Scholarship Opportunities – West Virginia
*The 2021 scholarship season will open December 14 – applications will be available for download then*
Aaron Davies Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior from Weir High School
- Applicant must have been a member of WHS basketball team at least two years (grades 9-12)
- Applicant must have a GPA of 3.0 with plans to attend a four-year college
Applicant must have good character, demonstrate good sportsmanship and leadership on the court and in the classroom.
How to Apply: Click here to download the application.
Donivon E. Adams Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating Tyler Consolidated High School senior
- Applicant must exhibit high moral character
- Must reside in Tyler County, West Virginia
How to Apply: Click here to download the application.
Beulah Meyer Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior of Weir High School or Weirton Madonna High School
- Must have resided in Weirton, West Virginia for four years or more
- Must have maintained a 3.0 GPA
- Applicant must exhibit financial need
How to Apply: Click here to download the application.
Bradley Miller Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior from John Marshall High School
- Must have maintained a 3.0 GPA
- Applicant must exhibit financial need
How to Apply: Click here to download the application.
Carl Rollynn “Pop” & Grace B. Sullivan Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior of Ritchie County High School
- Must rank in the top 50% of graduating class and score in the top 50% of college entrance exams
How to Apply: Click here to download the application.
Pat Bland Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior of Magnolia High School
- Must plan to study education at a four-year college or university in West Virginia
- Must plan to become a teacher, administrator, or guidance counselor
How to Apply: Click here to download the application.
Edwin “Bud” Weigle Memorial Trade School Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior of Tyler Consolidated High School
- Must be accepted and plan to attend full-time an accredited technical or trade school
- Must provide proof of involvement in school, church and community
How to Apply: Click here to download the application. Students seeking to renew should click here for renewal instructions.
EQT Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must reside in Tyler County or Wetzel County
(this scholarship is based on residency, not school) - Applicant must have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale
- Applicant must be planning to pursue a field supportive of the fossil fuel industry
- Applicants must be able to demonstrate excellence in academic performance, community involvement, extra-curricular activities and leadership
How to Apply: Click here to download the application. Students seeking to renew should click here for renewal instructions.
Frances & Stephen Pritchard Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior of Tyler Consolidated High School
- Must have demonstrated the most scholastic improvement from the sophomore year to the senior year
- Must have maintained at least a 3.2 GPA
- Not a current recipient of significant scholarship assistance, with the exception of a state or federal program
How to Apply: Click here to download the application.
Frank Ferguson Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior at Brooke High School
- Must have maintained at least a 3.0 GPA
- Applicant must be of high moral character
How to Apply: Click here here to download the application.
Fraternal Order of Police Association Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior
- Applicant must have a parent or legal guardian who is an active or retired Wheeling Police Officer, Ohio County Sheriff’s Deputy or WV State Trooper (working in Ohio County)
How to Apply: Click here to download the application. Students seeking to renew should click here for renewal instructions.
Friends of MPLX Gathering & Processing Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior from Cameron High School, Valley High School or Doddridge County High School
- Must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above
- Must be planning to pursue a bachelor’s or associate degree, certificate or diploma in a field related to the oil and gas industry or a science, technology, engineering or math area of study
How to Apply: Click here to download the application.
Gene DeProsperis Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior at Wheeling Central Catholic High School
- Must have been active in multiple sports
- Must plan to attend West Liberty University
How to Apply: Click here to download the application.
George Zatezalo Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior at Weir High School
- Must intend to major in physical sciences or education
- Must have an overall GPA of at least 3.0
- Must have completed four years of higher math or three years of chemistry
How to Apply: Contact Weir High School
Glenda K Follett Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior from Valley High School
- Must plan to pursue a degree in education, with the aspiration of becoming a teacher
How to Apply: Click here to download the application.
Helen Biery Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior of an Ohio County, West Virginia high school
- Must plan to pursue a degree in healthcare, with the aspiration of becoming a nurse
How to Apply: Click here to download the application.
Howard Corcoran Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Student must attend an OVAC school located in West Virginia, but athletic involvement is not required
- Student must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 at the time of application
- Student must plan to enroll in a two-year or four-year college or university following graduation
- Student must demonstrate a significant contribution to his or her community through volunteering or other types of community service
How to Apply: Click here to download the application.
Jack and Charolette Nelson Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Student must be a graduating senior of Wheeling Park High School
- Student must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
- Student must plan to pursue a degree in music, music education or a STEM field
How to Apply: Click here to download the application.
Jack & Mary Burgbacher Carpenter Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior of Tyler Consolidated High School
- Must be pursuing a degree in science or engineering
How to Apply: Contact Tyler Consolidated High School
James E. and Betty L. Kinsey Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior of Cameron High School
- Must be pursuing higher education of some type
- Opportunity intended to benefit students of promise who might require assistance with the costs of higher education
How to Apply: Click here to download the application. Students seeking renewal should click here for instructions.
Jan Mayhew Graham Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a college-bound high school senior or enrolled college student pursuing undergraduate studies
- Applicant must also be an active member or regular attendee of one of the following churches in upper Hancock County – Trinity Presbyterian, Westminster Presbyterian or New Cumberland First Presbyterian Church
How to Apply: Click here to download the application. Students seeking renewal should click here for instructions.
John J. and Tulane B. Mensore Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Student must be a graduating senior from a high school located in Wetzel County or Tyler County, with preference extended to Magnolia High School
- Student must plan to attend Wheeling University
- Student must have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA with demonstrated academic excellence
- Students considering Wheeling University may apply, but disbursement of the scholarship is contingent upon enrollment at WU
How to Apply: Click here to download the application.
John M. and Wanda D. Brown Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior of Wheeling Park High School
- Applicant must plan to attend West Virginia University and pursue a degree in engineering or natural science (biology, chemistry, geology or physics)
- Applicant must have a 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale, a minimum ACT composite score of 22 with a minimum of 20 in the subject areas or an SAT total score of 1100 with at least a 510 in Math and 540 in Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
How to Apply: New applications are not being accepted at this time. Students seeking to renew should click here for renewal instructions.
John Nicholas Varlas and Nancy Allen Varlas Scholarship – NEW for 2021!
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior of John Marshall High School
- Must be pursuing higher education of some type
- Preference extended to applicants with financial need
- Applicants must be able to demonstrate commitment to school/community activities
How to Apply: Click here to download the application.
John & Becky Wright 1st Generation Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior of Tyler Consolidated High School
- Must represent the first generation in his/her family to attend college
- Must have maintained a 3.0 or above GPA
How to Apply: Click here to download the application.
John Racer Athletic Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior of Tyler Consolidated High School
- Must have participated in a varsity sport
- Must have been involved in the community
How to Apply: Click here to download the application.
John Marshall High School Scholarships
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior from John Marshall High School
- Applicant must exhibit financial need, academic achievement, and commitment to school and community
How to Apply: Contact John Marshall High School
Joseph M. & Annale R. Wells Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduate of a Wetzel County High School and/or a resident of Wetzel County, West Virginia
- Applicant must be or plan to be a full-time student attending any accredited college or university who is pursuing an associate degree, bachelor’s degree, or postgraduate degree
- All fields of study will be considered
- Must demonstrate a high level of academic achievement, 3.0 or higher GPA on a 4.0 scale, evidence of leadership in the community, and evidence of service to others in the community
How to Apply: Click here to download the application.
Joy Cox Nursing Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior of Wheeling Park High School
- Must plan to pursue a degree in nursing
How to Apply: Click here to download the application.
Kathleen Simmons Batalion Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior of Tyler Consolidated High School
- Must pursue a degree in nursing
How to Apply: Click here to download the application.
Leora & Mildred LaRue Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicants must be graduating seniors of Preston High School
- Must pursue a degree in education from Fairmont State University or West Virginia University
How to Apply: Contact Preston High School
Lisa Cockayne Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior from John Marshall High School
How to Apply: Click here to download the application. Students seeking renewal should click here for instructions.
Mike G. Dotson Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior of Tyler Consolidated High School
- Must plan to pursue a degree in sports medicine, athletic training, or physical education
How to Apply: Click here to download the application.
Lloyd Shirl & Esta Mae Taggart Scholarship – NEW for 2021!
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior of Tyler Consolidated High School
- Must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5
- Must plan to pursue higher education of some type
- Financial need is not required to apply, but may be considered
How to Apply: Click here to download the application.
Mulholland Futures Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a youth from West Virginia pursuing any type of post-high school education (degree, licensure, certification)
- Applicant must be a current graduating senior or have obtained a high school diploma or GED/TASC within previous five years
- Preference extended to a youth in recent care at Youth Services Systems, Inc. (within previous five years), a youth of a current YSS employee
- Preference extended to applicants from the northern panhandle of West Virginia (Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall, Tyler or Wetzel counties)
How to Apply: Click here to download the application. Students seeking to renew should click here for instructions.
N. Elizabeth Elbin Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior at Cameron High School
- Applicant must exhibit financial need, academic achievement, and commitment to school and community
How to Apply: Click here to download the application. Students seeking to renew should click here for instructions.
Ohio County Bar Association Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior and a resident of Ohio County, West Virginia
- Must have maintained a 3.0 GPA
- Must exhibit financial need
- Preference extended to students pursuing legal studies
How to Apply: Click here to download the application.
Patrick Clutter Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior of Wheeling Park High School
- Must plan to pursue a degree in communications
How to Apply: Contact Wheeling Park High School
Pat Johnson Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior from Wheeling Central Catholic High School
- Must plan to pursue a degree in engineering at West Virginia University
How to Apply: Contact Wheeling Central Catholic High School
Ruth & William Gilligan Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior of Tyler Consolidated High School
- Applicant must exhibit financial need and motivation to complete college degree
How to Apply: Click here to download the application.
Sylvia Archer Scholarship of Sistersville Lions Club
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior of Tyler Consolidated High School
- Must have maintained at least a 2.81 GPA
- Applicant must exhibit financial need
How to Apply: New applications are not being accepted at this time. Students seeking to renew should click here for renewal instructions.
The Smaltz Family Scholarship – in Memory of Donald M. and Barbara P. Smaltz, Joan P. Rees and Ellen Patterson
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior of Weir High School
- Must be pursuing higher education of some type
- Applicant must exhibit financial need
How to Apply: Click here to download the application. Students seeking to renew should click here for instructions.
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church South Wheeling Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior of Wheeling Park High School
- Must have attended Wheeling Middle School
- Must have maintained a 2.0 GPA (minimum)
- Must exhibit financial need
How to Apply: Click here to download the application. Students seeking to renew should click here for instructions.
Tyler County High School Athletic Boosters Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior from Tyler County
- Must have participated in a sports program
- Must exhibit financial need
How to Apply: Contact Tyler Consolidated High School
Wheeling Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 12 Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a graduating senior of an Ohio County, West Virginia high school
- Must have a parent or legal guardian who is an active or retired Wheeling Professional Fire Fighter
- Must have maintained at least a 2.5 GPA
- Must score at least a 19 on the ACT or 990 on the SAT
How to Apply: Click here to download the application.
