Guide to Scholarship Funds - Community Foundation of the New
CFNRVScholarshipFunds Reviewtheeligibilityandapplicationrequirements foreachscholarship fundcarefullybeforecompleting theonlineapplication! 1. AuxiliaryofRadfordCommunity Hospital/CNRVMC Scholarship Fund Eligibility: • Applicants pursuingacareerinnursingorarelatedhealthprofession (excluding those whointendtobecomephysicians) • Applicants fromthecountiesofFloyd,Giles,Montgomery, andPulaski,andtheCityof Radford • HighschoolgraduatesorstudentswithaGED Evaluation Criteria: • Documented financialneed • Averageoraboveaverageacademicability Additional Information: • Thisscholarship isrenewable TypicalScholarship Award:$1,000 2. SkipBishopScholarshipFund Eligibility: •Applicants fromFloydCountyHighSchoolonly •Applicants pursuingpost‐secondary educationatanycollege(2or4year)orany university Evaluation Criteria: •Documented financialneed •Minimum gradepointaverageof3.0on4.0scale •Documented participation asastudentathleteinanyhighschoolsport TypicalScholarship Award:$500 1 3. BlacksburgVolunteerRescueSquadMemorialScholarshipFund Eligibility: • ApplicantsmustbeactivemembersoftheBlacksburgVolunteerRescueSquadingoodstandingwith aminimumofone(1)yearofserviceatthetimeofapplication • Applicants pursuingacareerasaRegisteredNurse,Physician’sAssistant,Nurse Practitioner,orParamedic Evaluation Criteria: • Academicperformancesufficienttoearnandmaintainenrollmentatthechosenpost‐ secondaryschool TypicalScholarship Award:$2,000 4. JohnE.andKateH.BoardScholarshipFund Eligibility: • Applicants whoattendedCheckElementary SchoolinCheck,Virginiaandwhoare enrolledatFloydCountyHighSchoolonly Evaluation Criteria: • Documented financialneed • Minimum gradepointaverageof3.0ona4.0scale Additional Information: • Thisscholarship isrenewable. Therecipientmayreceivethescholarship foramaximum of2 yearsprovidedher/shemaintainsagradepointaverageof2.5ona4.0scale. TypicalScholarship Award:$1,000 5. ChristiansburgBusinessScholarshipFund Eligibility: • GraduatingseniorsfromChristiansburgHighSchoolwhohavetakenclasseswithinthe businessprogramatCHS Evaluation Criteria: • Documented financialneedshallbeaconsiderationbutisnotrequiredtoreceiveascholarship • Minimum gradepointaverageof2.5ona4.0scale TypicalScholarship Award:$3,000 6. Domermuth Scholarship Fund Eligibility: • Applicants fromGilesCountyHighSchoolorNarrowsHighSchoolonly Evaluation Criteria: • Documented financialneed • Minimum gradepointaverageof3.0ona4.0scale • Strongworkexperience TypicalScholarship Award:$1,000 2 7. T.ScottEatonScholarship Fund Eligibility: • Applicants pursuingapost‐secondary degreeintheaterorfinearts • Applicants fromthecountiesofFloyd,Giles,Montgomery, Pulaski,andtheCityofRadford Evaluation Criteria: • Documented financialneed • Minimum gradepointaverageof2.0on4.0scale TypicalScholarship Award:$500 8. EpperlyFamilyFund Eligibility: • Applicants fromEasternMontgomery HighSchoolonly • Applicants pursuingeducationatacollege,university,orpost‐secondary vocationalschool Evaluation Criteria: • Documented financialneed • Averageacademicability(gradepointaverageshouldnotexceed3.2on4.0scale) • Preference isgiventostudentsemployedwhileinhighschool Additional Information: • Thisscholarship isrenewable TypicalScholarship Award:$500 9. BillFordMemorialScholarshipFund Eligibility: • Applicants fromEasternMontgomery HighSchoolonlyandstudentswhoplayedbasketball withtheVirginiaWarriors(anAAUorganizationservingyouthintheRoanokeValley • Applicants pursuingeducationatacollege,university,orpost‐secondary vocationalschoolor technicalschool Applicantsshouldhaveparticipatedinhighschoolorrecreationalathletics Evaluation Criteria: • Documented financialneed • Averageacademicability(gradepointaverageshouldnotexceed3.2on4.0scale) • Preference isgiventostudentsemployedwhileinhighschool Additional Information: • Thisscholarship isrenewable TypicalScholarship Award:$500 10. MarcusAllenFordMemorialScholarshipFund Eligibility: • Applicants fromChristiansburg HighSchoolonly • Applicants pursuingpost‐secondary educationatanycollege(2or4year)orany university inVirginiaonly 3 Evaluation Criteria: • Applicants shouldexemplify thecharacteristics ofMarcusAllenFordincluding loveand family;afriendtoall;exceptional academicabilities;outstanding leadership; andgood sportsmanship inthehome,atschool,andontheplayingfield. TypicalScholarship Award:$500 11.JimGwazdauskasMemorialScholarshipFund Eligibility: • Applicant musthavebeenamemberoftheBlacksburg HighSchoolmen’ssoccerteam •Applicantspursuingpost‐secondaryeducationatanytradeortechnicalschool,college (2or4year),oranyuniversity Evaluation Criteria: •Demonstrated abilityandstrongcommitment tobetteroneselfbycontinuing one’s education •Academic achievement isrequiredbutWILLNOTbeakeydetermining factor •Financialneed‐demonstrating thatascholarship mightbeapositivedetermining factorinwhetherornotrecipientpursuesapost‐secondary education Additional Information: •Recipientmayreceivescholarship fromthisfundforasecondyearifapplicantmaintainspassing gradesandismatriculated atanytradeortechnicalschool,college(2or4year),oranyuniversity TypicalScholarship Award:$500 12. JuanitaShelorHallMemorialScholarshipFund Eligibility: • Applicants fromAuburnHighSchoolonly • Applicants pursuinganundergraduate degreeinBusinessorEducation Evaluation Criteria: • Documented financialneed • Academicachievement considered Additional Information: • Thisscholarship isrenewable TypicalScholarship Award:$1,000 13. TerryHelmsMemorialScholarshipFund Eligibility: ApplicantsfromBlacksburgHighSchoolOnly Applicantspursuingapost‐secondarydegreeatany2or4‐yearcollegeoruniversityinmathora relatedfieldsuchasbutnotlimitedtostatistics,engineering,ormatheducation MinimumGPAof3.14ona4.0scale Applicantsshouldhavetakenonadvancedlevelmathcoursewhileinhighschool Applicantsshouldbeactivelyinvolvedincommunityserviceprojectsoractivities Oneoftheapplicant’slettersofrecommendationmustbeprovidedbyacurrentorformermath teacher 4 Preferenceshallbegiventostudentswhowishtoteachmathasafuturecareer. TypicalScholarship Award:$1,000 14. WarrenLloydHoltzmanFreedomScholarship Fund Eligibility: Applicants fromthecountiesofFloyd,Giles,Montgomery, Pulaski,andtheCityofRadford Applicants pursuingeducationatacollege,university, orpost‐secondary vocationalschool Evaluation Criteria: • Documented financialneed • Minimum gradepointaverageof2.5on4.0scale • Note:Applicants mustsubmitanadditionalessayaboutthebenefitstosocietyofpersonal freedom,initiative,calculated risk‐taking, andafreeenterprisesystem.Theessayshouldbeno lessthan500wordsandnomorethan2,000words. Additional Information: • Thepurposeofthisfundistosupportdisadvantaged peopleregardlessofrace,religion,or sexualorientation TypicalScholarship Awards: $1,018.18 15. TheCaseyJonesMemorialScholarshipFund Eligibility: Preference isgiventograduating seniorsfromBlacksburg HighSchoolthoughconsideration will begiventostudentsfromotherhighschoolsthroughout theNRV. Applicants pursuing adegreeinphysicaleducation orarelatedhealthscience Evaluation Criteria: Documented financialneed Goodacademicstanding Note:Applicants mustsubmitanadditionalessayofnomorethan1pagedescribing howtheirfutureprofession willallowthemtoenhancetheself‐esteem ofyoungpeople andencouragethemtoleadpositive,healthylives Additional Information: • Thisscholarship isrenewable, thoughpreference isgiventohighschoolseniors. TypicalScholarship Award:$500 16. KiserOrthodonticsScholarshipFund Eligibility: ApplicantsfromthecountiesofFloyd,Giles,Montgomery,Pulaski,Tazewell,Wythe,and Bland,VirginiaandthecountiesofMercerandMcDowell,WestVirginiaandtheCityof Radford. Demonstratedabilityandstrongcommitmenttobetterthemselvesbycontinuingtheireducation Academicachievement Documentedfinancialneedwillbeconsideredbutwillnotbeakeydeterminingfactor. Additional Information: Notrenewable TypicalScholarship Award:$1,000 5 17. DianaLoveLegacyInstrumental MusicScholarship Fund Eligibility: • Applicants fromBlacksburg HighSchoolBandpursuingacareerininstrumental musiconly Evaluation Criteria: • Documented financialneed • Demonstrated dedication tohighschoolsymphonic andmarchingbandsandmusicianship TypicalScholarship Award:$1,000 18. AllenMandelstamm Scholarship Fund Eligibility: • HighschoolgraduatesorstudentswithaGED • Applicants fromthecountiesofFloyd,Giles,Montgomery, andPulaski,andtheCityofRadford • Applicants pursuingapost‐secondary degreeatacollege/university orpost‐highschoolcollege prepinstitution Evaluation Criteria: • Documented financialneed • Minimum gradepointaverageofa2.5on4.0scale Additional Information: • Thepurposeofthisfundistosupportdisadvantaged peopleregardlessofrace,religion,or sexualorientation Additional Information: • Thisscholarship isrenewable TypicalScholarship Award:$1,000 19. MarieMandelstamm Scholarship Fund Eligibility: • Applicants fromBlacksburg, Christiansburg, EasternMontgomery, andRadfordHigh Schoolsonly • Applicants pursuingpost‐secondary degreeinthesciencestoincludemath,engineering, biology,andcomputers Evaluation Criteria: • Documented financialneed • Minimum gradepointaverageof3.0on4.0scale,especially inthesciences Additional Information: • Thepurposeofthisfundistosupportdisadvantaged peopleregardlessofrace,religion,or sexualorientation • Thisscholarship isrenewable TypicalScholarship Award:$1,000‐$2,000 6 20.A.PhillipMeadowsLeadershipFund Eligibility: • Applicants pursuingapost‐secondary degreeatVirginiaTechonly • Applicants fromthecountiesofFloyd,Giles,Montgomery, andPulaski,andtheCityof RadfordandHinton,WV Evaluation Criteria: • Documented financialneed • Strongacademicachievement • Demonstrated leadership qualitiesandstrongpotentialforcontinuedgrowthanddevelopment • Activeinvolvement andparticipation inschool,church,and/orcommunity service Additional Information: • Thisscholarship isrenewable TypicalScholarship Award:$500 21. MuffoFamilyScholarship Fund Eligibility: • Applicants fromthecountiesofFloyd,Giles,Montgomery, Pulaski,andtheCityofRadford • Applicants pursuinganeducationatany2or4yearcollegeofuniversity,tradeortechnical school Evaluation Criteria: • Documented financialneed Additional Information: • Thisscholarship isrenewableforthedurationoftherecipientsundergraduate career TypicalScholarship Award:$500 22. MaryAnnKingPetersMemorialScholarship Fund Eligibility: Applicants fromFloydCountyHighSchoolonlywhoaremembersofthegirlsbasketball team Evaluation Criteria Demonstrated integrityofcharacter,initiative,leadership, andgoodsportsmanship Documented financialneed Demonstrated anabilitytobetterherselfandacommitment todosobycontinuing hereducation Demonstrated academicachievement sufficienttoenablehertogainadmission intoanytradeor technicalschool,college,oruniversity TypicalScholarship Award:$1,000 7 23. PlummerFamilyScholarship Eligibility: • ApplicantsmustbefromGrayson CountyHighSchoolorGalaxHighSchoolonly • Applicants pursuingapost‐secondary degreeatacollege,technicalschool,artschool, community college,oranyuniversity locatedinVirginia,NorthCarolina,orTennessee Evaluation Criteria: • Documented financialneed Minimum gradepointaverageof3.0on4.0pointscale Goodmoralcharacter • Participation inextracurricular activities • Note:Applicants mustsubmitanadditionalessayon“Whatpositivecontribution doyouplanto maketohumanity?” Additional Information: •Recipientmayreceivescholarship fromthisfundforasecondandathirdyearifhe/shemaintains agradepointaverageof3.0on4.0scale,andismatriculated atanytradeortechnicalschool, college(2or4year),oranyuniversity inVirginia,NorthCarolina,orTennessee TypicalScholarship Award:$2,000 24. AdrienneMarieRhudyMemorialScholarship Fund Eligibility: • Applicants fromthecountiesofFloyd,Giles,Montgomery, Pulaski,andGraysonandtheCityof Radford • Applicants pursuingapost‐secondary degreeata2‐or4‐yearcollegeoruniversity Evaluation Criteria: • Demonstrated abilitytoovercomeadversity • Minimum gradepointaverageof2.5on4.0scale • Note:Applicants mustsubmitanadditionalessaydemonstrating his/herabilitytoovercome adversityandtobestrengthened thereby.Pleasetitleandmentionthenameofthis scholarship inyouressay. Additional Information: • Thisscholarship isrenewable TypicalScholarship Award:$1,500 25. EvelynRoutroughMemorialScholarshipFund Eligibility: ApplicantsmustbefromFloydCountyHighSchoolonly Applicants pursuingpost‐secondary degreeintheteachereducation ornursing Evaluation Criteria: Documented financialneed Strengthofcharacter Minimum gradepointaverageof2.5on4pointscale Additional Information: •Recipientmayreceivescholarships fromthisfundforasecondyearifapplicantmaintainspassing gradesandismatriculated atanytradeortechnicalschool,college(2or4year),oranyuniversity TypicalScholarship Award:$2,000 8 26. DennisStaufferMemorialScholarshipFund Eligibility: • Applicants fromBlacksburg HighSchoolstudentswhoparticipated inthehighschool marching band,flagcorpsorsymphonic bandonly Evaluation Criteria: • GPAof3.0ona4.0scale • Intendingtomajorinasubjectotherthanmusic • Documented financialneedisconsidered butisnotessentialforselection • Note:Thisscholarship hasadditional application requirements: o Recommendations lettersmustbewrittenbythebanddirectorandateacher o Thisscholarship hasanadditionalessayrequirement. Studentsmustanswerthefollowing questionin500wordsorless:“Whatareyourfutureaspirations andhowhasyour participation inbandhelpedyoutoprepareforthese?” TypicalScholarship Award:$500 27. EricSutphinMemorialScholarshipFund Eligibility: Applicants musthaveparentorlegalguardianwhoisalawenforcement officerservingin NewRiverValleywithpreference giventothechildrenoflawenforcementofficersin Montgomery County. Applicants pursuingpost‐secondary educationatanycollege(2or4year)university,orany accredited vocationalortechnicalprogram. Evaluation Criteria: Documented financialneed Minimum gradepointaverageof2.5on4.0scaleorequivalentacademicachievement. TypicalScholarship Award:$500 28. W.F.TeelScholarshipFund Eligibility: • Applicants fromAuburnHighSchoolonly • Applicants pursuingpost‐secondary educationatanycollege(2or4year),anyuniversity,or tradeortechnicalprogram • Preference shallbegiventoapplicantsattendingcommunity college,VirginiaTechorRadford University, and/orstudentspursuingadegreeinbusinessoragriculture Evaluation Criteria: • Documented financialneed • Strongacademicachievement • Evidenceofhighmoralstandards • Note:Thisscholarships requiresanadditionalessayofnomorethan500wordsaddressing one ofthefollowingtopics: o Discusstheadvantages ofsmallergovernment o Discusstheadvantages offorcedunionstatesascomparedtorighttoworkstates TypicalScholarship Award:$2,000 9 29. LarryTurmanMemorialScholarshipFund Eligibility: Applicants fromFloydCountyHighSchoolonly Evaluation Criteria: Demonstrated abilityandstrongcommitment tobetteroneselfbycontinuing one’s education Academic achievement isrequiredbutWILLNOTbeakeydetermining factor • Financialneed‐demonstrating thatascholarship mightbeapositivedetermining factorin whetherornotrecipientpursuesapost‐secondary education Additional Information: •Recipientmayreceivescholarship fromthisfundforasecondyearifapplicantmaintainspassing gradesandismatriculated atanytradeortechnicalschool,college(2or4year),orany university TypicalScholarship Award:$500 30. WoodrowandElmaTurmanScholarshipFund Eligibility: Applicants fromFloydCountyHighSchoolonly Applicants pursuingpost‐secondary educationatanytradeortechnicalschool,college (2or4year),oranyuniversity Evaluation Criteria: Demonstrated abilityandstrongcommitment tobetteroneselfbycontinuing one’seducation Academic achievement isrequiredbutWILLNOTbeakeydetermining factor Financialneed‐demonstrating thatascholarship mightbeapositivedetermining factorin whetherornotrecipientpursuesapost‐secondary education Additional Information: •Recipientmayreceivescholarship fromthisfundforasecondyearifapplicantmaintainspassing gradesandismatriculated atanytradeortechnicalschool,college(2or4year),oranyuniversity TypicalScholarship Award:$500 31. VirginiaTechFacultyWomen’sClubScholarship Fund Eligibility: • Applicants whoarerisingjuniororseniorwomenatVirginiaTechonly TransferstudentsareeligiblebutmustbeenrolledatVirginiaTechforaminimum of3semesters beforeapplying Evaluation Criteria: Minimum QCAof3.0ona4.0scale Financialneedisconsidered butneednotbeadetermining factor Excellence inscholarship, curricularandextracurricular activities TypicalScholarship Award:$2,000 10 32. JuneLiangWangScholarship Fund Eligibility: • Applicants fromBlacksburg HighSchoolonly • Applicants pursuingpost‐secondary educationatanycollege(2or4year),oruniversity Evaluation Criteria: • Studentmustberankedinthetop20%ofhis/herclass • Strongextracurricular activities,volunteerexperience andevidenceofleadership • Note:Applicants mustsubmitanadditionalessayofnomorethan500wordsononeofthe followingtopics:. o Writealettertoyourrolemodelorsomeoneyouadmire.Describeyourfutureplans andhowheorsheinfluenced yourchoicesoroptions. o Ifyouhadanextra10hoursineachday,whatwouldyoudowiththeextratimeand why? TypicalScholarship Award:$1,000 33. WingsFund Eligibility: Applicants fromthecountiesofFloyd,Giles,Montgomery, andPulaski,andtheCityofRadford • Applicants pursuingeducationatacollege(2or4year),university, orpost‐secondary vocationalschool • Olderandnontraditional studentsareencouraged toapply Evaluation Criteria: • Documented financialneed Additional Information: • Thisscholarship isrenewable TypicalScholarship Award:$1,000 34. WinningChoicesBonnieKittsMemorialScholarshipFund Eligibility: • ApplicantswhoaregraduatingseniorsfromhighschoolsinMontgomeryCountyonly Evaluation Criteria: • Studentsmustbeingoodacademicstandingatthetimeofapplication • StudentsmustsubmitanessaytotheannualWinningChoicesessaycontestathis/her respectiveschool Additional Information: • Thisscholarshiprequiresthestudenttouploadhis/herWinningChoicesessayinaddition totherequiredstudentessay. TypicalScholarship Award:$500 11 SCHOLARSHIPFUNDELIGIBILITYBYSCHOOL–Tablep.13 Key: AHS=AuburnHigh SchoolBHS=BlacksburgHighSchool CHS=Christiansburg HighSchool EMHS= Eastern Montgomery HighSchool FCHS= FloydCounty HighSchool Giles/Narrows= GilesHighSchoolorNarrows HighSchool PCHS= Pulaski County HighSchool RHS=Radford HighSchool Galax/Grayson= GalaxHighSchoolorGrayson HighSchool VTEnrollment Required= Virginia Tech 12 Scholarship Fund Renewable? Y/N Auxiliary/CNRVMC Yes Bishop No Blacksburg Rescue Squad Board Additional Essay Required A H S B H S C H S E M H S F C H S • • • • • • Yes, 2yrs Domermuth No Eaton No Epperly Yes • • Bill Ford No Marcus Ford No Gwazdauskas No Hall Yes • • • • • • • • Galax/ Grayson VT Enrollment Required? • • • • • • Terry Helms Holtzman No Jones Yes Kiser Orthodontics No Love Legacy No Mandelstamm, Allen Yes Mandelstamm, Marie Yes Meadows Yes Muffo Yes Peters No Rutrough R H S • No Rhudy P C H S No CHS Business Scholarship Plummer Giles/ Narrows Yes, 3yrs Yes • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Yes, 2yrs Stauffer No Sutphin No • • • • 1 Renewable? Y/N Additional Essay Required A H S Teel No • • Turman, L. No Turman, W & E No VTFWC Yes Wang No Wings Yes Winning Choices No Scholarship Fund B H S C H S E M H S F C H S Giles/ Narrows P C H S R H S Galax/ Grayson VT Enrollment Required? • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2
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