Scholarships

PA SHRM is excited to announce two different types of scholarship opportunities for our young and emerging professionals. We will be awarding four scholarships, in total—two University Scholarships, and two SHRM Certification Scholarships.
 
University Scholarships
We are seeking one graduate student and one undergraduate student to award $4,000 each.  These individuals should be majoring in Human Resources or a HR adjacent field of study. Additionally, we are asking applicants to submit a personal statement/essay highlighting their academic achievements, leadership qualities, extracurricular involvement, and their community service/volunteering efforts.  With each essay submission we ask that students also provide us with a receipt or proof of enrollment.
 
SHRM Certification Scholarships
We are also seeking two individuals striving to achieve SHRM Certified Professional or Senior Certified Professional certification(s) with the National SHRM organization. These applicants are required to submit proof of testing during the allotted window (1st Testing Window: 5/1/2026-7/15/2026, 2nd Testing Window: 12/1/2026-2/15/2027), also we ask for proof of a passing score. We will be accepting and awarding one recipient per testing window $1,000 each.
 
Application Submission Window
Applicants interested in the University Scholarship should submit interest between April 13th and June 5th, 2026.  Applicants interested in the 1st Testing Window of the SHRM Certification Scholarship should also submit interest during this timeframe. 
 
We will open submission dates later for those SHRM Certified candidates interested in the 2nd Testing Window.
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We ask that all submissions are sent to collegerelations@pashrm.org by the deadline indicated above.
 
We are excited to announce this wonderful Scholarship opportunity and would like to wish our students the best of luck in their future studies!