CFG ScholarBank

The Construction Education Foundation of Virginia (CEF) will award scholarships for higher education in the construction industry. Only students who are employees or children of employees of ABC-VA member firms are eligible. All applicants must be pursuing a degree in construction management, civil engineering, electrical engineering, or mechanical engineering. The applicant must be enrolled in school or accepted to a school.

Full or part time graduate students who are members of AWWA and attending graduate school in Virginia may apply.  Applicants should be students who are pursuing a career in the water industry.  A resume, transcript or semester schedule, official application along with reference letter and essay are required.

Open to high school seniors who will be attending an accredited 4-year  college or university.  Must submit a 500-word essay explaining your short-term and long-term goals, your plans for educational support, personal achievements and why you think you should receive the scholarship.

Open to Virginia resident students who are of Latino/Hispanic heritage and who have graduated or will graduate from a Virginia high school with a 2.5 GPA.  Applicant must be planning to enroll, or already be enrolled, in an accredited public or private college or university in the Commonwealth of Virginia.  A personal statement is required.

Open to Virginia residents who will be or are full-time students pursuing an undergraduate degree in engineering or science at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.  Applicant should have graduated from high school with a GPA of at least a 3.0.

A total of two (2) scholarships are to be awarded to deserving ElecTel Cooperative Federal Credit Union members.  Scholarships will be evaluated on three equally weighted categories:  scholastic standing (GPA or demonstrated potential in his/her chosen field/major); essay; community involvement.

Eligible Students:
Each recipient must be an ElecTel Cooperative Federal Credit Union member, either planning to enroll or already enrolled as a full-time student at an eligible institution. Students must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average.  Students without recent high school transcripts and/or an eligible grade point average will be allowed to enclose a typewritten letter of qualification with three listed references.  All applicants must demonstrate educational potential.

VOICES has established a scholarship for students who have participated in the Odyssey of the Mind program for one or more years. (A student need not be involved with Odyssey of the Mind during the current school year.) As Odyssey of the Mind seeks to develop skills in creative problem-solving, teamwork, perseverance, and good sportsmanship, the recipient of this scholarship will be a current high school senior or college undergraduate who demonstrates these qualities. Two VOICES scholarships in the amount of $500.00 will be awarded to Virginia students who will be attending any university, college, community college, or specialized school a minimum of 9 semester hours in the fall following the year of award.
This scholarship will be awarded for four consecutive years to one student as long as the student is enrolled as a full time student. Any current graduating high school senior or undergraduate college student may apply.

The Kenneth B. Bennett Memorial Scholarship is limited to graduating high school seniors OR full-time college students entering or enrolled in a teacher preparation program.. Each applicant must:

• Be a member of Virginia Educators Credit Union (VECU) who has not previously been awarded a scholarship from VECU.

• Be a full-time student entering the education profession.

• Have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher.

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.

The Virginia Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (VIAAA) awards one annual scholarship in the amount of $1,500 dollars to a deserving high school student who will be graduating from a Virginia High School League member school or Independent School in honor of all of the VIAAA Past Presidents. The athletic director of the member school must be a member of the Virginia Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association in order for the member school’s student to qualify for the scholarship.

Each school is limited to one nominee.

The requirements for this application must include the following:

-Must attend an institution of higher learning

-Must be in need of financial assistance

-Must have a minimum of a B (3.0) grade point average

-Must have received no full athletic financial aid

-Must have earned one or more Athletic Varsity letters

-Must have achieve a leadership position(s) in school and community activities

-Must provide a maximum of three letters of recommendation for the nominee