Top Virginia scholarships for you

The L. Phil and Alice J. Wicker Scholarship will be awarded to those with active General Class license or higher. Eligible fields of study are bachelor's degree or higher in electronics, communications, or related fields. The applicant must be holding an amateur radio license for at least one year. Transcripts must include all semesters for which grades have been awarded. If the student is applying for graduate school assistance, high school transcripts are not necessary. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the ARRL Foundation Inc. for more information.

Established in 1972, the Tuition Assistance Grant Program (VTAG) is designed to assist Virginia residents who attend accredited private, nonprofit colleges and universities in Virginia for other than religious training or theological education. The priority system is as follows: Category 1: Returning students who received a VTAG award in the previous fiscal year. This category includes transfer students who received a VTAG award in the previous fiscal year at another institution. Category 2: New and re-admit students who are eligible for fall or fall and spring term awards and who apply for the VTAG program by July 31, 2024. This category also includes returning and transfer students determined to be eligible in the previous fiscal year, but not awarded. Category 3: New and re-admit students who are eligible for fall or fall and spring term awards and who apply for the VTAG program between and including August 1 and September 14, 2024. Category 4: All students eligible for spring term awards only (except those who received the award in the previous fiscal year), and who apply by December 1, 2024. Completed applications must be submitted to the financial aid office of the student's institution on, or before, July 31 prior to the fall semester of enrollment. Applications submitted after July 31, but no later than December 1, will be considered for an award only if funds are available.

Each District will conduct an Oratorical Contest for high school students in grades 9-12, including those homeschooled in your school districts. Speech must be student's original work on the general subject of the Constitution. Speech contests begin in December at local Legion post level and continue on to the national competition.

The Helen James Brewer Scholarship will be awarded to a student who must be enrolled in the study of English history and literature or Southern history and literature and must be a member or former member of the CofC or a member of the UDC who resides in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, or Virginia. Undergraduate scholarships are available either until the student completes the degree or a maximum of 4 years, whichever comes first. Applicants must be the lineal (direct) descendant of an eligible Confederate (that is, one who served honorably in the Confederate Army, Navy, or Civil Service or who gave Material Aid to the Cause). Only members of UDC or CofC may apply on the record of collateral ancestors. Applicants must be endorsed by the Chapter President and the Chapter Second Vice President, Division President and by the Division Second Vice President. GED and recent SAT/ACT scores will be accepted without GPA if the applicant is not a high school graduate. Applicants must attend college or university in the United States. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the United Daughters of the Confederacy for more information about the scholarship and the application process.

The Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program (VMSDEP) provides education benefits to spouses and children of military service members killed, missing in action, taken prisoner, or who have been rated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (USDVA) as totally and permanently disabled or at least 90 percent permanently disabled as a result of military service.

MANTS, an association formed from the state nursery and landscape associations of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia, has established this scholarship with the Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) with the belief that the strength and future success of the horticulture industry lies in the solid education of today's students. Through this scholarship, MANTS will provide scholarship opportunities to qualified students to help ensure the continuity of the nursery and landscape profession. Attendance at an institution within the MANTS member states is not mandatory. Applicants must have at least a junior standing in a four-year curriculum or senior standing in a two-year curriculum as of the fall semester of scholarship application year. Applicants must be enrolled in good standing. Applicants must have a minimum overall GPA of 2.7, and a minimum GPA of 3.0 in their major. Preference will be given to applicants who plan to work within the industry (including nursery operation; landscape architecture, design, construction, or maintenance; interiorscape; horticultural distribution; or retail garden center) following graduation. Previous Carville M. Akehurst Memorial Scholarship award winners are eligible for additional funding and may reapply for the scholarship. Applicants must submit two letters of recommendation. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Horticultural Research Institute for more information.

The Virginia Commonwealth Award aims to support undergraduate students with financial needs and graduate students to pay part of their college costs. Undergraduate students must be admitted into a Virginia public two or four-year college or university, be enrolled at least half-time in an approved degree, certificate, or diploma program, and comply with federal Selective Service registration requirements. Graduate students must be enrolled full-time in an approved graduate degree program at a participating public Virginia college or university, meet requirements established by the granting institution, and comply with federal Selective Service registration requirements. Please contact the financial aid office at the college you plan to attend for application procedures and deadlines.

The Health Law Section of the Virginia State Bar was organized in 1984 and its membership consists of those in legal practice devoted to dealing with the administration of health care. The Health Law Section is sponsoring a Student Writing Competition in order to promote academic debate and the dissemination of ideas and scholarly writing in the field of health law. Preference may be given to topics demonstrating particular relevance to contemporary events, addressing unsettled issues of law, or presenting novel and unique perspectives. The competition is open to all students enrolled and in good standing during the 2023-2024 academic year at (I) any Virginia law school, or (II) a law school outside Virginia as a resident of Virginia (with proof of residency). Please contact Amy B. Mogetz for more information about the competition and where to submit the article.

The VASWCD Educational Foundation Inc. Scholarship Program aims to promote the education of students in technical fields with natural resource conservation and environmental protection. Applicants must be enrolled in or have applied to a college freshman level curriculum. Applicants shall document a class ranking in the top 20 percent of their graduating class or a 3.0 or greater GPA or appropriate equivalent of individual scholastic achievement. Applicants shall demonstrate active interest in conservation. High school seniors who have applied to college may apply. Only one applicant per district may be submitted. Applications should be made from the county the student resides or attends school. Eligible applicants must reside or attend school within a local Soil and Water Conservation District. Students must confirm the application deadline with their local SWCD Office. However, the district's selected applicant with all supporting documentation must be received at the VASWCD Office by April 19, 2024. Recommendation letters from at least 3 references, other than family members, who can provide additional information about the applicant's academic and community activities must be submitted. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Foundation for more information.