Edward J. Ferri Memorial Scholarship Fund Grant

Edward J. Ferri Memorial Scholarship Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Pittsburgh Foundation
Amount: US $800
Last Updated: February 06, 2026

Summary

The Edward J. Ferri Memorial Scholarship Fund, established by The Pittsburgh Foundation, provides financial support to students in Westmoreland County, including employees and their children from Ferri Enterprises. This fund aims to assist graduating seniors from local high schools and has expanded eligibility to include all graduates from Allegheny, Somerset, or Westmoreland County. With a focus on students pursuing vocational, technical or college education, this scholarship emphasizes financial need and community involvement.

Overview

The Pittsburgh Foundation Established in 1945, The Pittsburgh Foundation is one of the nation’s oldest community foundations and as of 2022 is the 18th largest of more than 750 similar foundations across the United States. As a community foundation, its resources comprise endowment funds established by individuals, businesses and organizations with a passion for charitable giving and fulfilling the Foundation’s mission of improving quality of life for all in the region. The Foundation currently manages about 2,500 individual donor funds and, together with its supporting organizations and its affiliate, The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County, has assets of $1.386 billion (2022). Grantmaking benefits a broad spectrum of basic needs and development opportunities within Pittsburgh and beyond. Scholarships The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County provide scholarship opportunities for local students to pursue their educational goals. Scholarships are available for graduating high school seniors, undergraduates, graduate, medical and professional school students who are attending community colleges, four-year universities and career/technical schools. Edward J. Ferri Memorial Scholarship Fund The Edward J. Ferri Scholarship Fund was established at The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County in memory of Edward J. Ferri to provide scholarships for students in Westmoreland County and/or the employees and children of employees of Ferri Enterprises. This includes Ferri's Supermarket, Ferri Land Company and Ferri's Village Hardware, all of which are in Murrysville, and the Lamplighter Restaurant and Holiday Inn Express in Delmont. The scholarship has now been expanded to support all graduating (or previously graduated) seniors from schools in Allegheny, Somerset, or Westmoreland County. Award Type: Single-Year Award

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Attend high school as a graduating senior in Allegheny, Somerset, or Westmoreland County. Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0. Plan to attend an accredited vocational or technical trade school OR 2- or 4-year college or university. Be a graduating senior, or have previously graduated from a school in Allegheny, Somerset, or Westmoreland County. Preference will be given to applicants with demonstrated financial need (primary) or a commitment to volunteerism and/or currently employed (secondary).