Students

The directors of the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation take pleasure in announcing the annual national competition for over 200 scholarships to be awarded for professional and executive careers in the graphic communication industry.

The Scholarship Foundation’s purpose is to provide scholarships to qualified and interested students who want to prepare for careers in this growing, dynamic industry. The Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation was organized in 1956 by concerned industry leaders as a nonprofit, private, industry-directed corporation to develop and award scholarship and fellowship assistance to talented young men and women who are interested in graphic communication careers. PGSF is able to help over 200 students annually.

To be eligible to compete for a scholarship award, the student must be:

• Interested in a career in the graphic communication industry.
• A high school senior or a high school graduate who has not yet started college.
• A college student who is enrolled in a two- or four-year college program.
• All scholarship students must be full-time students. Scholarships are not awarded for part-time study.

Anyone meeting the qualifications may apply for a scholarship. The candidates are judged on the basis of their high school/college academic records, recommendations offered from counselors, advisors, teachers, biographical information, which includes extracurricular interests and academic honors. Scholarship selection is made by a selection committee comprised of educators and industry leaders. The winners are announced by letter in June or July, and payment is made directly to the school in the student’s name.

Unless otherwise specified, scholarships are renewable annually. Students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA, continue at the school in which they originally enrolled, and continue to major in graphic communication. If a student’s grades fall below 3.0, funds will be withheld.

All scholarship recipients receive a complimentary membership to Printing Industries of America to keep them abreast of the latest technical information.
Deadlines are March 1 for High School Students and April 1 for Enrolled College Students.

Qualified students may download the application. Any questions? Contact the Program Administrator at 412-259-1740 or email pgsf@printing.org.

Only one application needs to be submitted to be eligible to compete for all available scholarships.