Esther H. Ludwig Scholarship Grant

Esther H. Ludwig Scholarship Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Center for Scholarship Administration (CSA)
Last Updated: September 26, 2025

Summary

The Esther H. Ludwig Scholarship offers financial aid to residents of the Hamburg Area School District, particularly from Perry Township and Shoemakersville Borough. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and scholastic achievement while attending accredited institutions in the U.S. The scholarship is renewable for up to four years, contingent on maintaining a minimum GPA of 2.5. Preference is given to undergraduates, and funds can only be used for tuition and related expenses.

Overview

A longtime resident of Perry Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Esther H. Ludwig established the "Esther H. Ludwig Scholarships" to provide financial assistance in the form of scholarships to residents of the Hamburg (Pennsylvania) Area School District who attend "colleges, universities, seminaries, academies and like institutions of learning which educate students or prepare them for vocations, business or professional careers….so they can be more useful citizens." The Center for Scholarship Administration, Inc. (CSA), a non-profit, independent organization is the facilitator of the scholarship fund. The number of recipients and the amount of each scholarship may vary from year to year due to fluctuations in the Fund's value and/or applicable document restrictions. The institution must be an educational organization that normally maintains a regular faculty and curriculum and normally has a regularly enrolled body of pupils or students in attendance at the place where its educational activities are regularly carried on. Awards are available for as many as four years, some of which may be in graduate or professional school.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Reside within the tax boundaries of the Hamburg, Pennsylvania Area School District, with a preference for students residing in Perry Township or Shoemakersville Borough, Berks County, Pennsylvania.Demonstrate financial need.Demonstrate scholastic achievement.Attend full-time any accredited college, university, seminary, academy or like institution of post-high school learning that prepares students for vocations, business or professional careers, located in the United States. It is of the utmost importance that the applicant accurately identifies the town or township where they reside within the Hamburg Area School District. Failure to do so may result in the loss of the scholarship.Additional Desired Qualifications: For applicants enrolled in trade/technical programs, a minimum cumulative unweighted GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. For all other applicants, a minimum cumulative unweighted GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale (equivalent to 85%) by the end of the spring 2022 semester for high school applicants and by the end of the fall 2022 semester for applicants currently in college. Applicants from schools who utilize a different GPA scale than Hamburg Pennsylvania Area School District must convert their GPA to the Hamburg scale referenced aboveYou must be a full time student enrolled at an accredited, educational institution located in the United States, provided the institution meets the following requirements:The institution must be an educational organization that normally maintains a regular faculty and curriculum and normally has a regularly enrolled body of pupils or students in attendance at the place where its educational activities are regularly conducted. To the extent the institution is involved in the selection of the recipients (if at all), that involvement must comply with the Scholarship Program`s policy of awarding scholarships on an objective and non-discriminatory basis as well as the Scholarship Program`s Conflict of Interest PolicyFunds may only be used to pay tuition, fees, books and supplies as required by your courses.This scholarship is for one year only; however, current recipients may reapply and be considered for additional funding along with other new applicants.Scholarship recipients must be enrolled full-time. Scholarship recipients are limited to four total years of scholarship award and are expected to have been enrolled consecutive years during that time. Students must reapply for additional scholarship awards each year. An award is not guaranteed, and students will be included in the pool of new scholarship applicants.

Ineligibility

Scholarships are not for on-line schools or courses. A student who does not have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 at the end of the academic year will not have the scholarship renewed for the coming year.