Scholarships in Virginia
A. Phillip Meadows Leadership Scholarship
Applicant must be a resident of the City of Radford or Hinton, WV or one of the following counties: Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, or Pulaski. Applicant must be pursuing a post-secondary degree at Virginia Tech. Financial need, strong academic achievement, leadership qualities, and active involvement...
- Amount: $500 (average)
- Deadline: February 6
Academic Excellence Level 2 Scholarship
Applicant must be an incoming freshmen who is not a resident of West Virginia.
- Amount: $6,000 (average)
- Deadline: February 1
Achievement Award
Applicant must be a West Virginia resident.
- Amount: $1,000 (maximum)
- Deadline: February 1
Adam S. Burford Fund Grant
Applicant must attend West Virginia University and demonstrate financial need and moral character. Minimum 2.5 GPA and 20 ACT. Preference is given to members of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity.
- Amount: $800 (average)
- Deadline: January 15
Alice Mahone Business and Professional Women's Scholarship
Applicants must be graduating high school seniors at a school located in Bedford County, Virginia. They must demonstrate academic achievement and must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher. They must be accepted at a post-secondary institution that is not a community college. Children of Bedford...
- Amount: $2,000 (maximum)
- Deadline: April 7
Anna Gear Junior Scholarship
Applicant must be a current Junior member of the American Legion Auxiliary and held membership for the past three years and be a senior in an accredited Virginia high school. Applicant must have a minimum of 30 hours of volunteer community service, submit four letters of recommendation, and a...
- Amount: $1,000 (maximum)
- Deadline: May 1
Astronaut Scholarship
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,...
- Amount: $10,000 (maximum)
- Deadline: Open
Atlantic Region Grant
Applicant must have a minimum 2.5 GPA and be a resident of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, or Washington DC.
- Amount: $2,000 (maximum)
- Deadline: None
Bachelor's in Nursing Degree Scholarships
Applicants who are registered nurses must have a current license to practice as an RN, have more than a high school diploma and be currently enrolled in an undergraduate nursing degree program in a school of nursing recognized by the National League for Nursing or the Commission on Collegiate...
- Amount: $5,000 (maximum)
- Deadline: February 1
BB&T Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and be a resident of District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, or West Virginia.
- Amount: $4,000 (average)
- Deadline: April 30
Beatrice Stephenson Lorentz Scholarship
Applicant must be a resident of West Virginia who is a graduate of Clay County High School. Applicant must be well-rounded and involved in school and community activities. Minimum 2.5 GPA and minimum composite ACT score of 20 required.
- Amount: $900 (average)
- Deadline: January 15
Bernice Pickens Parsons Fund Scholarship
Applicant must be a resident of West Virginia; preference will be given to Jackson County residents. Applicant must be planning to major in the fields of library science, nursing, or para-professional training in the legal field. Minimum 2.5 GPA and composite ACT score of 20 required.
- Amount: $1,000 (average)
- Deadline: January 15
Blue & Gold Level 1 Scholarship
Applicant must be an incoming freshman who is a not a resident of West Virginia.
- Amount: $3,000 (maximum)
- Deadline: February 1
Blue & Gold Level 2 Scholarship
Applicant must be an incoming freshman who is a not a resident of West Virginia.
- Amount: $2,000 (maximum)
- Deadline: February 1
Bowles, McDavid, Graff, and Love Scholarship
Applicant must be a West Virginia resident enrolled as a freshman at the West Virginia University College of Law who demonstrates financial need and a strong record of academic excellence in undergraduate work.
- Amount: $1,000 (average)
- Deadline: January 15
Brandon Matthew Sneed Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a resident of West Virginia who is a graduating senior of Nitro High School. Applicant must demonstrate loyalty to family and friends, be of high moral standards, and be academically sound/physically fit within their abilities. Minimum 2.5 GPA and composite ACT score of 20...
- Amount: $1,200 (average)
- Deadline: January 15
Bucklew Scholarship
Applicant must be an incoming freshman who is a West Virginia resident.
- Amount: $6,200 (average)
- Deadline: March 1
Burns Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a graduating senior from Sissonville High School with plans to attend West Virginia University. Financial need and minimum 3.0 GPA required.
- Amount: $700 (average)
- Deadline: January 15
Carl S. Micarelli Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a resident of Fayette County, PA planning to attend California University of Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon University, Duquesne University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburg or West Virginia University. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.
- Amount: $1,500 (maximum)
- Deadline: April 1
Carville M. Akehurst Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a resident of Maryland, Virginia, or West Virginia who is a full-time student with a minimum 2.7 GPA. Applicant must follow horticulture or landscape as a field of study and be able to demonstrate interest in working in the green industry. Application must be completed online.
- Amount: $1,000 (maximum)
- Deadline: September 8