CFG ScholarBank

Two scholarships of $1,000 are available to Goochland students. Applicants must have been accepted by a four year college, and demonstrate need for financial aid. More information is available in the GHS Guidance Office.

Recipients of this Scholarship will have $1,250 paid annually on their behalf to a 4‐year, accredited institution, for a total scholarship of $5,000 in a 4‐year period. Applicants must be high school seniors with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.  Applicants must plan on attending an accredited, 4‐year educational institution as a full‐time student in the fall semester immediately following graduation.  Scholarship winners will be selected by the Scholarship Committee of the Kiwanis Club of West Richmond based on financial need, academic achievement, and leadership and community service.  Guidance counselors will be asked to provide recommendations for students.

See your school guidance office for details or follow the link.

Applicants must be from one of the following schools:  Benedictine, Collegiate, Deep Run, Douglas Freeman, Grove Avenue Christian, Hermitage, J. R. Tucker, Mills Godwin, Northstar Academy, Randolph Community, Richmond Community, St. Catherine’s, St. Christopher’s, St.Gertrude, Steward, Thomas Jefferson.

The Richmond Chapter of the Virginia Tech Alumni Association is offering five $2,000 scholarships to high school seniors from the Richmond area enrolling at Virginia Tech in the fall of 2010. Selections will be based on academic achievement, essay responses, extracurricular involvement, community service, and financial need.  Applicants must have accepted an official offer of admission to Virginia Tech and must reside within the geographic boundaries of the Richmond chapter of the Virginia Tech Alumni Association.  Applicants are highly suggested (but not required) to have a GPA of at least 3.5, a combined SAT score of at least 1200 or an ACT score of 28, and a SAR (Student Aid Report) which includes the EFC (Expected Family Contribution) based on a completed federal FAFSA form.

Applications will be accepted from: the children (natural and adopted) and dependent stepchildren, under the age of 23 years (seniors in high school or above), or spouses of personnel living in the tri-cities area of Virginia (Petersburg, Colonial Heights, Hopewell) are eligible to apply for a scholarship. All applicants must be in their senior year of high school (or higher) and plan to attend, or continue their education, in an accredited American college, university, or vocational technical institution on a full time basis. All must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale. The school must be a degree (or certificate) granting institution.

The Roper Memorial Scholarship program was made possible by the generous bequest of Ms. Caroline T. Roper to the Southside Virginia Chapter, MOAA. The bequest of Ms. Roper, on behalf of her family, was to honor the sacrifice, courage, and dedication demonstrated by the members of the U.S. Armed Forces in defense of our nation. The Chapter Board established “a permanent Roper Memorial Scholarship” beginning in the 1997 school year. The Scholarship is intended for students with an Armed Forces relationship to perpetuate the memory of Ms. Roper and her family. Those applicants deemed eligible for the award are to be “dependents of active duty and retired military personnel, children and grandchildren of regular and auxiliary members of the Southside Virginia Chapter, MOAA generally residing in the Ft. Lee Va. Geographic Area”.

Students applying for this scholarship must meet the following criteria: an individual who is planning to enter a non-degree technical program to become a health care worker and has been admitted into an approved program in Virginia; or, a health care worker desiring further education in their field, who has completed a technical health and medical services program, and has been admitted into an approved program in Virginia; or, a professional health care worker pursuing a planned program of instruction for the purpose of teaching in a program in Virginia; or, a technical health and medical services educator of Virginia who has been accepted into a planned program of study leading to a higher degree in their profession. Contact the financial aid office of the institution for an application.

The Women in Science and Technology Scholarship is intended to provide financial assistance to girls and women who are striving to enter or achieve higher-level positions in scientific and technical fields. Applicants will also be residents of Virginia, 18 years of age or older, majoring in one of the following fields: actuarial science, biology, bio-engineering, chemistry, computer science, dentistry, engineering, mathematics, medicine, physics or similar scientific and technical fields, who demonstrate a financial need. See link below for additional requirements.

This scholarship is offered by the Virginia Chapter of NEWH, Inc., the Hospitality Industry Network. Applicants must meet the following qualifications: attending an accredited institution of higher learning; must have completed one half of the requirements for a degree or certification in the program in which you are currently enrolled; must show financial need; must have a 3.0 GPA or better; must have a career objective in one of the areas of the Hospitality Industry (i.e. Hotel/Restaurant Management, Culinary/Foodservice, Architecture, Interior Design, etc.)

Established by the Home Builders Association of Richmond, a residential construction trade association, this scholarship honors the memory of John H. Wilton, Jr. Mr. Wilton was an outstanding member, officer, and friend. He died tragically in a racing accident in 1993. Applicants must be full-time students with a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA. They must demonstrate a willingness to participate in HBAR community service projects.
Preference is given to students enrolled or planning to enroll in industry related courses.

This scholarship is awarded to a mature adult who is currently in school or who has been accepted for the first time to complete or improve education in any field. The applicant must also be a resident of Virginia and citizen of the U.S., have plans for improving competencies in present areas of employment or developing skills for gainful employment in a chosen field, have plans to attend a Virginia school offering an accredited course in that chosen field, and be in need of financial assistance.