CFG ScholarBank

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.

Open to high school seniors of Native American descent attending King William High School in King William, VA; New Kent High School, in New Kent, VA; Central High School in King and Queen County, VA; or Charles City High School in Charles City, VA. Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to his or her community; academic achievement; financial need; and participation in school activities.

Open to African-American seniors attending a state-accredited public high school in Portsmouth and the City of Richmond who must demonstrate: outstanding academic work with a GPA of B or above; financial need; strong participation in school activities and community service; and intend to pursue post-secondary study in the fields of science, medicine or health care profession.

Open to graduates of a public or private high school in Richmond City, Henrico, Chesterfield, Hanover, or Goochland or a high school graduate of Woodberry Forest School who have faced a catastrophic circumstance that has affected their educational opportunities. Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to academics, financial need, strong participation in school activities and community services, and a personal statement outlining the catastrophic circumstance that has affected the student’s educational opportunities.

Open to seniors attending a state-accredited public high school in metropolitan Richmond or the Tri-Cities area. Applicants must demonstrate sound academic work, financial need, participation in track and field, and involvement in school activities and community service.

Open to seniors in Louisa County schools who demonstrate solid academic work, financial need, and strong participation in school and community service activities. Preference may be given to applicants planning to attend University of Virginia, James Madison University, The College of William & Mary, Mary Washington University, and Virginia Commonwealth University.

Open to graduates of Thomas Dale High School in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The recipient of the scholarship will be the student who has contributed the most to the community during their high school years. Academic work and participation in school activities will also be considered.

The Central Virginia Scholarship Program was established in 1993 by anonymous donors concerned with metropolitan Richmond’s outstanding students who are unable to attend the colleges of their choice because of cost. The program realizes that private colleges are often more expensive than public universities. The intent of this scholarship is to help to bridge the gap for worthy students whose preference is to attend private institutions.

Open to seniors attending Douglas Freeman High School, Hermitage High School, J.R. Tucker High School or Glen Allen High School.  Applicants must demonstrate outstanding commitment to academics, school and community activities, and also a commitment to fellow classmates; and be a candidate for high school graduation at the end of the current academic year, and plan to enroll in an accredited four-year college or university in the continental United States the following academic year.

Open to students who attend First Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia, wherever they may choose to attend college, OR students from the Richmond area who plan to attend Averett University in Danville, Virginia. Applicants judged on: academic performance; commitment to and involvement in extracurricular and community service activities; financial need; and response to personal statement.