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Sen. Scott Martin: Grow PA scholarship offers up to $5,000 to students who commit to work in Pennsylvania
Summary
Sen. Scott Martin described Grow PA as a state scholarship program that awards up to $5,000 to students in designated high-demand fields in exchange for a commitment to live and work in Pennsylvania for 12 months per grant year; he said the program drew roughly 11,400 applicants in year one, with about 5,900 receiving funds.
Sen. Scott Martin, a Republican representing Pennsylvania's 13th Senate District, described Grow PA as a state scholarship and retention program that offers students up to $5,000 per year to pursue majors the Commonwealth labels "high demand," provided recipients commit to living and working in Pennsylvania for 12 months for every year they accept the grant.
Martin, who helped sponsor the legislation, said the program is intended to counter demographic decline and fill workforce gaps. "We wanted to invest in our kids where there's actually a return," he said on the Higher Education Access Corner podcast. He said lawmakers passed the measure with large bipartisan margins; in the interview he described the roll call as "50 to nothing" in the Senate and "203 to nothing" in the House.
The senator said the program's first-year intake…
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