.

College Scholarships- due Friday, April 18, 2025. This scholarship is open to any senior high school student from Pennsylvania who is accepted to enter college in the fall of 2025, awarded annually to students deemed by the Foundation to have exemplary community service records and work experience..

Trade School Scholarships- applications are accepted on a rolling basis. $500 Trade School Scholarship application for Pittsburgh North Regional Chamber Educational Foundation Scholarships

Through the PATH Program, qualifying students may be eligible for additional grant money.

Graduating seniors that are enrolling in a plumbing, HVAC, mechanical engineering, or other construction related field. Transcript request due 2 weeks prior to deadline.

To qualify for the Career and Technical Education Scholarship, an applicant must Have completed high school by July 1, plan to attend a not-for-profit community college or trade/vocational school, enroll in an associate’s degree, certificate, or diploma program by September that will lead to employment, and demonstrate financial need

This scholarship contest has no purchase or transaction necessary and is open to all full-time 12th grade students that expect to graduate in 2025.