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The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia Scholarship Funds The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia holds twenty active scholarship funds. These funds award approximately $175,000 each year in college scholarships to help more than fifty Northern Virginia students attend the college of their choice. Some scholarships are region-wide, others are specific to one or more high schools. Eligible students are encouraged to apply. Unless otherwise noted, all scholarships are for full-time attendance at an accredited college or university.
Elizabeth Koury Scholarship
Amount: | Up to $20,000 over four years. Two scholarships will be awarded each year. | Who can apply: | Graduating high school seniors who live in Northern Virginia, demonstrate financial need and plan to pursue a career in medicine. | Selection Criteria: | Academic achievement, financial need, dedication to the field of medicine and community service. | Deadline: | May 3, 2010 | Contact: | For more information and a link to the online application, click here. |
Rose Koury Scholarship
Amount: | Up to $20,000 over four years. Two scholarships will be awarded each year. | Who can apply: | Graduating high school seniors who live in Northern Virginia, demonstrate financial need and plan to pursue a career in early childhood or elementary education. | Selection Criteria: | Academic achievement, financial need, dedication to the field of early childhood or elementary education and community service. | Deadline | May 3, 2010 | Contact: | For more information and a link to the online application, click here. |
Cameron and Virgina Dye Scholarship
Amount: | Up to $4,000, renewable. Two scholarships are awarded each year. | Who can apply: | Graduating senior or previous awardees from Arlington County Public Schools | Selection Criteria: | Evidence of community or school activities/community service. Acceptance in a degree program at an accredited college or university.
Cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or better (based on a 4.0 scale) | Deadline:
Contact: | May 10, 2010
To view the online application, click here
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Booz Allen Hamilton Vision Scholarship Amount: | Five scholarships at $3,000 per year for four years | Who can apply: | Legal dependents (ages 16 to 25) of Booz Allen Hamilton employees | Selection Criteria: | The Vision Scholarship awards are based on demonstrated superior academic achievement, character, citizenship, loyalty, integrity, participation in extracurricular activities, and letters of reference from academic, professional, and business associates. | Deadline: | March 15 | Contact: | Booz Allen Hamilton employees can check the BAH employee web site or for the online application, click here. |
Kelly E. Baker Memorial Scholarship Fund
Amount: | $2,000 | Who can apply: | Graduating seniors at Notre Dame Academy in Middleburg, VA | Selection Criteria: | The winner will be selected based on his or her artistic, scholastic, emotional and spiritual development during the student’s senior year at Notre Dame Academy. | Deadline: | March 15 | Contact: | Headmaster, Notre Dame Academy |
John Borden Memorial Computer Sciences Scholarship
Amount: | $1,500 | Who can apply: | Graduating seniors at South Lakes High School | Selection Criteria: | A student who is interested in pursuing a career in the computer industry by obtaining a computer science degree from a two- or four-year institution, or certification in a recognized industry skill such as (but not limited to): MCSE, Cisco, Oracle or Java. Priority will be given to students with financial need. | Deadline: | Early May | Contact: | Marie Assir, South Lakes High School Career Center, 703-715-4500, marie.assir@fcps.edu |
Dunn Loring Rotary Club Scholarship
Amount: | $500-$1,500, up to 10 scholarships awarded each year | Who can apply: | Seniors graduating from Pimmit Hills High School | Selection Criteria: | The selection committee considers the following: academic merit, financial need, attendance, leadership, school involvement, work experience and life experience | Contact: | Guidance Department, Pimmit Hills High School |
William J. Foreman Memorial Scholarship Fund
Amount: | Up to $1,500, two awarded per year | Who can apply: | Seniors graduating from Pimmit Hills High School | Selection Criteria:
| Students who have successfully overcome adversity, demonstrate academic achievement, serve as a mentor to others and display a positive attitude. | Contact: | Guidance Department, Pimmit Hills High School |
John Hiller Memorial Scholarship
Amount: | $500-$1,000, one awarded per year | Who can apply: | Graduating seniors at West Springfield High School | Selection Criteria:
| For a student who excels in the writing of poetry. | Contact: | Guidance Department at West Springfield High School |
The Harriet Hulings English Speaking Other Languages Scholarship
Amount: | $500-$1,000, one awarded each year | Who can apply: | Applicants must have attended ESOL programs at Herndon High School or South County Secondary School for at least one year. | Selection Criteria: | Applicants should have maintained a strong academic and social standard while attending Herndon High School or South County Secondary School. Recipients must have been accepted or be enrolled in a degree program at an accredited two- or four-year college or university. | Deadline: | May 1 | Contact: | Guidance Department at Herndon High School or South County Secondary School |
Intermarkets - Lucido Journalism Scholarship
Amount: | $5,000 | Who can apply: | Graduating students from any Virginia high school | Selection Criteria: | For an outstanding student who is majoring in journalism and who promotes and understands the importance of non-biased journalism in the United States media | Deadline: | April 1 | Contact: | www.intermarkets.net/scholarship email: scholarship@intermarkets.net |
Loudoun Convention & Visitors Association Scholarship
Amount: | $4,000 paid over two years; four scholarships awarded each year | Who can apply: | Graduating high school seniors who live in Loudoun County and who intend to pursue studies in the hospitality industry. | Selection Criteria: | The student must be enrolled or accepted into an accredited learning institution and taking classes directly related to tourism/hospitality. The student may be full-time or part-time. | Deadline | April 1 | Contact: | High school guidance department or www.visitloudoun.org |
Yuthud Oberdick Scholarship
Amount: | $1,000, one awarded per year | Who can apply: | Graduating senior at Chantilly High School | Selection Criteria: | Chantilly High School senior enrolled in regular social studies (not AP or GT) who demonstrates enthusiasm for learning, resiliency, determination, integrity, and love of social studies. Student must have been involved in extracurricular activity that shows a benefit to others. | Deadline: | May 30th | Contact: | Chantilly High School Career Center |
Reema J. Samaha Memorial Scholarship Fund
Amount: | $1,000, one awarded per year | Who can apply: | Graduating seniors from Westfield High School in Chantilly Virginia or Herndon High School who will be attending a Virginia State University and who best exemplify the attributes of Reema J. Samaha. | Selection Criteria: | For a student who demonstrates academic excellence, character, respect for diversity, an open mind, love of arts and French (though it is not required). | Contact: | Westfield and Herndon High School Guidance Offices |
Rotary Club of Herndon
Amount: | $1,000-$6,000, multiple awards per year | Who can apply: | Herndon High School senior or resident of Herndon | Selection Criteria: | Good citizenship, extra curricular activities, employment or special skills outside of school, academic record, financial need | Deadline: | May 15 | Contact: | Herndon High School Career Office |
David Alan Ruren Scholarship
Amount: | $1,000. Three scholarships will be awarded in 2010 | Who can apply: | Graduating senior at Gar-Field High School in Woodbridge, VA | Selection Criteria: | Determination to achieve goals, respect for diversity, kindness to others, academic achievement | Contact: | Gar-Field High School Career Center |
Alex Thomas Effort Award Amount: | $1,000 | Who can apply: | Junior or Senior at James Madison High; member of Swim and Dive team | Selection Criteria: | Applicants must be in good academic standing. The Selection Committee seeks a candidate who demonstrates dedication and a positive attitude and who is also a good mentor to younger students. We look for the “unsung hero” (i.e., a team member that consistently improves his swim times over the course of the season). | Contact: | James Madison High School swim and dive coaches and College Career Center |
Vance Scholarship Fund
Amount: | $2,000, two scholarships awarded each year | Who can apply: | Must be residents of Northern Virginia pursuing careers in law enforcement or security. | Selection Criteria: | Seeking a career in law enforcement or private security, including the administration of justice. A minimum GPA of 2.5 is required. Students may be attending accredited universities as full-time or part-time students. | Deadline: | May 3, 2010 | Contact: | For the online application, click here. |
Wilens Chu Memorial Scholarship
Amount: | Up to $1,000, several awards per year | Who can apply: | Residents of the Bradley Farms Community in Oak Hill, VA | Selection Criteria: | For students who demonstrate a commitment to community service and volunteerism. | Deadline: | May 1 | Contact: | Dan Mihalko at 703 435-8604 or email at lawmanpi@aol.com |
Over 150 students applied for scholarships offered by the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia in 2009. We are pleased to announce the following winners of the Elizabeth Koury, Rose Koury, Cameron and Virginia Dye and Vance International Scholarships.
The Elizabeth Koury Scholarship for medicine was awarded to Victoria Kao of South Riding, VA. Daughter of Li Hsu and Chung Kao, Victoria graduated from Freedom High School. Victoria was inspired to major in nursing because of her experiences as a patient. She wrote of her week spent in the hospital recovering from surgery, and of the kind and compassionate nurse who helped make her comfortable. She writes, “I have been blessed to have so many wonderful people that took care of me…I hope one day I can do the same for my future patients.” Victoria will attend James Madison University. The Rose Koury Scholarship for a student studying education was awarded to Chad McMichael of Sterling, VA. Son of Kevin and Dora Lee McMichael, Chad is attending Campbell University this fall. Chad noted in his application that his interest in education was inspired by his mother, a teacher in the Loudoun County Public Schools, and by his experience as a basketball coach. Chad wrote, “I hope to use my life experiences to make a difference for children. I see what motivators my mom and other teachers can be. I want to be able to provide support and advice for students who don’t have a support system in place, the way I do.” This was the first time the Koury Scholarships were offered. The scholarships are the result of a bequest to NVCF from two sisters who were Northern Virginia residents. The scholarships recognize academic achievement, as well as service and commitment to the field of education or medicine. The Koury Scholarships are designed to provide signficant financial support to students throught their four years of college. Two students were awarded the Cameron and Virginia Dye Scholarship, which is awarded to graduates of Arlington Public Schools in recognition of academic achievement, community involvement, and financial need. Winners of this four-year scholarship are Allana Rivera and Alexandra Pill. Both are graduates of Washington Lee High School. Rivera attends the University of Virginia and Pill attends Emory University. The Vance International Scholarship is awarded to students pursing a career in law enforcement or security. Winners in 2009 are Antonio Dunkley of Fairfax Station, Melissa Alba of Fairfax, and Jared Morrison of Ashburn. NVCF holds 20 scholarship funds that distributed $138,750 to Northern Virginia students in 2009. Our thanks to the volunteers who served on NVCF’s Scholarship Selection Committees: Lori DiCesare, Legal Placements, Inc., Chair
Wendy Carria, Arlington Public Schools
Elizabeth Carter, George Mason University
Kevin Clark, Ph.D., George Mason University
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