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

George E. Allen Academic Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Allen, Allen, Allen & Allen
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: March 1, 2021
Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors from Virginia who have overcome adversity and show significant academic promise.

Junior Duck Stamp Contest
Sponsor: United States Fish & Wildlife Service
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: March 1, 2021
Description: Contest is open to students in grades K-12 who attend public, private, or home schools in the United States and the U.S. territories. Contestant must draw, paint, or sketch a picture of an eligible North American waterfowl species. Deadline only for Maine, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Virginia. Deadlines have already passed for California, Maryland, and Massachusetts, but all other states have a later deadline – see website for details.

PAF’s Scholarships for Survivors
Sponsor: Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF)
Amount: $3,000 annually up to four consecutive years, as long as applicant meet the guidelines of the program
Closing Date: March 1, 2021
Description: Scholarship is open to students undergraduate and graduate students (under the age of 25 for undergraduate students and under the age of 35 for graduate students) who have been diagnosed with or treated for cancer, a chronic, or life threatening debilitating disease within the past five years. In addition to the national undergraduate program, there is a scholarships specifically for undergraduate student from Virginia.

SAWF Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Southern Automotive Women’s Forum
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: March 12, 2021
Description: Scholarship is open to female high school seniors or graduate who are enrolled or will be enrolled in a STEM or automotive program at a college or university in the any of the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Texas, or West Virginia.

Dominion Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Dominion
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: March 17, 2021
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who are children or grandchildren of a retired or current, permanent, full-time Dominion employee.

GWSCPA Scholarship Awards Program
Sponsor: The Greater Washington Society of CPAs
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: April 2, 2021
Description: Scholarships are open to undergraduate and graduate students who are attending a college or university located within 25 miles of the White House. Applicant must be studying accounting and planning to sit for a CPA exam.

RAMEF Scholarships
Sponsor: Restaurant Association of Maryland & Restaurant Association of Maryland Education Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: April 23, 2021
Description: Scholarships are open to high school seniors and current college students who are/will be pursuing hospitality related coursework. Applicant must be a resident of Maryland, Washington, DC, Virginia, or Delaware.

Crystal Green Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Blood Assurance
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: April 30, 2021
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors who attend a high school in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee or Virginia. Students do not need to be blood donors, but donors will be given special consideration. Applicant must write a detailed marketing plan for a new blood drive promotion.

Polish American Arts Association Scholarship
Sponsor: Polish American Arts Association of Washington DC
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: April 30, 2021
Description: Scholarship is open to American Citizens who are of Polish or Polish-American descent and who are residents of Washington DC, Maryland, or Virginia, or a student at an institution in one of these jurisdictions. Applicant must be a full-time college student, currently enrolled at an accredited college/university in the United States, with confirmed future attendance at an institution in the Summer/Fall of 2021.