CFOV Announces 2022 Scholarship Awardees

$445,345 in Scholarships Awarded to Support Ohio Valley Students

The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) is pleased to announce more than 125 area students will be attending colleges and universities across the country with support from the Foundation’s scholarship funds.

CFOV administers over 70 scholarship funds, each with a competitive application process, that are for the benefit of students throughout and beyond the Foundation’s eight-county service area.  These opportunities are made possible by generous donors who have established funds to demonstrate a commitment to higher education.  Scholarship funds often represent memorials for loved ones, an affinity for a field of study, school/university, intended career path, financial need and even being a first-generation college student.

In addition to having unique criteria, CFOV scholarships can also be crafted to support a student beyond the first year of higher education.  A growing number of opportunities are structured to provide support beyond the first year of college.  While the students receiving awards for the first time or through reapplication are recognized here, there are many others who continue to benefit from multi-year scholarships held by the Foundation.

“We are honored to be part of the educational journey of so many area students,” said Susie Nelson, executive director of the Community Foundation.

“Donors who choose to establish scholarship funds do so for a multitude of reasons and we are proud to serve as partners in philanthropy.  Scholarships support access to post-secondary education that ultimately contributes to achievement of meaningful goals,” Nelson shared.

A complete list of awardees is included here and can also be found by visiting www.cfov.org/scholarship-recipients.

The next Foundation scholarship cycle will open in January.  For more information about scholarship opportunities, please call 304-242-3144 or email jess@cfov.org.

*The recognized students were selected to receive scholarship support.  Students must accept or decline awards – fulfillment of the award only occurs if the selected recipient meets the criteria of the specific fund at the time of distribution.