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
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Board
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Yes, 2yrs
Domermuth
No
Eaton
No
Epperly
Yes
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Bill Ford
No
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Marcus Ford
No
Gwazdauskas
No
Hall
Yes
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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
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Rhudy
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Stauffer
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Sutphin
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Teel
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Turman, L.
No
Turman, W & E
No
VTFWC
Yes
Wang
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Wings
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Winning Choices
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