This is a scholarship which is intended to assist students in purchasing books for college. Applicant should be a high school senior or four-year college student who plans to attend or is currently attending a Virginia College. Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA to be considered for this scholarship.
Applicant must have a 3.0 or better G.P.A. in high school and a 2.0 for current college students. Must have financial need, demonstrated volunteer service and three letters of recommendation as evidence of good citizenship. Priority may be given to a child or grandchild of a member of the VFW, Post 637, or the VFW, Post 637 Auxiliary.
May be awarded for any course of study, however priority may be given to a student who is pursuing a career in Physical Education or has played on the Prince George High School baseball team, or will continue their baseball playing career at the college level. Applicants
Any Course of Study
Residents of: Carson, Disputanta, Hopewell, Prince George
Maintains a 2.5 GPA or higher
Priority may be given to a student who is pursuing a career in Physical Education, or has played on the Prince George High School Baseball Team, or will continue their baseball playing career at the college level.
Open to those attending or have an express interest in attending an institution of higher education as a full time or part time undergraduate student (at least 6 hours per semester); be a well-rounded indivdual with extracurricular activities and a G.P.A. of 2.5 or above. Must demonstrate active participation in the community and provide verification of financial need. Must demonstrate active participation in an Interact Club and meet the remaining criteria as outlined in the application guidelines.
Will be awarded to an area student of any age who is planning to continue their formal education. Applicants must be a member of the Henrico FCU or the child of a Henrico FCU member. Applicants may apply for this scholarship more than once but cannot win in consecutive years.
Fellowship applicants’ works will be reviewed anonymously by distinguished jurors. Applicants may submit only one application for one of the disciplines listed on the VMFA link. Applicants must submit a fellowship application form, a work sample as outlined for a particular discipline, a current resume, artistic statement, and transcript. Available for college-bound high school seniors, undergraduate and graduate students, as well as professional artists.
Available to a full time undergraduate student member of AWWA attending school in Virginia currently with a career goal of serving in the water industry. Requirements include: a resume highlighting your academic and extracurricular performance and activities, an unofficial or official transcript or official semester schedule of school currently attending, and a completed application. An essay is required.
Must be a full time undergraduate or graduate student who is currently enrolled in an accredited college or university, trade or vocational school and a member of the credit union. Seven one-time awards of $2,000 each are available. The money will be paid directly to the college or university. Applicants must write an essay on “Why I need the funds” and provide a copy of their current transcripts.
The Virginia Sheriffs’ Scholarship program was established to provide an opportunity for young people across Virginia to pursue an education in criminal justice. Accordingly, the Board of Directors has established the application process for students to receive scholarships to assist in their educational endeavors. The scholarships are available only to students in jurisdictions where sheriffs participated in scholarship fundraising efforts. This program is limited to students attending Virginia colleges and universities.
Applicant must be planning a career in construction. Applicant must be a full time resident of Virginia. See link for further information.
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.
Students applying for this scholarship must meet the following criteria: an individual who is planning to enter a non-degree technical program to become a health care worker and has been admitted into an approved program in Virginia; or, a health care worker desiring further education in their field, who has completed a technical health and medical services program, and has been admitted into an approved program in Virginia; or, a professional health care worker pursuing a planned program of instruction for the purpose of teaching in a program in Virginia; or, a technical health and medical services educator of Virginia who has been accepted into a planned program of study leading to a higher degree in their profession. Contact the financial aid office of the institution for an application.
Scholarship Eligibility Criteria:
Applicants must meet all of the following:
Actively enrolled student: 2-year program freshman and above, 4-year sophomore/second year
and above, or graduate level attending college in: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West
Virginia, Washington DC
• Minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA (or equivalent “B” average on an international grading scale).
• Financial need through college for past/current/upcoming tuition or program approved
books/supplies.
• Hospitality management or interior design major pursuing a career in a hospitality related field.
Open to resident students of Central Virginia who are pursuing a degree in Horticulture or Landscape Design. Preference given to students who have worked or plan to work for a member of CVNLA.
$1,000.00 awarded the “Harry Johnson Memorial Scholarship” to a horticulture student at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College.
$500.00 awarded the “Harris Wheeler Scholarship” to a horticulture student at Richmond Technical Center.
$500.00 awarded the “Richard Nunnally Scholarship” to a horticulture student at the Chesterfield Technical Center.
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 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.
Open to graduating high school seniors or equivalent, or college students taking at least nine credit hours per semester at an accredited college/university for the next academic year (undergraduate or associate’s degree program at community college are eligible, but graduate students are not). Applicants must be majoring in horticulture.
Since 1952, the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges (VFIC) has been raising money to strengthen the 16 leading independent colleges in the Commonwealth and to ensure that access to independent higher education in Virginia is an affordable option for students from all backgrounds and levels of financial need.
One of the VFIC Member Institutions highest priority objectives is securing scholarships for deserving students.
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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.
For Virginia residents who are full-time students at a Virginia college or university and enrolled in a degree-seeking program with a concentration or a major in mathematics and plan to teach mathematics in a Virginia school.
Open to Virginia residents who are college students interested in pursuing a career in landscape design. Must have cumulative GPA of 3.0, and be currently enrolled in a curriculum which includes landscape design courses. Financial need may be a determining factor in the final decision.
The Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance (VTCA) provides financial assistance to help deserving young individuals pursuing education in college or technical education programs that may lead to the transportation construction industry. Scholarships are awarded annually. Over the years, VTCA’s members have continued to support the scholarship program through financial contributions, and serving on committees that carry out the evaluations of scholarship applicants. Since 2000, VTCA has awarded more than $450,000 in financial aid to worthy students.
Must be a citizen of the United States.
Applicants can be current employees, or dependents, of current VTCA members or VDOT.
Applicants must be completing their senior year of high school, possess a Grade Equivalent Degree (G.E.D.), or be currently enrolled in college, community college, university, or trade school in pursuit of a degree.
Minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.
A recipient of this scholarship is eligible to re-apply in successive years if the eligibility conditions continue to be met.
The VSGC Undergraduate STEM Research Scholarship Program provides awards of up to $8,500 to rising juniors and seniors who are enrolled full-time in a program of study in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) and have a specific faculty-mentored research project that has NASA or aerospace relevance. Allied Health Sciences majors are not eligible for this program.
Please note that the applicant:
Must be enrolled as a full-time student (minimum 12 credit hours) at one of the five Virginia Space Grant Consortium member institutions: Virginia Tech, University of Virginia, Old Dominion University, The College of William and Mary, or Hampton University.
Open to students enrolled full time (min. 12 credit hours) at one of Virginia’s community colleges majoring in a science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) field and interested in pursuing a career that supports NASA’s mission. Applicants must have a GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Open to full-time employees or their dependent children of operator member companies, or Associate VMA contact or the dependent children of the contact for associate member companies. Applicants must be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student at an accredited college or university studying in a field related to travel and tourism.
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