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It’s not easy to save money in college. Between tuition, fees, supplies and a social life, student pockets pretty much empty themselves. Fortunately, plenty of financial aid is available to those willing to look for it. By using one’s state as search criterion, Scholarships.com can help students find scholarships restricted to those residing in or attending school in Virginia. The awards listed below will give you an idea of the financial aid that may be found at Scholarships.com. For additional information about these and additional scholarships, based on criteria ranging from artistic ability to GPA to academic major, you can conduct a free college scholarship search at Scholarships.com.

Army ROTC Green to Gold Scholarship Program

  • Application Deadline: Varies
  • Amount: Varies
  • Green to Gold Scholarships are awarded for two, three, or four years. Recipients will receive tuition or room and board support, additional money for textbooks, supplies, and equipment, and a monthly stipend for up to 10 months each school year. Additionally, there will receive funding for attending the Leader Development and Assessment Course (LDAC) between the junior and senior years of [...] More

Bernie Varnadore Scholarship Program

  • Application Deadline: 4/1/2018
  • Amount: $1,250
  • Outstanding High School Seniors who have participated in a franchised Dixie Boys Baseball, Incorporated program and plan to pursue undergraduate studies at a college or university may apply. Dixie Boys Baseball, Incorporated programs include Dixie Boys Baseball for boys 13 and 14 years old; Dixie Pre-Majors Baseball for boys 15 and 16 years old; and Dixie Majors Baseball for boys 15 through 19 [...] More

CarMax-Rich Sharp Entrepreneur Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: Varies
  • Amount: $2,000
  • The CarMax-Rick Sharp Entrepreneur Scholarship was established in 2013 by CarMax in honor of its founder and retired board chairman, Rick Sharp. The purpose of the scholarship fund is to recognize Mr. Sharp's extraordinary contributions to the company and his philanthropic efforts in the Richmond-Metro area by supporting the growth and development of future entrepreneurs of the region. Annual [...] More

Carville M. Akehurst Memorial Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 5/31/2018
  • Amount: $4,000
  • The Carville M. Akehurst Memorial Scholarship was established in 2002 by the Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show, Inc. (MANTS). This scholarship serves to memorialize Mr. Akehurst who served the horticultural industry as one of the founders of MANTS. Through this scholarship, MANTS will provide scholarship opportunity to qualified students to help ensure the continuity of the nursery and landscape [...] More

CBC Spouses Education Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 5/20/2018
  • Amount: Varies
  • The CBC Spouses Education Scholarship is for students for all majors who are preparing to pursue or are currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree full-time at a U.S. accredited college or university.

    Eligibility:
    -U.S. citizen or have permanent U.S. residency status
    -Currently/planning to be enrolled in the upcoming academic year as a full-time undergraduate or graduate student [...] More

CBC Spouses Heineken USA Performing Arts Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 4/29/2018
  • Amount: $3,000
  • This award is for full-time students with majors in the performing arts including, but not limited to, drama, music, dance, opera, marching bands, and other musical ensembles.

    Eligibility:
    -U.S. citizen or permanent U.S. resident
    -Currently/planning to be enrolled in the upcoming academic year as a full-time undergraduate student
    -Have a minimum 2.5 GPA
    -Pursuing a major and career in a [...] More

CBC Spouses Visual Arts Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 4/21/2018
  • Amount: $3,000
  • The CBC Spouses Visual Arts Scholarship is for students with majors in the visual arts including, but not limited to, architecture, ceramics, drawing, fashion, graphic design, illustration, interior design, painting, photography, sketching, video production and other decorative arts.

    Eligibility:
    -U.S. citizen or permanent U.S. resident
    -Currently/planning to be enrolled in the upcoming [...] More

Chesterfield County Black History Month Century Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 1/3/2018
  • Amount: $2,500
  • The Chesterfield County Black History Month Celebration Program is sponsoring the Leadership for the 21st Century Scholarships for eligible Chesterfield County Public School students.

    Eligibility:
    -You must be a Chesterfield County Public School senior who attends one of Chesterfield County's public high schools, or one of the two regional Governor's Schools
    -You must plan to attend a [...] More

Cybersecurity Public Service Scholarship Program

  • Application Deadline: 9/15/2017
  • Amount: $20,000
  • The purpose of the Cybersecurity Public Service Scholarship Program is to support students who are pursuing an education in programs specifically designed for careers in cybersecurity defense. Students who receive the scholarships - up to $20,000 a year for two years - must commit to work for the Commonwealth of Virginia for one year for each year they receive a scholarship.

    To be eligible, [...] More

David and Maryla Korn Family Scholarship Fund for the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School and/or Jewish Primary Day School

  • Application Deadline: 5/2/2018
  • Amount: $5,000
  • This scholarship is awarded once a year. Applications are sent directly to the school. Please contact your school counselor to apply. Decisions are based primarily on financial need.

    Applicants must be:
    - A Jewish resident of the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area
    - Attending the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School or the Jewish Primary Day [...] More

Dixie Youth Baseball Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 2/1/2018
  • Amount: $2,000
  • From the very beginning, the leaders of Dixie Youth Baseball knew they wanted to develop a college scholarship program that would help former players obtain a college education.

    In order to be eligible, the applicant must be a senior in high school and have at one time played in a Dixie Youth Baseball league. There is no relationship between the award of a scholarship and athletic ability. Be [...] More

Duck Brand Stuck at Prom Scholarship Contest

  • Application Deadline: 5/31/2018
  • Amount: $10,000
  • The Stuck at Prom Scholarship Contest challenges students to create prom outfits using Duck Tape and wear them to prom for a chance to win scholarship cash. Legal residents of the United States and Canada, including the District of Columbia, but excluding Maryland, Vermont, Colorado and the Province of Quebec, who are at least 14 years of age or older can apply. You must also attend a high [...] More

Eerie Insurance Scholarship Program

  • Application Deadline: 11/29/2017
  • Amount: Varies
  • The Erie Insurance Scholarship Program provides scholarship support to college sophomore and juniors in their quest for a college education.

    Eligibility:
    -African American or other underrepresented minority
    -College sophomore or junior enrolled full-time at a UNCF member Institution located in a state in which Grantor operates:
    -North Carolina: Bennett College, Johnson C. Smith [...] More

EMU National Scholars Program

  • Application Deadline: Varies
  • Amount: $15,000
  • The EMU National Scholars Program is a four-year award that pays 30 credit hours per year (15 per semester) of out-of-state tuition differential.

    Must be a new freshmen or new transfer student with a minimum 3.50 GPA and a resident of a state other than Michigan or Ohio to be considered. Freshmen recipients must live in university housing the first two years of this award.

    For more [...] More

Environmental Law Institute Research Internship

  • Application Deadline: Varies
  • Amount: Varies
  • The Environmental Law Institute (ELI), a non-profit research and education center in Washington, DC, seeks individuals to conduct research on natural resource protection and pollution prevention. Interns work directly with staff attorneys, scientists and economists on a variety of projects. Substantive areas of focus include: land use policy, public participation in environmental regulation, [...] More

Franklin D. Boyce Annual Health Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 2/15/2018
  • Amount: $2,500
  • The scholarship program is available to residents of the City of Hopewell and the following localities: Prince George, Colonial Heights, Petersburg, Fort Lee, Dinwiddie, Sussex, Surry, Chesterfield (South of Rt. 288 and East of Ironbridge Road), Charles City and Varina (Southeast Henrico, south of I-64). Student interns working for John Randolph Foundation are eligible to apply. The purpose of [...] More

Hershey Company Tribal Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 5/31/2018
  • Amount: $2,500
  • The American Indian College Fund Full Circle Scholarship Program scholarships are awarded to students attending non-tribal colleges.

    Minimum general eligibility requirements for Full Circle scholarships include:
    -U.S. citizenship
    -Enrolled full-time in an accredited public or private (non-profit) college or university
    -Registered as a member of a federal or state recognized tribe, or a [...] More

Jacqueline Shearer Memorial Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 3/11/2018
  • Amount: $2,500
  • The Jacqueline Shearer Memorial Scholarship is in honor of an amazing daughter, sister and friend who demonstrated courage and strength during her 11 and a half year battle with a recurrent brain tumor. This scholarship is awarded through the Jacqueline Shearer Memorial Fund to a deserving young adult who is either a cancer survivor or has supported a family member through their cancer [...] More

Kids’ Chance of Virginia Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 5/1/2018
  • Amount: Varies
  • Kids' Chance of Virginia (KCVA) is proud to provide post-secondary and trade school scholarships to the children of Virginia workers who have been severely or fatally injured in a workplace accident.

    Eligibility:
    -A student between the ages of 16 and 25
    -Child of a parent whose work related injury caused a significant decline in family income and circumstances
    -A student who plans to pursue [...] More

Korean American Scholarship Foundation-Eastern Regional Chapter

  • Application Deadline: 6/30/2017
  • Amount: Varies
  • The Korean American Scholarship Foundation (KASF) offers the Eastern Regional Chapter Scholarship to students with a Korean heritage studying in the United States regardless of citizenship status (including Korean Nationals). Students who will be a full-time student at a school in one of the designated Eastern region states (Delaware, District of Columbia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, North [...] More

Lee-Jackson Educational Foundation Scholarship Program

  • Application Deadline: Varies
  • Amount: $10,000
  • 18 scholarships will be awarded to V irginia high school juniors and seniors submitting outstanding analytical essays on any aspect--positive or negative--of the career, character, or legacy of General Robert E. Lee and/or General "Stonewall" Jackson.

    The Foundation will award one $2,000 scholarship and one $1,000 scholarship to students whose essays are judged to be the best in each of [...] More

Legacy of Life Essay & Video Scholarships

  • Application Deadline: 3/23/2018
  • Amount: $5,000
  • A recent study by Gallup shows that while nearly 95% of U.S. adults support organ donation, only 50% have signed up on a state donor registry. There are still not enough donors to save the lives of the more than 124,000 individuals currently
    on the transplant waiting list.

    Eligible students must reside and attend high school in one of the following locations:
    -Virginia: Arlington, Fairfax, [...] More

Leo Bourassa Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 4/1/2018
  • Amount: $3,000
  • The mission of the Virginia Lakes and Watersheds Association is to promote and educate the public on good lake and watershed management, encourage sustainable stormwater management practices and protect the welfare of lakes and other water resources within the Commonwealth. To help further our mission, we would like to award scholarships to support and acknowledge deserving students who are [...] More

Lettie Pate Whitehead Scholarship Program

  • Application Deadline: Varies
  • Amount: Varies
  • The Foundation’s scholarship program awards annual grants for the education of deserving female students with financial need at more than 200 accredited educational institutions in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

    In accordance with the will that established the Foundation, grantee institutions use Lettie Pate Whitehead [...] More

Lisa Higgins-Hussman Foundation Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 3/11/2018
  • Amount: $2,500
  • The Lisa Higgins-Hussman Foundation Scholarship Award is for a young adult between the ages of 15 and 35 who has been affected by cancer through their own diagnosis or the diagnosis of a parent/guardian or sibling. The applicant must be a permanent resident of Maryland, DC or Virginia.

    Scholarship winners will be awarded a total of $2,500 over two academic semesters. Scholarship funds will be [...] More

Nancy and Harry Koenigsberg/Textile Study Group of New York

  • Application Deadline: 5/1/2018
  • Amount: $1,500
  • The Textile Study Group of New York (TSGNY) has announced a call for entries for the Nancy and Harry Koenigsberg Award.

    The winner will receive a $1,500 award, a one-year TSGNY membership and an invitation to present his/her fiber artwork at the June 17th TSGNY meeting held in New York City. Students’ entries will be juried by the TSGNY Student Award Committee.

    College students and [...] More

NIADA Foundation Regional Scholarships

  • Application Deadline: 3/18/2018
  • Amount: $3,500
  • The NIADA Foundation proudly sponsors four young men or women each year who have displayed outstanding abilities in education. These students will each receive a $3,500 scholarship to the college or university of their choice. The awards are presented each June of every year at the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association (NIADA) Convention. The following regions are:

    -Region I: [...] More

Perlita Liwanag Memorial Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 3/11/2018
  • Amount: $2,500
  • The Perlita Liwanag Memorial Scholarship was established in memory of Perlita Liwanag who lost her life to pancreatic cancer. The purpose of this scholarship is to support the financial needs of a deserving young adult in the Washington, DC metro area (Maryland, Northern Virginia, and DC) seeking higher education within the U.S.

    Applicants must have been between the ages of 15 and 39 during [...] More

Polish-American Arts Association

  • Application Deadline: 4/1/2018
  • Amount: $5,000
  • The Constitution of The Polish American Arts Association (PAAA) exhorts our organization “to support and promote the higher educational and scholastic endeavors of our youth.” In accordance with this stated Mission, the Scholarship Grant Committee announces the opening of the 17th season of the PAAA Scholarship Grant Program.

    Eligibility:
    -Applicant must be an American citizen, either by [...] More

Ride Across Maryland Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 3/11/2018
  • Amount: $2,500
  • The Ride Across Maryland Scholarship was founded to recognize and support the breast cancer fight so many young adults battle every year. The scholarship is awarded annually to a young adult who is a breast cancer survivor; or, to a young adult who has selflessly supported a parent, sibling or spouse who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. The recipient must also be a resident of Maryland, [...] More

SCOAR Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: Varies
  • Amount: $1,000
  • The Southeastern Construction Owners and Associates Roundtable (SCOAR) is offering $1,000 scholarships for students who wish to pursue further education or credential in a construction-related field.

    The applicants can be a secondary student continuing their education in a postsecondary educational institution for a degree, diploma or certificate program. Applicants should be seniors in high [...] More

The Esperanza Education Fund Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 4/1/2018
  • Amount: $20,000
  • The Esperanza Education Fund will award scholarships - ranging from $5,000 to $20,000, depending on financial need - to immigrant students in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia, to attend public colleges and universities, regardless of ethnicity, national origin, or immigration status.

    Eligibility:
    -Must be born outside the U.S. or have two parents born outside the U.S.
    -Must [...] More

The Henry N. Brown Family Memorial Scholarship Fund, Inc.

  • Application Deadline: 5/1/2018
  • Amount: $1,000
  • The Henry N. Brown Memorial Scholarship Fund Inc. ("The HNB Fund") was created to recognize and reward African-American High School students in Spotsylvania County (Virginia), that will be pursuing a higher education. The purpose of the HNB Fund is to provide financial assistance to students that will be entering a four-year college upon graduation. The intent is to help these students achieve [...] More

The Kendall Bayne Foundation Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 3/1/2018
  • Amount: Varies
  • The Kendall Bayne Foundation, Inc. is proud to announce its inaugural college scholarship. The scholarship is available to graduating high school seniors who live in the Roanoke Valley and attend a school in Roanoke City, Roanoke County, or Salem City.

    Kendall was a Cave Spring High School graduate who was beloved by the community. "Fight Like a Knight" was a slogan seen across the valley with [...] More

The Mid-Atlantic STA Foundation

  • Application Deadline: 4/30/2018
  • Amount: $2,500
  • The Mid-Atlantic Security Traders Association is a non-profit organization and an affiliate of the Security Traders Association. The Security Traders Association, (STA), founded in 1934, is a professional trade organization that works to improve the ethics, business standards and working environment for members who are engaged in the buying, selling and trading of securities.

    Eligible [...] More

The Roothbert Fund Scholarships

  • Application Deadline: 2/1/2018
  • Amount: $3,000
  • Roothbert Fund scholarships are open to all in the United States regardless of sex, age, color, nationality or religious background. While the Fund does not emphasize any particular form of religious practice or worship, it seeks to provide support to persons motivated by spiritual values. The Fund has awarded grants to persons entering a wide range of careers. However, preference will be given [...] More

Toyota TeenDrive365 Video Challenge

  • Application Deadline: 2/23/2018
  • Amount: $15,000
  • Learning to drive is one of the coolest times for a teen. But facts have shown it can be extremely dangerous. You have the power to inspire your fellow teens, maybe better than a teacher or a parent can, because you know what messages will be the most powerful. Create a 30-60 second video for your fellow teen drivers that highlights the importance of safe teen driving and you could win a grand [...] More

U.S. Army Loan Repayment Program

  • Application Deadline: 6/23/2018
  • Amount: $1,500
  • U.S Army Loan Repayment Program helps servicemen repay qualified student loans. Out of all the service branches, the Army’s CLRP benefits package is typically regarded as the best, since it provides up to $65,000 in lifetime student loan forgiveness. The benefit is doled out on an annual basis, beginning as soon as a Soldier completes his first year of qualifying service, and provided at a rate [...] More

VABA Aviation Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 5/30/2018
  • Amount: $2,000
  • The VABA Aviation Scholarship is awarded to a well deserving Virginia resident High School, Technical School Senior, or College/University Undergraduate who is pursuing an aviation related career in an accredited institution. The scholarship will be paid directly to the institution in the name of the awardee.

    Application Requirements:
    -Completed and signed application and all supporting [...] More

VDH Nursing Scholarships

  • Application Deadline: Varies
  • Amount: Varies
  • The Nursing Scholarship Program is for students in a practical nurse program (LPN) or a registered nurse (RN) program and who are accepted or enrolled a school of nursing in the State of Virginia. Scholarship recipients must agree to engage in full-time nursing in Virginia for one month for every $100 received.

    Eligibility:
    -Residency in Virginia for at least one year
    -Acceptance or [...] More

Virginia Commonwealth Award Program

  • Application Deadline: Varies
  • Amount: Varies
  • The purpose of the Virginia Commonwealth Award is to assist undergraduate students with financial need and graduate students to pay part of their college costs. The funds are appropriated directly to each state-supported institution. Funds may be used for need-based grants to Virginia resident undergraduates or for grants or assistantships to graduate students (both in-state and out-of-state). [...] More

Virginia Military Survivors & Dependents Education Program

  • Application Deadline: Varies
  • Amount: Varies
  • The purpose of VMSDEP is to provide undergraduate or other postsecondary education to eligible participants by providing a waiver of tuition and all required fees associated with tuition at any public institution of higher education or other public accredited postsecondary institution granting a degree, diploma, or certificate in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Benefits are available for up to 36 [...] More

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Visual Arts Fellowship

  • Application Deadline: 11/4/2017
  • Amount: $8,000
  • The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Fellowship Program is a vital source of funding for the visual arts and art history in Virginia. VMFA is committed to supporting professional artists as well as art and art history students who demonstrate exceptional creative ability in their chosen discipline and, as such, has awarded nearly $5.5 million in Fellowships to [...] More

Virginia Teaching Scholarship Loan Program (VTSLP)

  • Application Deadline: Varies
  • Amount: $10,000
  • The primary purpose of the Virginia Teaching Scholarship Loan Program (VTSLP) is to provide financial support to students who are preparing to teach in one of Virginia's critical shortage teaching areas.

    Eligibility:
    -Be a teacher candidate at an accredited public or private four-year institution of higher education in the commonwealth
    -Undergraduates must be at least sophomores who were in [...] More

Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant Program

  • Application Deadline: 7/31/2017
  • Amount: $3,200
  • Established in 1972, the Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant program (VTAG) is designed to assist Virginia residents who attend accredited private, non-profit colleges and universities in Virginia for other than religious training or theological education. The VTAG is authorized in Chapter 4.1 Section 23-38.11 through 18 of the Code of Virginia as the Tuition Assistance Grant Act. For more [...] More

VMDAEC Educational Foundation Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 2/10/2018
  • Amount: $1,000
  • Each year, the Education Scholarship Foundation awards scholarships based on 40% financial need; 40% academic achievement; and 20% personal statement. Funds can be applied towards tuition, student fees, room and board, or textbooks.

    Eligibility:
    -Applicant's primary residence must receive its electric power from one of the 15 member electric cooperatives served by Virginia, Maryland and [...] More

VSGA Scholarship Program

  • Application Deadline: 2/24/2018
  • Amount: $3,000
  • The VSGA-VIP Scholarship Foundation, a 501(c)(3) foundation, funds scholarships, primarily through the VSGA VIP Card Program, to Virginia high school students who are interested in golf and wish to attend Virginia colleges and universities. The awards are conditional on students’ continued progress in academics. Criteria for the awards include an active interest in golf (ability not important), [...] More

Wash AFCEA DC Scholarships

  • Application Deadline: 3/31/2018
  • Amount: $12,000
  • To promote higher education, the Washington Chapter AFCEA DC will award college scholarships to eligible applicants in the Washington Metro Council of Governments [COG] area in June. Since May 1989 $1,940,500 has been committed to 299 students in the Metro area from 100 high schools entering 66 U.S. colleges. Our $8,000 two year scholarships and one at $12,000 for three years are open to high [...] More

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