CFG ScholarBank

The Headwaters Soil & Water Conservation District Scholarship guidelines/criteria allow full-time students who have applied to a college undergraduate level curriculum to apply for the SWCD Scholarship Program. These scholarships are offered to graduating high school students as well as college students. Preference may be given to applicants who have not previously received a Headwaters SWCD scholarship.  Eligible applicants
must reside or attend school within the boundaries of the Headwaters SWCD (Augusta County, the City of
Staunton, or the City of Waynesboro).

Recipients are selected based on various criteria including: academic achievement, school and community involvement, interest in natural resources conservation, as well as financial need.

The District also screens applications and selects one application to forward on to the Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (VASWCD) for consideration for one of the available VASWCD Educational Foundation, Inc. Scholarships.

The competition is open to all high school students who either live or attend school in the Seventh District. The winner of our district’s competition will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol alongside artwork from other nation-wide contest winners, as well as being featured on the Congressional Art Competition web page.

Accepted Mediums for Artwork

• Paintings: oil, acrylics, watercolor, etc.
• Drawings: colored pencil, pencil, ink, marker, pastels, charcoal (it is recommended that charcoal and pastel drawings be fixed)
• Collages: must be two-dimensional
• Prints: lithographs, silkscreen, block prints
• Mixed Media: use of more than two mediums such as pencil, ink, watercolor, etc.
• Computer-generated art
• Photographs

Requirements

• Must be a high school senior for the 2023-2024 academic year
• Must be a resident of Richmond, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, or New Kent, Virginia
• Provide a copy of unofficial transcripts with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0
• Provide a summary of community service experience(s), including date(s) of service
• In a short essay, describe how your efforts in community service have impacted you personally. Your essay should be a minimum of 500 words, typed 12-inch font, double-spaced and not to exceed 1 full page.

The scholarship is open to all Richmond Public School high school seniors currently attending one of the eight high schools in the city. The eligibility requirements for the scholarship are below:

1.  Attend one of the eight Richmond Public Schools for at least a year.

2.  Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited four-year college or university.

3.  Graduate during the spring or summer of the year 2023.

4.  Have demonstrated financial need.

Each year Hitting Cancer Below the Belt (HCB2) will award the HCB2 “Can We Talk?” scholarship to a graduating senior in Chesterfield County who has created a public service announcement (PSA) to educate young people about colon health and colorectal cancer prevention.

Purpose and Target of Scholarship: The purpose of the scholarship is to provide a CCPS graduating senior with a scholarship to further his/her education in a Behavioral Health Field.

Mission Statement:

The Tyler Wentz Memorial Scholarship Fund was created to provide financial support for higher learning to a student at Godwin High School who has demonstrated exceptional kindness, outstanding attitude and character, strong community involvement, positivity, and great Godwin spirit.

Mission Statement:

The Tyler Wentz Tuckahoe Little League Memorial Scholarship was created to provide financial support for higher learning to a player at Tuckahoe Little League who in their years at Tuckahoe, has demonstrated exceptional sportsmanship, leadership, strong mentorship, a positive and fun spirit, strong sense of family and community involvement, ambition, and self-drive.

Available for a Henrico County Public School senior who attended Kaechele Elementary School for at least one year.