Scholarships for students Virginia. Some scholarships specifically open to Virginia students, and others give preference to students in Virginia.

Generation Hope Scholars Program
Sponsor: Generation Hope
Amount: Up to $2,400
Closing Date: May 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to young parents (be a teen parent – any gender, defined as pregnant/expecting by 19) and 25 or younger at the time of application. Applicant must be from the Washington, DC area OR Dallas-Forth Worth area (within 50 miles). Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, legal resident or have DACA status.

Lyman Fisher Scholarship
Sponsor: Virginia Hemophilia Foundation
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: May 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to individuals living with an inherited bleeding disorder, their sibling or their parents who live in the territorial jurisdiction of VHF, which includes the State of Virginia, with the exception of the following: The cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Herndon, Manassas, and Vienna and the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudon, Prince William and Stafford.

Hampton Roads Pride Scholarship
Sponsor: Hampton Roads Pride
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and community college, undergraduate, graduate, and trade school students who identify as LGBTQ or an ally of the LGBTQ community. Applicant must reside in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

JSSA Undergraduate Scholarships
Sponsor: Jewish Social Service Agency (JSSA)
Amount: Up to $6,000
Closing Date: May 17, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students who are Jewish and are residents of the metropolitan Washington, DC area.

NEWH | Washington DC Metropolitan Chapter Scholarship
Sponsor: NEWH – The Hospitality Industry Network | Washington DC Metropolitan Chapter
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to currently enrolled college students attending an accredited college in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia or Washington, DC. Applicant must have a career objective in of the areas of the Hospitality Industry (i.e. Hotel/Restaurant Management, Culinary/Foodservice, Architecture, Interior Design, etc.)