Chester County Estate Planning Council Scholarship Grant

Chester County Estate Planning Council Scholarship Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Chester County Community Foundation
Amount: US $500 - US $1,000
Last Updated: March 16, 2026

Summary

Overview

Note: Scholarship Applications accepted only by e-mail to info@chescoepc.org Chester County Estate Planning Council Scholarship Fund The Chester County Estate Planning Council includes attorneys, trust officers, accountants, financial planners, wealth managers, investment planners, stockbrokers, insurance agents, appraisers, realtors, and nonprofit planned giving officers, as well as other specialists in related professions serving Chester County, PA. What is Estate Planning? Estate Planning is the process of anticipating and arranging for the protection, orderly administration, and disposition of a client’s wealth in accordance with their wishes, upon the occurrence of major events such as birth, marriage, divorce, incapacity, and death. Significant attention is paid to minimizing taxes and administration expenses. Estate planning requires knowledge of state property, probate, and trust laws; and federal and state income, gift, inheritance, estate, and generation-skipping transfer tax laws. Some estate planning areas include: Creating a willSetting up durable power of attorneyNaming an estate executor to oversee the terms of the willEstablishing a guardian for living dependentsCreating/updating beneficiaries on plans such as life insurance, IRAs and 401(k)sSetting up trust accounts in the name of beneficiariesPhilanthropy planning to arrange for estate gifts to charities Guidelines The purpose of the Chester County Estate Planning Council Scholarship Fund is to award $500 or $1,000 academic scholarships to West Chester University students entering junior or senior year, pursuing studies and considering a career in estate planning. Additionally, the CCEPC Scholarship includes a complimentary membership to the Chester County Estate Planning Council during the student’s college years, and for two (2) years post-graduation. CCEPC’s goal is to offer students invaluable networking and learning opportunities as they pursue careers in the estate planning field.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis to students who, in the judgment of the Chester County Estate Planning Scholarship Committee, best meet the following requirements:GPA of at least 3.0Reference letter from a WCU faculty memberStrong leadership skillsStrong spirit of volunteerism/motivation to help othersStrong aspirations in estate planning field