24 Pa. Stat. § 5162
From the funds appropriated under this act and by the General Assembly from time to time for the purposes of this act, the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency is hereby authorized to provide scholarships to qualified dependents enrolled in approved programs of education whose eligibility under the provisions of the act of January 25, 1966 (P.L. 1546), entitled "An act providing scholarships and providing funds to secure Federal funds for qualified students of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania who need financial assistance to attend postsecondary institutions of higher learning, making an appropriation, and providing for the administration of this act," shall be determined without regard to the financial status of their parents or the scholastic achievement test score of the qualified dependent.
24 P.S. § 5162