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The Penn State Board of Trustees voted to approve final plans and the expenditure of funds for Phase 2c of the East Halls renovations during its meeting on Nov. 11. This is the sixth and final phase of the renovation and construction effort for the 16-building residential area, the largest residential community at University Park.
The LiveOn Student Success Grant provides need-based recipients at Penn State approximately $12,000 across four years to help bridge the cost of campus room and board.
The LiveOn Student Success Grant provides need-based recipients at Penn State approximately $12,000 across four years to help bridge the cost of campus room and board.
Penn State Housing and Food Services is piloting a new
“LiveOn Student Success Grant” to help need-based students pay room and board fees for the 2021-22 academic year.
The grant will provide $2.4 million annually to students living on campus at University Park and eight Commonwealth Campuses Abington, Beaver, Behrend, Berks, Brandywine, Greater Allegheny, Hazleton, and Mont Alto.
Eligible students who reside on campus will receive approximately $3,000 toward their room and board annually for four years as long as they stay in the dorms.
“If you multiply the $3,000 per year for four years, it equates to approximately a free year of room and board for a student,” said Cheryl Fabrizi, assistant vice president for Penn State Housing and Food Services. “While need-based students already receive financial support from federal and/or state sources along with tuition awards, we know students are still challenged, whether in-state or out-of-state, with their total cost of a