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The scholarship committee plans to award five scholarships in the amount of $1000 each. One scholarship is reserved for each of the following High Schools: L.C. Bird, Thomas Dale, Matoaca, and Colonial Heights. The fifth scholarship is unrestricted and will be awarded to a student from any of the four schools at the discretion of the scholarship committee. High school seniors planning to attend a post secondary institution on a full time basis are invited to apply.  A list of activities and an essay describing future goals, as well as a letter of recommendation are required.  Contact high school guidance counselor for more information.

Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs continues to provide scholarships to deserving college students who are majoring in any garden-related subject in an accredited college or university.  Applicants must be residents of Virginia and full-time students majoring in Agriculture Education, Horticulture, Floriculture, Landscape Design, Botany, Plant Pathology/Science, Forestry, Agronomy, Environmental Concerns, Environmental Conservation, Habitat or Forest/Systems Ecology, Land Management and/or other garden related or allied subjects.  Career goals must demonstrate objectives that are garden-related.

American Legion Post 284 offers a number of scholarships for relatives of present and past post members.  They have also supplied links to a number of American Legion Department of Virginia scholarships which may not require one to be related to a particular post member.  See specifics on the link below.

The Mid-Atlantic STA Foundation is dedicated to the needs of students of business, finance, and economics and is proud to offer our Annual Scholarship Awards. This year the Foundation intends to award two $2,000 scholarships for high school seniors who have participated in Stock Market Game (one from MD and one from VA) for their first year of college, and two $5,000 college/university scholarships to candidates selected from our member jurisdiction of Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.  The scholarship winners will be announced in August, with monies forwarded to the respective schools on behalf of the recipients prior to the Fall semester.

Each year, through the Lindy Hamlett Education Scholarship Fund, the Piedmont Soil and Water Conservation District offers three $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors and college students. These scholarships give financial support to students planning to enroll or currently enrolled in a college curriculum related to natural resource conservation and/or environmental studies. The awarded scholarship application is also eligible for the annual VASWCD Education Foundation scholarship awards.

This scholarship is offered for a high school senior planning to major in theater in the SETC region.  The SETC region includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

Must be a lineal descendant of Confederate Veterans, present or former members of the Children of the Confederacy, members of the UDC, and children of UDC members (living or deceased).  See link for criteria outlined in the qualifications section.

Scholarship candidates are sponsored by local UDC Chapters.

STUDENTS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY

• Met with the high school GRASP advisor during his or her senior year

• Possess at least a 2.0 cumulative grade point average

• Will graduate from high school spring of 2023

• Demonstrate unmet financial need (A college financial aid award letter will be requested before the scholarship is granted.)

• Will attend a post-secondary school in Virginia (public or private)

• Have successfully filed a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the Virginia Alternative State Aid (VASA) application.

Open to students who are high school seniors, have earned a GED or attend college or technical school as a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd year student.  The student’s learning should be focused on the areas of building design, building construction, building engineering or facilities maintenance.

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.

A $2,500 award will be given to both an athletic male and female high school senior for the continuation of their education.  Must have financial need and at least a 2.5 GPA.

Open to dependent children or grandchildren of current full-time or retired employees of Smithfield Foods.  In order to be awarded a scholarship you must be accepted by one of the schools listed.  You must first apply and be accepted to be awarded a Smithfield Foundation scholarship.

J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College offers multiple scholarship opportunities for those who have applied and will attend.

The Great Valu Scholarship Program enables deserving high school seniors through the marketing area to receive a $1,000 scholarship to help defray the cost of their post-secondary education.  To be eligible for the Great Valu Scholarship Program, a student must:

* Be a senior in high school.

* Be planning to enroll (no later than the Fall semester following announcement of awards) in a full-time course of study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or vocational/technical school in the United States..

* Have maintained at least a cumulative 3.0 Grade Point Average on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent).

* Be a full-time resident of the Great Valu marketing area.

* Students must complete the application and submit it by the deadline.

A $1,000 Scholarship is awarded at every Great Valu location.  See your local store for an application.

To apply for each scholarship, the applicant’s parent or guardian must be a consumer-owner of REC and the applicant must be planning to enroll in an accredited educational or training institution.

• High School Scholarship – for current seniors in high school planning to attend a college or university.
• College Scholarship – for students currently enrolled in a college or university.
• Career & Technical School Scholarship – for students currently seniors in high school planning to attend a career and technical school or students currently enrolled in a career and technical school.

Students can earn scholarship money through this statewide scholarship program.  See link for details pertaining to specific community colleges.

Applicant must be planning a career in construction.  Applicant must be a full time resident of Virginia.  See link for further information.

In 1996-97 Hanover County Public Schools, supported by a grant from the Virginia Department of Education, began a program called Serve & Learn. The program’s purpose was to encourage and acknowledge the importance of volunteer service to the community. With the goal of annually rewarding the community service commitments of Hanover students, the Serve & Learn program, now sponsored by Hanover Education Foundation, awards a $1,000 scholarship to ONE senior in each high school who successfully fulfills a 100-hour commitment to community service in ONE location commencing in sophomore year.  Contact guidance counselor for more information.

Open to high school seniors that were relocated to the Richmond area (including City of Richmond, Hanover, Henrico, Chesterfield, Goochland, Powhatan)  between 9th and 12th grade.  Applicants are evaluated on academic performance, standard test scores, extra-curricular activities, and an essay addressing the way they handled the challenges associated with relocating to a new high school.

Open to all state residents who want to compete in any State Fair Competition, such as livestock, 4-H, SkillsUSA, etc.  Competitions will be held at the State Fair (late September-early October).  Deadlines vary by type of competition, beginning with Livestock competitions in mid-August.

Must be a high school senior or college undergraduate who can demonstrate a genuine need (Student Aid Report from FAFSA required).  Applicant should have a GPA of 2.5 or higher and be enrolled in or hold a letter of acceptance to an accredited college, university or vocational school.  See high school counselor or YWCL for more information.

Applicant should be a senior attending Patrick Henry, Mechanicsville, Glen Allen or Hanover High School with at least a 2.8 GPA who is a member of Key Club and planning to attend college.  Must be active in their community and display leadership qualities.  Contact guidance counselor for additional information.

Eligible candidates should be undergraduates who are currently sophomore or junior business majors with a concentration in finance or economics and who are enrolled at a four-year state-sponsored or private college or university. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens.  Applicants will be evaluated on GPA, awards/academic honors received in and out of college, extracurricular/school/athletic activities and a 500 word essay entitled “How the securities markets affect our daily lives.”  Two letters of reference are also required.

Open to Chesterfield High School students who demonstrate good character, scholarship and academic promise.  Additional information and counselor deadline information can be obtained from your Chesterfield County High School college counselor.

We seek to support students demonstrating a combination of merit and financial need whose academic interests are at the intersection of advertising and public policy. This includes (but is not limited to) Advertising, Marketing, Communications, Business, Political Science, Strategic Media and other majors.

Criteria: The qualified applicant should write a one-page essay describing the sport(s) and/or volunteer position(s) they participated in during their time with the Midlothian Athletic Association. Please describe how participating in our program has made them a better person within the community and how they have grown as an individual. The applicant should articulate what it has meant to them to participate in the MAA program. Please include any other family involvement within the Association including but not limited to, coaching, volunteering, fund raising, etc.  In addition to their name, contact number, email and address, the applicant should also include the school they will be attending along with their goals after graduation. 

Return to:  Chris Moore at clmoore@moorefinancialservices.com  and mail a copy to 

MAA/Super Senior Awards

P.O. Box 939 

Midlothian, VA 23113

Applicant should be a Chesterfield senior who has cheered for a league member athletic association and plans to pursue a post secondary college education.  Two letters of recommendation are required.

Open to graduates of Richmond City Public Schools that demonstrate scholastic commitment, academic promise, and financial need to attend an institution of higher learning. Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of a 2.8 GPA or higher.

The Virginia Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (VIAAA) offers three scholarship opportunities to high school seniors in the State of Virginia who have participated in athletics at a Virginia High School League member school or Independent school.

Qualified high school junior or seniors must show demonstrated leadership by serving in elected or appointed positions in which they are actively representing or previously represented a constituency in organizations related to student government, education, public affairs and community service. They must be actively serving in qualified leadership positions, enrolled in high school and living in the state (and for these purposes the District of Columbia) that they will represent for the entire 2023 – 2024 academic year.  All student leadership positions are subject to the judgement and verification of the state selection administrators.