Thank you for your interest in The Ellis Trust for Girls and/or Steppingstone Scholars: Academy 6 Placement & Prep program. Our grant and program applications are open and available during the following periods:
Ellis Trust: Enrichment Grant for Public & Charter High School Students (OPENS April 15, 2025 for the 25/26 summer and academic year.)
Ellis Trust: Tuition Assistance Grant for Parochial & Independent High School Students (CLOSED: Application for the 25/26 academic year, January 1-March 15, 2025)
Steppingstone Scholars: Academy 6 Prep & Placement Parent/Guardian Application (OPEN January 15 - March 7, 2025. Application for the parents/guardians of rising 5th graders)
Have any questions?
- For the Ellis Trust for Girls: Please reach out to our team via email ellis@heights.org
- For Steppingstone Academy 6 Placement & Prep: Please reach out to our team via email dconnor@heights.org
More details about applications are available on the respective program application page.
If you have any technical questions or need technical assistance in completing your online submission, please reach out to support@submittable.com.
Habla español? Sería un placer ayudarle y explicar mas sobre el proceso de aplicar en español. Póngase en contacto con nosotros.
The Ellis Trust for Girls helps young women of limited financial means enhance their high school experience and prepare for post-secondary success. Each year, we award grants to eligible young women to support their education and life goals by providing enrichment grants for students attending extracurricular and enrichment programs and for needed school supplies and apparel. Before submitting an online application for the 2025/20256 academic year, please review the grant eligibility requirements by visiting www.ellistrust.org and see our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for more information. To complete the application you, the student applicant, will need the following for the application:
- A current official report card
- A personal statement
- A current household income/benefit documents (e.g. COMPASS (SNAP, TANF, LIHEAP, Medical Assistance), Social Security, federal tax, child support, UEC, etc.)
- At least one document MUST list the student applicant as a current dependent of the custodial parent/guardian.
- If any documents include a Social Security Number (SSN) please cross out/remove/redact the SSN, as the Ellis Trust does not use this information.
- As you work on your online grant application, the auto-save feature will save your application in draft form so that you can return to it after you have gathered the required documents for uploading.
NEED HELP? If you have questions about the application process please call The Ellis Trust at (215) 790-1666 ext. 442 or ext. 509, or email us at ellis@heights.org. If you have any technical questions or need technical assistance in completing your online submission please reach out to support@submittable.com.
Habla español? Sería un placer ayudarle y explicar más sobre el proceso de aplicar en español. Póngase en contacto con Hana Mura, la gerente del Ellis Trust por correo electrónico: hmura@heights.org o por teléfono: (215) 790 1666 ext. 442.
NOTE: The student email you use to register your Ellis Trust Submittable account is the email address we will use to communicate with you about your grant application. Therefore student applicants, please double check spelling to ensure you receive all Ellis Trust correspondence.