Scholarships
Additional Financial Aid Scholarship Opportunities
- The Jerry Shingleton ScholarshipÌýbenefits graduating seniors from aÌýhigh school in Hampshire or Hardy CountiesÌýwho are specifically interested in advanced training/education in the automotive field. The estimated scholarship amount is $500. This scholarship may be renewable.
- The Bill and Stella Halterman Crane Vo-tech and Trades Scholarship benefits graduating seniors fromÌýMoorefield High SchoolÌýwho have demonstrated a passion for the trades and plan to pursue a career in one of the following areas:ÌýÌýautomotive mechanic/technician, medical technician, electrical/electronics technician, HVAC technician, robotics technician, masonry, welding, or woodworking. The estimated scholarship amount is $1,500. This scholarship may be renewable.
- The East Hardy County Vo-Tech Training Scholarship benefits residents ofÌýEast Hardy CountyÌýwho completed a high school education through an East Hardy high school or General Education Development (GED) and will attend a vocational, technical or trade school on a full-time basis with the intent to graduate with a degree or certification.
The empowers families to make school choices that are right for their educational needs. The program offers qualifying West Virginia’s K-12 students an opportunity to build an individual learning experience that works best for their child. The scholarship allows K-12 students to receive financial assistance that can be used for tuition, homeschool curriculum, and other qualifying expenses.
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The Tucker Community Foundation supports students in ÑÇÖÞÂ鶹¾«Æ·ÔÚÏß's service district residing in Tucker, Grant, and Mineral counties through a variety of scholarships. The scholarship cycle for the foundation begins early in each new year, with awards selected in the spring.
AÌýscholarship program administered by the West Virginia Department of Education is offered annually to WV high school equivalency diploma graduates. You mayÌýÌýif you
- are a high school equivalency graduate
- are a resident of West Virginia
- show financial need based upon FAFSA application
- have been accepted or are enrolled full-time (12 or more hours) in school
- Deadline: April
- See theÌýÌýfor additional information
For questions about the scholarship and application, or more for information, call: 1-800-642-2670; or (304) 558-0280 or visit .
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A merit-based scholarship for qualifying West Virginia high school graduates.
A scholarship available to qualified students interested in pursuing an education in engineering, science or technology.
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This $2000 scholarship is available to students who are transferring to Franklin.
Ìýhas a very good reputation—its president is Gaston Caperton, a former West Virginia governor. The site provides a variety of tools to analyze college costs and financial aid needs, as well as a comprehensive scholarship search engine.
is a reputable website with many scholarships available to sudents in West Virginia, this organization bills itself as "West Virginia's leading souce for finding scholarship money."
provides many useful tools that you may find helpful in making applications for scholarships, including a webpage that offers what it calls . You may find their reviews useful, but you should also realize that they are reviewing their own competitors, some of which are listed below:
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Scholarship Tools on the Web
ÑÇÖÞÂ鶹¾«Æ·ÔÚÏß provides these website links as a convenience for students, and —Ìýwith the exception of the links listed directlyÌýunderÌý—Ìýin doing soÌýdoes not suggest or imply any endorsement or recommendation regarding their services.ÌýMost of these services require you to fill out online forms with personal information — some more than others. (And when interacting on the Web,Ìýyou shouldÌý always be careful about what kinds of information you provide online, because online identity theft is a very real and dangerous occurrence.)
Also, unless youÌýcheck or uncheck the appropriate box before you submit an online form, they may send you their own newsletters and solicitations, and/or distribute your email address to their advertisers.
A good strategy is to open up a free email account with one of the large email services (,Ìý,Ìý, etc.) so you can dedicate an email address only to your scholarship searches. That way you will not clutter up your regular account with emails from advertisers.
The websites below provide tips and techniques forÌýwriting the scholarship applications essay:
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