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Enter for a chance to win a $2,000 scholarship[1]
We launched the PNC Student Lending Scholarship Sweepstakes program in 2015 to further support students by giving them a chance to win $2,000 to spend on their education expenses. We award a total of $24,000 annually to eligible undergraduate students who have entered the sweepstakes through their Financial Literacy account.
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Student Loan & Refinancing Options
We have loans and refinancing options for you whether you are seeking to bridge the financial aid gap while in school or simplify your college debt repayment by refinancing. [2]
Undergraduate Loans
For undergraduate students who are enrolled at least half time in a degree or certificate program.
Graduate / Professional Loans
For graduate or professional students who are enrolled at least half time in a degree or certificate program.
Education Refinancing
Manage your student loan debt – combine your federal and/or private student loans into a single payment.
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Explore Our Graduate & Professional Loans
Graduates/Professionals
For graduate or professional students needing to meet the financial demands of funding an advanced degree.
Health & Medical Professions
For undergraduate and graduate students working toward a degree in a health-related field.
Health Professions Residency
For MD, DDS, DO and DVM residents needing funds to cover interview and relocation.
Bar Study
For law students needing funds to cover the costs of preparing for and taking the bar exam.
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Important Legal Disclosures and Information
Scholarship: No purchase necessary to win. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. A purchase or transaction does not increase your chances of winning. Entries will be accepted at pnc.financialliteracy101.org/scholarship. Scholarship Sweepstakes is open to Undergraduate students enrolled at least half-time in a PNC Solution Loan®-eligible college or university who are 18 years of age or older at time of entry. To enter, you must create a PNC Financial Literacy account, meet the eligibility requirements, and opt-in to the drawing and agree to the Official Rules. Once you have created the account and have opted into the Scholarship Sweepstakes, you will be eligible for the subsequent two drawings that take place within 12 months of registration. Employees of Decision Partners LLC and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., their affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, as well as such employees' immediate family members (or persons living in the same household), are not eligible. The Sweepstakes is governed by the law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Six (6) $2,000 college scholarships will be awarded twice in 2021. Odds of winning will depend on the number of eligible entries received. On or about June 1, 2021, and December 1, 2021, winners will be drawn at random from all entries submitted. Winners will be contacted by email and/or telephone. Taxes are responsibility of winner. Prizes are not transferable. No substitution of prizes permitted. Scholarship winners will be required to execute and return a Verification of Eligibility and Release of Liability. See official sweepstakes rules at pnc.financialliteracy101.org/scholarship/official_rules. Sponsored by PNC Bank, National Association.
Application Process: When you are applying for a PNC Solution Loan, you will be transferred to the website of one of our service providers. A list of information required to successfully complete your application will be provided during the application process. Borrowers and co-signers will need to provide personal information including a driver’s license or state ID, employment and income information. PNC Solution Loan borrowers will need their financial aid award letter.
You are encouraged to explore all scholarship, grant and federal borrowing options before applying for a private loan.
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