Scholarships for Students in Virginia

Two scholarships are available through The American Legion for military families and high school students interested in government and citizenship. The American Legacy Scholarship offers financial help for college students who lost a parent on active military duty, while the High School Oratorical Scholarship rewards excellence in a constitutional speech contest, with awards up to $25,000. Deadlines and contest dates vary throughout the school year.

American Legacy Scholarship

• Amount: Depends on income from the trust; recipients may reapply
• Who can apply: Children or legally adopted children of U.S. active duty, Guard, or Reserve military personnel who died on active duty on or after September 11, 2001; must be high school seniors or graduates planning to attend college in the U.S.
• Deadline: Not specified (contact for application)
• How to apply: Request an application from The American Legion
• Additional requirements: For undergraduate study only; scholarship funds are meant to help bridge a financial gap in survivor’s benefits

High School Oratorical Scholarship Program

• Amount: From $50 in area contests to $25,000 for national first-place winner
• Who can apply: U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents under age 20 enrolled in grades 9-12 or junior high; must reside or attend school in the state of competition
• Deadline: Local contests by December 7; final national contest in mid-February (state) and May (national)
• How to apply: Enter at local American Legion posts or contact Department Headquarters at 800-365-8387
• Additional requirements: Contestants deliver speeches on the U.S. Constitution, including a prepared oration and assigned topic discourse; only one department contest allowed per contestant; national finalists cannot compete again

This scholarship has been donated by Leslie and Virginia Fiur to a nursing student with a disability.

Applicant to this scholarship must be

• Acceptance or enrollment as a full-time or part-time student in a practical school of nursing in the state of Virginia
• Residency in Virginia for at least one year

The amount of each scholarship award is dependent upon the amount of funds appropriated by the Virginia General Assembly, the amount of money collected by the Board of Nursing, and the number of qualified applicants. Scholarship recipients must agree to engage in full-time nursing in Virginia for one month for every $100 received.

                                                   

Applicant to this scholarship must meet the following criteria

• Residency in Virginia for at least one year
• Acceptance or enrollment as a full time or part time student in a school of nursing in the state of Virginia 
• Maintain a 3.0 GPA in required courses   
• Demonstration of financial need

Scholarship recipients must agree to engage in full time nursing in Virginia for one month for every $100 received.

The Virginia C. Phillips Scholarship Fund was established in 1979 to honor Ms. Phillips, a nursing leader in SC. For more information about these scholarships, please contact the Office of Public Health Nursing at SCDHEC: (803) 989-0801.

Recipients of the Virginia's Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Midwife Scholarship Program must agree to engage in full time practice in a designated medically underserved area for a period of years equal to the number of annual scholarships received.

The purpose of this grant is to encourage the research career development of clinically based nurses through support of clinically oriented research. Allocation of funds is based on a research project ready for implementation, the quality of the proposed research, the future potential of the applicant. Funds for this biennial grant are provided by interest from the Virginia Henderson Clinical Research Endowment Fund.

Eligible candidates 

• must be a registered nurse with current license
• must actively involved in some aspect of health care delivery, education or research in a clinical setting
• must have a master's or doctoral degree or be enrolled in a doctoral program
• must be ready to implement research project when funding is received
• must be member of Sigma Theta Tau International
• must complete project within one (1) year of funding

The Virginia Nursing Scholarship is awarded to a high school senior who will peruse her/his education at an accredited Virginia school of nursing.

The Virginia Elizabeth and Alma Vane Taylor Nursing Scholarship will provide awards for North Carolina residents seeking associate or baccalaureate nursing
degrees. Preference will be given to students seeking first-time nursing degrees.

Applicant must be a graduating senior of South Charleston High School in West Virginia. Minimum 2.5 GPA and composite ACT score of 20 required.

Applicant must be from South Hampton Roads, Va.(Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Suffolk, and Isle of Wight), be a U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen, be enrolled full time (at least 12 credit hours per semester), and demonstrate financial need. Entering freshman and transfer applicants should have a minimum combined SAT I score of 1100. Returning student applicant should have a minimum 3.0 Quality Credit Average (QCA). Applicant must submit FAFSA.

Undergraduate applicants must be admitted to a Virginia public two- or four-year college or university, be enrolled at least half-time, be residents of Virginia, be U.S. citizens or eligible noncitizens and demonstrate financial need. Graduate applicants must be enrolled full-time in an eligible Virginia graduate degree program. The selection process varies by school.

Applicant must be a West Virginia resident enrolled full time, have a minimum 2.5 GPA, demonstrate good moral character, and demonstrate financial need.

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen and a Virginia resident, be enrolled full time (at least 12 credit hours per semester), and demonstrate financial hardship. Entering freshman and transfer applicants should have a minimum combined SAT I score of 1100. Returning student applicant should have a minimum 3.0 Quality Credit Average (QCA). Applicant must submit FAFSA.

Applicants must have been registered on a Dixie Youth Baseball team participating in a franchised Dixie Youth Baseball Inc. league prior to reaching age thirteen. Selection is based on financial need, scholastic record and citizenship. Programs are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

Applicant must have at least a general class radio license and be attending school in the ARRL Roanoke Division (North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia). Preference is given to residents of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens. They must be in at least the second year of study in a two-year, four-year or five-year undergraduate degree program that is related to construction. They must be enrolled at a postsecondary institution located in West Virginia, Pennsylvania or Ohio and have a GPA of 2.5 or higher. Applicants must have plans to work in the construction industry. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens who have been residents of Bedford County, Virginia for at least the past two years. They must be pursuing higher education in order to re-enter the job market, to become economically self-sufficient or to advance their current careers. They must be accepted into an accredited degree program and demonstrate financial need. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.

Applicants must be sophomore, junior or senior undergraduate or graduate students in natural or applied science, engineering or mathematics at Brown University, Colorado School of Mines, Clemson University, Florida Institute of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Harvey Mudd College, Johns Hopkins University, Louisiana State University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Miami University, North Carolina State University, North Dakota State University, Ohio State, Pennsylvania State University, Purdue University, Syracuse University, Texas A&M University, Tufts University, University of Arizona, University of Central Florida, University of Chicago, University of Colorado, University of Kansas, University of Kentucky, University of Minnesota, University of Michigan, University of Oklahoma, University of Rochester, University of Southern California, University of Texas at Austin, University of Virginia, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin or Washington University and must be nominated by faculty or staff. Applicants may not directly apply for the scholarship. Students must have excellent grades and performed research or lab work in their field.

Applicant must demonstrate academic ability and be a resident of Bedford, Fulton, Franklin and Somerset in Pennsylvania; Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Jefferson, Mineral and Morgan in West Virginia; and Loudoun in Virginia.