Find & Apply for Scholarships

The Virginia Western Educational Foundation, Inc. offers scholarships to VWCC students. These scholarships are made possible through the generosity of community citizens, companies, and organizations. Annual awards are disbursed for over 50 separate programs.

For additional information, please contact the Educational Foundation at 857-7312 or www.virginiawestern.edu/foundation/scholarship.

Private Scholarship Programs: Numerous scholarships are available each year from private sponsors. Applications can be found in the Financial Aid Office or via the internet.

• Abbott & Fenner Business Consultants: www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.htm
• Actuarial Scholarships for Minority Students: http://www.beanactuary.org
• AES Engineers: www.aesengineers.com/scholarships.htm
• American Association of University Women: www.members.cox.net/aauwva/raauw.htm
• Ayn Rand Essay Scholarships: http://www.aynrand.org
• "ASIST" Scholarship Program: www.executivewomen.org
• B. Davis Scholarship: http://www.studentawardsearch.com/scholarships.htm
• BigSun Scholarship: http://www.bigsunathletics.com
• Black Alliance for Educational Options Scholarships: http://www.baeo.org
• The Blinded Veterans Association (BVA) Kathern F. Gruber Scholarship Program: www.bva.org AACC Contact: Norma Kend
• Blue Ridge Chapter of American Business Women's Association: Forms available in the Financial Aid Office
• Burger King Scholarship Program: http://www.bk.com/scholars
• Brand Essay Competion: www.instituteforbrandleadership.org
• Coca-Cola Two Year College Scholarship: www.coca-colascholars.org or (1-800-498-6478) Nominator for VWCC is Jennifer Kurtz : jkurtz@virginiawestern.edu
• College Board Scholarship Search: http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp
• College Net's Scholarship Database: http://www.collegenet.com/mach25/app
• Charles Perkins & Fritz Kehn Scholarships: (Must be Tech Federal Credit Union Member)-Email address: jsargent@techfcu.org
• Easley National Scholarship Program: http://www.naas.org/senior.html
• Education-Portal: http://education-portal.com/pages/Computer Science Academic Scholarship.html
• The Erma Byrd Scholarship Program: http://www.ed.gov/programs/ermabyrd/index.html
• www.fastweb.com
• Federal Scholarships & Aid Gateways from Black Excel: http://www.blackexcel.org
• Festival in the Park: www.roanokefestival.org
• Foundation for Roanoke Valley: www.foundationforroanokevalley.org
• The Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund: www.fascholarship.com AACC Contact: Norma Kent
• Gates Millennlum Scholarships: www.gmsp.org
• GE and LuLac Scholarship Funds: http://www.lulac.org/education.html
• Glenn Fox VMATYC Mathematics and Computer Science: www.virginia.matyc.org
• Health Focus of Southwest Virginia-Email address: channah@healthfocusswva.org or (540-774-4022)
• Hispanic Scholarship: www.scholarshipsforhispanics.org
• Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships: http://holocaust.hklaw.com/
• Hope Scholarships & Lifetime Credits: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/PPI/HOPE/index.html
• Jeannete Ranklin Foundation Grant-Email address: in@rankinfoundation.org
• Kitas and Lutsko Family Foundation (for students enrolled in Computer Science, Information Systems Tecnology and Engineering or a health care related field of study): Application available in the Financial Aid Office
• Mary Marshall Nursing Scholarship Program: www.vdh.state.va.us (on line only) (804-864-7433)
• 2008 Member One Scholarship (Must be a member of Member One Credit Union www.memberonefcu.com
• Mildred A. Mason Memorial Scholarship Foundation: Forms available in the Financial Aid Office
• National Associate of Women in Construction: www.nawicblueridgeva.org (540-772-4259
• National Assoc. of Black Journalists Scholarships: http://www.nabj.org
• National Capital Area Garden Clubs, Inc. - Email address: scholarship@ncagardenclubs.org
• National Federation of the Blind Scholarships: www.nfb.org/scholarships
• Norman F. Jacobs, Jr., Scholarship: Forms available in the Financial Aid Office
• Pat Tillman Foundation Military Scholarships: http://www.pattillmanfoundation.org
• Presidential Freedom Scholarship: http://www.learnandserve.gov/about/programs/pfs.asp
• Roanoke Bar Association: www.roanokebar.com
• Roanoke Valley Academy of Medicine Alliance Foundation: (540-400-6315)
• Saul T. Wilson Scholarships (Veterinary): http://agnr.umd.edu
• Scholarship Link for Minority Groups: http://tuskegeeairmen.org/Scholarships.html
• Science Net Scholarship Listing: http://www.cse.emory.edu/sciencenet/undergrad/
• Smith Mountain Lake Chapter of American Association of University Women - Email address: kschmeding@embarqmail.com
• Student Inventors Scholarshps: http://www.invent.org
• Student Video Scholarships: www.christophers.org
• Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund: http://thurgoodmarshallfund.org
• USA Funds Scholarships: Deadline Feb. 15, 2010 https://www.usafunds.org/planning/access_to_education_scholarship/index.html
• Virginia Business and Professional Women's Foundation:www.bpwva.org/scholarships.shtml
• Virginia Child Care Provider Scholarship:www.dss.state.va.us/facility/scholarship.html
• Virginia Credit Union Scholarship(Dorothy J Hall Scholarship): www.vacu.org
• Virginia Latino Higher Education Network (VALHEN) for students of Latino/Hispanic heritage: www.valhen.org/scholarship
• Virginia T. Mays scholarship: www.nawicroanokevalley.org
• Virginia Space Grant: www.vsgc.odu.ed
• Virginia Urban Forest Council Student Scholarship Program: http://www.cnr.vt.edu/urbanforestry/scholarship/indexTreesVA.html
• VSCPA Educational Foundation (accounting): www.VSCPAFoundation.com
• Xerox Scholarships for Students: http://www.scholarships.com/Xerox-Technical-Minority-Scholarship.aspx
• www.SchoolSoup.com
• www.wiredscholar.com