very year grants are awarded to worthy and needy PAL young people. These grants are made possible through the generosity of the Platinum sponsors, Gold Patrons, Benefactors, and Special Patrons of the PAL Award Dinner and other donors to the PAL Scholarship Program.

Who We Are
The Police Athletic League of Philadelphia's Scholarship Foundation awards $1,000 annual scholarships to qualified college-bound PAL participants. The PAL Scholarship Foundation is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization administered by the Police Athletic League of Philadelphia (PAL).

PAL helps inner-city girls and boys develop self-esteem and ambition through a broad array of educational, athletic and cultural activities in safe and fun environments. Established in 1947, PAL is a citywide network of 26 centers serving 27,000 youngsters ages 6-18. All programs and activities are free and supervised by on-duty Philadelphia Police Officers.

How Scholarships Are Awarded
All candidates for the PAL Scholarship must be nominated by a PAL Police Officer. Candidates are then evaluated based on three criteria. First, PAL scholarship recipients must have been active participants in PAL's athletic and educational programs. Second, recipients must show a consistent record of academic achievement and volunteerism in high school. Third, recipients must demonstrate a financial need. (Need scores are determined by a third-party financial aid officer in accordance with FAFSA standards.

Results
The PAL Scholarship Program has experienced dramatic growth through the years. In the early 1970s, PAL began to award a handful of $250 scholarships to PAL youth who wanted to attend college but were hampered by financial or other socioeconomic constraints. Today, donating a scholarship is one of the most popular methods for individuals, corporations and other organizations to make a contribution to PAL.

• In June 2007, a record 238 individual $1,000 scholarships were awarded to deserving PAL youngsters for the following school year.
• Since 1985, PAL has awarded over $3.6 million dollars through more than 2,700 scholarships.
• PAL scholarships are now renewable each year for up to four years that the student attends school.