College Scholarship
The Issue
Students from low-income families do not have equal access to a college education.
Our Impact
Since 1991, GECAC has helped open doors for students from low-income families by providing scholarships for those who need them most.
Overview
The mission of the R. Benjamin Wiley / Walter L. Osborne Scholarship is to encourage and enable students to go to college and realize the impact they can have on themselves and the community through education.
The scholarship amount to be awarded is $1,000 per year for 4 years that a student is enrolled full-time at a college or university. The scholarship will be paid directly to the awardee.
To apply for the R. Benjamin Wiley / Walter L. Osborne Scholarship, the student must meet the following guidelines.
- Resident of Erie County, Pennsylvania.
- Be a current high school senior accepted to a 2 or 4-year college or university full-time.
- The high school senior must currently have a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA or have scored at least a 22 on the ACT or 1020 on the SAT.
- Be willing to complete an interview with the scholarship committee.
- The family income is within 200% of federal poverty guidelines
2025 Scholarship Application is Closed
Please check this page next year for the 2026 application.
Mail applications to:
Greater Erie Community Action Committee
c/o Carrie Geist, College Scholarship Committee
18 West 9th Street
Erie, PA 16501
