<p>I was looking through my financial aid plan online and i found that part of my money was from Price Family Scholarship Fund. I was just wondering what this is all about.</p>
<p>You received a named scholarship (probably from an alumnus). Essentially, you fit a description of what that particular alumnus was looking for in a student.</p>
<p>You’ll be invited to a couple of programs because of that in the fall. </p>
<p>Here is the email I was sent in the fall when I first learned that I was a named scholarship recipient:</p>
<p>“I am writing to invite you to our annual New Student Pizza Parties these are fun, informal events that give you a chance to meet and chat with other freshmen and upperclassmen scholarship recipients, as well as a few staff members from UGFA and Student Financial Services. And of course, there will be free pizza!”</p>
<p>You usually go on to meet the alumnus at a banquet later on in the year. I would encourage you to make every effort to meet the sponsor of your scholarship because you end up making great business contacts through the experience.</p>
<p>Do many students end up getting a named scholarship or are most students getting penn grants? I’m just sorta wondering because my i think my ed financial aid letter didn’t include the mention of a scholarship. I guess it’ll be cool to meet whoever is responsible for giving me an opportunity to go to Penn.</p>
<p>Same here – I got the World Scholars scholarship … I’d love to know about what it is</p>
<p>Basically, not everyone gets a named scholarship, but if you do get one, you receive a Penn grant AND a named scholarship. You get to find out info about your donor and whether or not you’ll have the opportunity to meet him/her in September or October.</p>