The scholarship deadline is Friday, January 13, 2023.
Helen F. Dickson Scholarship Fund
Typical Grant $2,000
Fund provides higher education scholarship support.
- Be a graduating high school senior from Alleghany High School or Covington High School.
- Enroll full-time in a two- or four-year college or university.
- Demonstrate academic achievement (standing in the top 25% of the student’s class).
- Demonstrate good citizenship.
- Participate in student activities.
- Demonstrate financial need.
- ESSAY TOPIC: How have you demonstrated good citizenship and how have you given your time to make your high school a better place? (Maximum of 2 pages)
Joseph Waskey Gilbert Memorial Fund
Typical Grant $850
Fund will provide higher education financial assistance to deserving students who demonstrate an enthusiasm for life and broad participation in a variety of activities in church, school, and community.
- Be a graduating senior who will be attending some form of higher education as a full-time student.
- Be an active member and participant of Falling Springs Presbyterian Church (“FSPC”) for at least one year prior to graduation as certified by the minister on the application.
- Be an active member of the FSPC Youth Fellowship for one year prior to graduation with a 50% attendance record as certified by the adult youth leader on the application.
- Be an active member of his/her FSPC Sunday school class for one year prior to graduation with a 50% attendance record as certified by the Sunday school teacher on the application.
- Certify via his/her signature on the application that all of the above requirements have been fulfilled.
- NOTE: Applications must be obtained from Falling Springs Presbyterian Church. The FRV scholarship application will not be accepted for this scholarship.
Gilbert-Thompson Memorial Award Fund
Typical Grant $500
Fund provides educational assistance to a deserving student.
- Be a graduating senior from Alleghany County High School.
- Enroll in an accredited two- or four-year institution of higher education.
- Be active in his/her church, school, and community.
- Demonstrate a zest for life and be a friend to all.
- While not a requirement, preference will be given to students who have obtained the rank of Eagle Scout or Gold Award.
- Immediate family members of the Fund Advisory Committee will not be eligible.
Margaret Jones Irvin Scholarship Fund
Typical Grant $1,000
Fund provides higher education scholarship assistance to students pursuing an undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral degree.
- Be a Virginia resident.
- Enroll full-time in an accredited two- or four-year college or university.
Carol Lee McGuire-Bishop Scholarship Fund
Typical Grant $1,000
Fund provides college scholarships to graduating seniors at Alleghany High School who are pursuing a degree at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
- Be a graduating senior at Alleghany High School.
- Enroll at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
- Demonstrate scholastic achievement.
- Demonstrate leadership and community involvement.
Walter M. Otey, III Scholarship Fund
Typical Grant $2,000
Fund provides scholarships to talented and needy young men and women to obtain a college education. The Fund perpetuates Mr. Otey’s interest in Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Roanoke College’s Programs and Virginia Western Community College’s Nursing Program.
• Be a Virginia Resident.
• Be a graduating high school senior.
• Have a minimum high school GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.
• Enroll on a full-time basis at one of the following accredited colleges/universities: Roanoke College, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech), or the Nursing Program at Virginia Western Community College.
• Demonstrate financial need.
• ESSAY TOPIC: (CHOOSE ONE) What are your reasons for seeking a college education and why are scholarship funds important? Why is it important for young people to volunteer their time helping others in the community? What are the two most serious challenges facing young people today and how would you address these challenges? (Maximum of three typed pages.)
Phillip Charles “Flip” Reid Scholarship Fund
Typical Grant $500
Fund provides higher education scholarship assistance to graduating seniors at Alleghany High School
- Be a graduating senior from Alleghany High School.
- Attend a four-year college or university.
- Have participated in little league baseball and have been on the Alleghany High School baseball team.
Frances Parker Rupert Memorial Fund for Music and the Performing Arts
Typical Grant $2,500
Fund provides college scholarships to gifted students. Applicants will be considered based on their potential to develop an existing talent in music and/or the performing arts and their desire to enhance that ability. Evidence of usage of the applicant’s music and/or performing arts abilities and financial need will also be considered.
- Be a graduating senior from a high school in Alleghany County, Bath County, Covington, or Clifton Forge.
- Enroll full-time in an accredited two- or four-year college or university.
- Pursue a degree in music or the performing arts.
- ESSAY TOPIC: Explain how the grant will help you achieve your goals in music and/or the performing arts. (Maximum two double-spaced pages.)
Eddie Simpson Scholarship Fund
Typical Grant $1,500
Fund provides higher education scholarship assistance to very deserving young men and women pursuing an undergraduate degree.
- Be a graduating senior from a high school in the Foundation’s service area.
- Enroll full-time in a two- or four-year college or university.
- Demonstrate the ability to successfully complete a college-level curriculum.
- Demonstrate financial need.
Kenneth D. Twitchell Memorial Scholarship Fund
Typical Grant $2,500
Fund provides educational scholarships and charitable financial aid.
- Be a child of an employee of Branch Builds, Inc.
- The parent of the applicant must have worked full-time for the company for at least one year as of the date of the application for a scholarship.
- Demonstrate financial need.
NOTE: Family members of Kenneth Twitchell or of the company founders or executives are not eligible.
Dianne E. H. Wilcox Scholarship Fund
Typical Grant $1,000
Fund provides higher education scholarship assistance to students pursuing an undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral degree.
- Be a Virginia resident.
- Enroll full-time in an accredited two- or four-year college or university.
Dillon Family Scholarship Fund
Typical Grant $TBA
This Fund will provide higher education scholarship assistance to deserving students.
- Be a graduating senior from a public high school in the cities of Covington, Roanoke and Salem, or the counties of Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, Franklin and Roanoke.
- Preference will be given to those graduating seniors from Covington and Alleghany.
- Enroll part-time or full-time in an accredited two- or four-year college or university, career, technical/trade school.
- Demonstrate academic/merit-based potential and capability of completing college-level studies as evidenced by, but not limited to:
- Recommendations from at least one high school teacher and one community member/employer who will share insight into the student’s hidden potential by providing information about the student’s: application of learning, accountability, problem-solving, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration as needed in desired educational or career path.
- Student typed essay see below for details.
- Demonstrate financial need (as evidenced by the Student Aid Report, demographic information provided by the school counselor (if available), and other pertinent information provided in the application.
- ESSAY TOPIC: (CHOOSE ONE)
I was extremely proud of myself when…
My favorite learning environment is _______ and here’s why…
My superpower is…..
You have been asked to speak on career day at your high school twenty years from now. What will you say?
The scholarship deadline is Friday, January 13, 2023.
NOTE: The scholarship application will open the first week of November – please check back then.