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Jim and Ruth B. Daley Family Fund Award

Award Amount
$2,361
Award Amount
Application deadline
April 30, 2025
Application deadline
Awarded By:

Berks County Community Foundation

Number of Awards & Eligibility: The number of awards offered varies annually.
In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:
  1. This award is for U.S. students.
  2. Must be a resident of Berks County, Pennsylvania.
  3. Must be a U.S. citizen.
  4. Must have successfully completed at least one semester or term at an institution of higher education.
  5. Special preference is given to students studying electrical engineering.
  6. Preference will be given to students attending Berks County institutions, with a secondary preference expressed for students attending schools at Pennsylvania institutions located outside of Berks County.

In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

Description: This award is available for U.S. students who are residents of Berks County, Pennsylvania and have successfully completed at least one semester or term at an institution of higher education. Special preference is given to students studying electrical engineering; preference is also given to students studying at Berks County institutions, with a secondary preference to students studying at Pennsylvania institutions.

Application requirements for the Jim and Ruth B. Daley Family Fund Award are:

  • Application form
  • Essay
  • Official Transcript
  • Recommendation letter
Additional Information: The purpose of the fund is to support Berks County residents furthering their education at an undergraduate or graduate school. Priority will be given based on financial need. All applicants will be notified in May. Berks County Community Foundation employees, board members and/or committee members are not eligible to apply for or be nominated for a scholarship offered by Berks County Community Foundation, nor are their immediate family members. However, immediate family members are eligible to be nominated and recognized as the recipient of a scholarship, but without the financial award of the scholarship. Immediate families include spouses; children, stepchildren, grandchildren, stepgrandchildren, and their respective spouses; siblings and their spouses; and ancestors. The ineligibility period for Berks County Community Foundation board members or employees and their family members extends five years after board service or employment terminates. The ineligibility period for committee members who are not Berks County Community Foundation staff or board is in effect only during their term of service and is only related to the committee on which they make decisions.

Award Amount: The amount of each award varies annually. The first preference for distribution from the fund will be primarily for living expenses, professional testing fees, books, childcare, transportation, uniforms, and other emergency needs. Secondly, the fund will cover tuition or academic fees.  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $2,361.

About Berks County Community Foundation:
Contact Information: Leta Doganes ,Scholarship and Grant Administrator
Address: 237 Court St. Reading, Pennsylvania 19601
Email: [email protected] , [email protected]
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