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

Fourth Circuit Essay Contest
Sponsor: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Contest is open to current students in grades 6 through 12 from Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “Has the decision in Brown, viewed through the lens of 2024, achieved its purpose of ensuring equal opportunity in public education?”

NEWH | Washington DC Metropolitan Chapter Scholarship
Sponsor: NEWH – The Hospitality Industry Network | Washington DC Metropolitan Chapter
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
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.)

West Virginia Center for Nursing Scholarships
Sponsor: West Virginia Center for Nursing
Amount: Up to $15,000
Closing Date: June 1, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students seeking RN or LPN status as well as students pursuing ADN and BSN degrees. Recipient will be required to practice nursing in West Virginia for one or two years following program completion (see website for details.

EESI Future Climate Leaders Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) | UNCF
Amount: $4,000
Closing Date: June 13, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to sophomores and juniors enrolled full-time at an HBCU in the Mid-Atlantic or Southern Region (Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, or West Virginia). Preference will be granted to students who are pursuing a degree in a relevant field of study (i.e. a declared major in biology, chemistry, ecology, engineering, environmental science or policy, history, physics, political science, and sociology).

Chaffin Luhana Anti-Distracted Driving Scholarship
Sponsor: Chaffin Luhana LLP
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently attending an accredited high school, college or university who reside in the state of Connecticut or the Greater New York area, or Greater Pittsburgh area* including Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio, and Northern West Virginia. Applicant must be under the age of 25 at time of scholarship deadline. Applicant must submit an essay on one of three prompts related to distracted driving.