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Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia – Episcopal Church Women – Elise Holladay – Beverley D. Tucker Scholarships

Available to Episcopalians living in the Diocese of Southern Virginia.  The scholarship will provide assistance to men and women for continued education beyond high school in undergraduate study only.

 

Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia – Ridley Foundation Scholarship

The student must be a communicant of the Diocese of Southern Virginia or resident of the Diocese of Southern Virginia or a dependent of an employee of the Diocese or any of its churches. The student must have a 2.5 average for the previous semester.  The student must have a financial need.  Please see the link for more details and requirements.

 

Top 5 Reasons to Have a College Funding Plan

You’ve been saving money for college since the day your child was born. You’ve got a tidy bucket of cash in a 529 plan. Now your little one is a rising junior, and it’s time to plan for her or his college career.

What’s your plan?

If you think that, given your income and/or assets, that you’ll just have to write a check, you’re making a mistake. Would you pay sticker price for a car? Why would you pay sticker price for a college education?

Here are the top 5 reasons to have a college funding plan:

1.    You can pay for college with pre-tax dollars.

  • By taking advantage of often overlooked portions of the tax code, your family can create “tax scholarships.”  A tax scholarship is any new found tax deduction that creates money you can use to reduce the cost of college. In essence, you can have the IRS pay a big piece of your college expenses.

2.    You can get tuition discounts from schools, even if you don’t qualify for need-based aid.

  • If your child is a great fit for a school, that college or university will want your child to attend. Use that to your financial advantage and negotiate with the school, ask about discounts and grant programs that can reduce the sticker price of tuition.

3.    You can send your child to a top school for the same price as a small state college.

  • Using tax scholarships, tuition discounts, merit-based aid, grants, and your negotiating skills, you can reduce the cost of an expensive private university to less than a state school.

4.    You can achieve your family’s educational goals without sacrificing your values.

  • Help your child get a great education without putting yourself in debt, or sacrificing your retirement goals. Demonstrate financial responsibility in service of a life goal.

5.    Your child learns the value of planning, and participates in charting his or her own future.

  • Your college-bound child can learn valuable life lessons by leading the charge on discovering private scholarships, learning how to assess their interests and skills to find the right college fit, and becoming the project lead on one of life’s most important projects.

Work with your college-bound student to help get him, or her, off to a great start on a meaningful education, and career. It’s all in the planning!

 

Roothbert Fund Scholarships

Roothbert Fund scholarships are open those in the designated region regardless of sex, age, color, nationality or religious background. While the Fund does not emphasize any particular form of religious practice or worship, it seeks to provide support to persons motivated by spiritual values. The Fund has awarded grants to persons entering a wide range of careers. However, preference will be given to those who can satisfy high scholastic requirements and are considering careers in education. For more information, applicants should read with care the Founders Prologue in the History and Mission of the Fund.  See link for more details and requirements.

 

Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (VSCPA) Educational Foundation Scholarships

To be considered for any VSCPA scholarships all applicants must:

  • Have earned at least three credit hours in accounting
  • Have a minimum GPA of 2.7 or higher
  • Be currently enrolled AND enrolled or intend to be enrolled in the Fall 2025 semester to an accredited Virginia college or university with the intent to pursue a CPA license.
  • Be a student member of the Virginia Society of CPAs. Student membership is free.

 

Mid Atlantic PGA Scholarship Foundation – Tony Marlowe Scholarship

Open to any junior golfer that competed in ANY MAPGA Junior Event OR any child/grandchild of an MAPGA Member. They DO NOT have to be a member of the MAPGA Junior Tour. The student must be completing their Senior year of high school. This fund/scholarship is to be awarded primarily based upon on-course etiquette and academic performance. Other factors to be considered may include, but are not limited to extracurricular activities, financial need, content of required essays, references and off-course behavior.

 

Mary Marshall Nursing Scholarship for Registered Nurses

To be considered for a Mary Marshall Nursing Scholarship, an applicant must meet the following criteria:

1.  Residency in VA for at least 1 year,

2.  Enrollment or acceptance to VA nursing school RN program,

3.  Maintain a 2.5 GPA in required courses,

4.  Demonstrate financial need

 

 

Mary Marshall Nursing Scholarship for Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs)

To be considered for a Mary Marshall Nursing Scholarship, an applicant must meet the following criteria:

1. Residency in VA for at least 1 year,

2.  enrollment or acceptance to Virginia nursing school LPN program,

3.   Maintain a 2.5 GPA in required courses

4.  Demonstrate financial need

 

John Randolph Foundation – Woman’s Club of Hopewell Scholarship

Open to residents of Residents of: Carson, Chester, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, Disputanta, Hopewell, Prince George
Attends: Hopewell High School, Lloyd C. Bird High School, Prince George High School, Thomas Dale High School pursuing college education in any course of study who demonstrate financial need, academic achievement, extracurricular activities and desire. Must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

 

John Randolph Foundation – Ted Blanks Scholarship

Open to Hopewell High School and Prince George High School seniors pursuing college education in any course of study who demonstrate financial need, academic achievement, extracurricular activities and desire.  Must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

 

John Randolph Foundation – Talegaonkar Medical Scholarship

Open to to residents of the City of Hopewell, Prince George County, and the Enon District of Chesterfield County attending or planning to attend a Virginia college as a full-or part-time undergraduate or graduate student majoring in one of the traditional basic sciences, including but not limited to chemistry, biology, physics, or biochemical engineering or pursuing the requisite course of study for medical school or nursing school. Applicants must demonstrate financial need, have a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

 

John Randolph Foundation – Sylvia Slominski Nursing Scholarship

Open to to residents of Petersburg, Hopewell, Colonial Heights, Prince George and Chesterfield counties and students who may not reside in these areas, but attend L.C. Bird High School or Cosby High School Health Sciences Specialty Center. Applicants must be pursuing a degree as a Registered Nurse (RN), be enrolled full- or part-time in a nursing undergraduate or graduate program, and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

 

John Randolph Foundation – Rotary Club of Petersburg (Luncheon) Scholarship

Any Course of Study
Residents of: John Randolph Foundation’s Service Area

Maintains a 3 GPA or higher

This scholarship is for students pursuing any course of study and planning to attend either John Tyler Community College, Richard Bland College, Southside College of Health Science, Virginia State University. Strong preference will be given to seniors attending Petersburg High School or who are registered at Petersburg High School and attending Appomattox Regional Governor’s School/Maggie Walker Governor’s School.

 

John Randolph Foundation – Robert and Dianne Smith Community Service Scholarship

Open to students residing in Hopewell pursuing college education for a career which serves others. Applicants must demonstrate financial need, academic achievement, commitment to community service and desire.

 

John Randolph Foundation – Prince George High School Memorial Scholarship

Open to Prince George High School seniors pursuing college education in any course of study who demonstrate academic achievement, extracurricular activities and desire.  Must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

 

John Randolph Foundation – Plato George Eliades Law Scholarship

Course of Study: Law, Law Enforcement, Pre-Law, Real Estate
Residents of: Carson, Chester, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, Disputanta, Hopewell, Prince George, South Chesterfield

Maintains a 3 GPA or higher

 

John Randolph Foundation – James L. “Skeets” and Marguerite M. Slagle Memorial Scholarship

Open to Hopewell High School seniors pursuing college education in any course of study. Applicants must demonstrate financial need, academic achievement, extracurricular activities, have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and held a part-time job during high school.

 

John Randolph Foundation – Louis and Ursula Sue Gibbs Annual Scholarship

Open to residents of selected cities in Virginia pursuing college education in any course of study. Applicants must demonstrate financial need, academic achievement, extracurricular activities and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

 

Colonial Agricultural Educational Foundation Scholarships

Open to residents of CAEF’s territory listed in the link below.  Many of the scholarships are for those majoring in agriculture, forestry, environmental science or a like discipline, however, there are some additional offerings open to those with other interests.  Only one application is required to apply for multiple CAEF scholarships. 

 

John Randolph Foundation – Katy Clayton Memorial Scholarship

Open to Thomas Dale High School seniors pursuing college education in any course of study. Applicants must demonstrate financial need, academic achievement, extracurricular activities, and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

 

John Randolph Foundation – Judy Gordon Memorial Scholarship

Open to Prince George High School seniors pursuing college education in any course of study. Applicants must demonstrate financial need, academic achievement, extracurricular activities, desire and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

 

John Randolph Foundation – John, Shanda and Doreatha Jackson Scholarship

Open to students attending or who have graduated from Petersburg High School, Prince George High School and Hopewell High School pursuing college education in any course of study and who demonstrates financial need, academic achievement, extracurricular activities and desire.  Must have a GPA of 2.5 or higher.

 

John Randolph Foundation – John and Wilber Traylor Scholarship

Open to seniors attending Hopewell High School, Prince George High School, Thomas Dale High School or West End Christian School pursuing college education in any course of study. Applicants must demonstrate financial need, academic achievement, extracurricular activities and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

 

John Randolph Foundation – Joan Glascock Skaggs Nursing Scholarship

Open to residents of selected cities in Virginia pursuing a degree in nursing. Applicants must be attending or planning to attend college as a full-time or part-time undergraduate or graduate student in the nursing field and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

 

John Randolph Foundation – Hopewell Rotary Club, Jack Thomasson Rotarian Scholarship

Open to seniors attending Hopewell High School pursuing college education in any course of study who demonstrates scholastic achievement, participation in the community and financial need. Must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

 

John Randolph Foundation – Hopewell Retired Teachers Assoc., Charles W. Smith Memorial Scholarship

Open to seniors attending Hopewell High School or a senior attending Appomattox Regional Governor’s School or Maggie Walker Governor’s School who is a resident of Hopewell who are pursuing a career as an educator and demonstrates financial need, academic achievement, and community involvement. Must have a GPA of 2.5 or better.

 

John Randolph Foundation – AdvanSix STEM Scholarship

Open to residents of selected cities in Virginia pursuing an education in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) related field who can demonstrate financial need and academic achievement.  Must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.  Must be attending or planning to attend college as a full-time or part-time undergraduate.

 

 

John Randolph Foundation – Gregg E. Hosack Scholarship

Open to residents of selected cities in Virginia pursuing any course of study at an institution for higher learning who demonstrate financial need, academic achievement and desire. Must have a GPA of 3.0 or better.

 

John Randolph Foundation – Genevieve Renn Roscher Nursing Scholarship

Open to students pursuing a degree in a nursing undergraduate or graduate program. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and have a GPA of 3.0 or better.

 

John Randolph Foundation – Friends of Paul R. Carraway Memorial Scholarship

Open to seniors attending Prince George High School planning to attend an institution of higher education. Applicants must academic achievement, extracurricular involvement, financial need and desire, and have a GPA of 2.5 or better.