Student-Based Scholarships

Find a scholarship based on factors unique to you.

Please note: Look for the “Apply” buttons. Only the scholarships that are currently accepting applications will have an “Apply” button. All other applications are closed until next year or are appointed.

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  • Artist of Change Scholarship

    Provides scholarships to deserving students whose art, charitable work, or intended career path promotes equity, diversity, inclusion, and/or justice for communities that have faced historical oppression.

  • Chris W. Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund

    This scholarship fund honors Chris W. Smith’s dedication to Learning Support Students by providing financial assistance to a graduating senior from a Learning Support Program of WCPS planning to pursue a post-secondary education.

  • Doleman Black Heritage Museum Dr. Patricia Wilson-Cone Scholarship

    This scholarship, a component of the Doleman Black Heritage Museum Agency Fund, will be awarded to a minority student, preference given to African American students, that is pursuing a post-secondary education.

  • Doleman Black Heritage Museum Rev. James C. Ramsey Scholarship

    This scholarship, a component of the Doleman Black Heritage Museum Agency Fund, assists a minority student needing assistance with Advanced Placement testing fees or athletic physical examination fees.

  • Doleman Black Heritage Museum Robert Henry Kelsh Culinary and/or Piano Study Scholarship

    This scholarship fund, established in memory of Robert Henry Kelsh, offers financial aid to a minority student (with preference to African American students), from any Washington County Public or private High School, or a student currently enrolled in a 2 or 4 year college, whose intended career path is to pursue further education at a trade school, college, university, or other special-focused institution for Culinary Art, or for Specialized Instruction in Piano. This scholarship is a component of the Doleman Black Heritage Museum Agency Fund.

  • Dr. Elizabeth Molina Morgan National Superintendent of the Year Scholarship Fund

    A scholarship fund created in honor of Dr. Elizabeth Molina Morgan, former superintendent of Washington County Public Schools, for her 2010 distinction of the National Superintendent of the Year. This yearly scholarship awards a female graduate of WCPS who demonstrates high academic promise and a financial need.

  • Patterson Graff Educational Fund

    This scholarship fund will support females in furthering their education, in any field, to reach their educational goals.

  • The Future Is Yours – West Virginia Child

    The Future is Yours - West Virginia Child Scholarship is open to graduating seniors from all 55 WV counties who have an ADHD diagnosis and who are or were in foster care, an adoptee, or a ward of the state, and who wish to attend technical school or college after graduating from high school.

  • Women’s Club Foundation Scholarship Fund

    This scholarship is awarded to non-traditional women of Washington County who demonstrate financial need but are committed to pursuing post-secondary education or career training. Successful candidates will demonstrate resiliency and courage in overcoming a life-altering challenge. They will have graduated high school, have a GED, or has non-traditionals plan to attain a GED.