Clean Slate E3

Clean Slate E3, the nonprofit arm of the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) began its scholarship program in 2009 with the help of its valued partner, NEED. HACP residents — in both Low-Income Public Housing and the Housing Choice Voucher Program — who are either graduating high school or continuing their college education with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher are eligible to apply.

Clean Slate awards up to $4,000 and NEED awards up to $1,000 a year for four years to each recipient, with total awards of up to $20,000 to recipients chosen by representatives at NEED.

Since its inception, the Clean Slate E3 Scholarship Program has awarded more than $700,000 in scholarships to HACP residents. Monies from the scholarship fund come from HACP employee donations and other contributions; it is not funded with federal dollars.

Scholarship Requirements:

Clean Slate E3 offers annual scholarships to qualified public housing residents. The program is available to eligible residents of Low-Income Public Housing or the HACP Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Program.

Additional requirements of the Clean Slate E3 Scholarship Program include:

• A cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 for both graduating high school seniors and college students applying for annual scholarship renewal.
• Proof of full-time enrollment status in an accredited college, university, community college, or an accredited trade or technical; and, for first-time applicants, a formal letter of acceptance.
• Applicants are required to provide copies of a variety of documents, including a complete high school transcript, and the letter of acceptance. Returning applicants must provide their most recent college transcript and their schedule for the upcoming year of school.