It is the applicant's responsibility to make sure that the application has been completed according to the directions and that it has been mailed by the postmark deadline. The Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Pennsylvania Governor's Schools of Excellence are not responsible for lost, incomplete or delayed applications, or for those sent to incorrect addresses. The applicant must be a current junior in any secondary school at the time of the application deadline. Homeschoolers are eligible. The applicant must have at least one custodial parent or legal, court-appointed guardian whose primary residence of record is in Pennsylvania.
Military dependents stationed in Pennsylvania are eligible.
The applicant may not have previously attended any of the seven Pennsylvania Governor's Schools. The applicant may apply to no more than two of the seven Pennsylvania Governor's Schools in a year. No exceptions are made to these requirements. See Deadline Notice on page 1. Incompleteness of the application.