Applications for 2025-2026

The Benjamin and Fredora K. Wolf Memorial Foundation supports low-income, first-generation college students who graduated from Philadelphia district or charter high schools. A scholarship starts in the college student's freshmen year and is renewable annually until graduation. Scholarships for the 2025-26 school year will be $1,900 ($950 each semester).  

First-time applicants must be:

  1. Graduate of a Philadelphia School District high school or charter high school.
  2. Philadelphia city resident.
  3. Student Aid Index (SAI) less than $2,000.
  4. Neither parent/guardian attended college.
  5. Took high-school algebra and received minimum grade C.
  6. Unconditional acceptance to an accredited college/university as full-time student.
  7. Full completion of our application and submission of supporting documents
  8. Deadline: May 15, 2025 at midnight.

To begin, go to first-time application below: click "guidelines" for requirements or "submit" to start an application. Click here to resume work on your saved unfinished application.

Renewal Students must be: 

  1. Previous recipient of a Wolf scholarship.
  2. Enrolled at an accredited U.S. college or university.
  3. Eligible academically (full-time course load and minimum 2.0 GPA each semester. Exceptions allowed in some situations if you contact us -- use message function in your account.)
  4. Deadline: June 30, 2025

To renew, go to renewal application below: click "guidelines" for requirements or "submit" to begin an application. Click here to resume work on a saved unfinished application.

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Wolf Foundation summer internship stipend

We are excited to offer a stipend to current Wolf Foundation sophomores and juniors for a career-related internship in summer 2026. We want to help you gain on-the-job experience in an internship that otherwise might be unaffordable because it pays too little or saddles you with unaffordable living expenses.  

The stipend will be at least $1,000 for a fulltime internship and a lower amount for parttime. Stipends will be disbursed by the end of May 2026. 

Here are the eligibility rules:

  • The internship may be paid or unpaid, fulltime (35 or more hrs/week) or parttime (less than 35 hrs/week), and must last 2-4 months over summer 2026. The employer must be a legally registered business or organization, and must provide written confirmation that it has accepted the applicant for an internship.
  • Applicants must be current Wolf scholars in their sophomore or junior years and whose transcript shows a minimum 3.0 GPA in every semester since freshman year.
  • Applicants must be in "good standing" with the Wolf Foundation, meaning they never had a grant suspension, and their rosters/transcripts are up to date.
  • Applicants must fully complete this application below (which is separate from regular grant applications).
  • If awarded a stipend, recipients will be expected to return to college in Fall 2026 and renew their Wolf scholarship, unless there are extenuating circumstances.
  • After students complete their internships, we would greatly appreciate any feedback, positive or negative, about their experience and this application process, since this is our first time providing a stipend. We will prompt you for that feedback.

Our selection criteria in awarding stipends:

  • We prioritize juniors, who are closer than sophomores to the end of their college career. 
  • We prioritize low-paid or low-compensated positions, which we may verify with the employer. We applaud students seeking paid internships but understand that unpaid positions can provide valuable experience, too.  
  • We will give weight to applicants' description of how the internship may further their career goals.