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West Virginia College Grants
If you live in West Virginia and want to study in your own beautiful backyard, you may find that attending college is a bit difficult due to the cost of higher learning institutes. However, West Virginian government is prepared to help alleviate your cost through the issuing of grants and scholarships, available based on varying criteria ranging from need and merit to field of study and college attended. How can you qualify to earn free money for your schooling?
The W.P. Black Scholarship Fund is offered to the state's high school seniors who demonstrate both economic disadvantage and promising academic ability. Monies are offered toward attendance at an in-state two or four year college or university and may be renewed. An essay is required for consideration of either one of two available awards, and the minimum sum of the award is $1000.
The Bernice Pickens Parsons Fund is actually for seniors who intend to pursue studies in the field of education or library science, as well as nursing or paraprofessional training in law. It is a need-based grant program offering awards starting at $1000 and going up from there. An essay is required with application.
The West Virginia Higher Education Grant is probably one of the most popular funding sources and provides monies for undergraduate students at public or private universities in West Virginia or Pennsylvania. Eligible students have proof of financial need (through the FAFSA) and have resided for at least one year immediately preceding application in the state of West Virginia.
List of West Virginia College Grants
- Bernice Pickins Parsons Fund — $500 awarded each year to 10 undergraduate students who are residents of West Virginia.
- West Virginia Space Grant Consortium Undergraduate Scholarship Program — $1000 to $2000 awarded each year to varied number of undergraduate students attending West Virginia college and majoring in aerospace science.
Paying for school is not easy, but we are here to help. OEDb's student finance section will help you find the money you need to pay your tuition and other college expenses. We cover scholarships, college grants, and student loans. Scholarships and grants are both forms of "free money", meaning they don't need to be paid back. Scholarships are typically awarded by businesses or individuals, with the money being earmarked specifically for tuition. They can be awarded based on a student's location or by religious affiliation, such as Catholicism or Islam. Grants are typically awarded by governments or non-profit organizations and the money often can be applied to several different expenses a student may incur, not solely tuition. They can be awarded based on location or ethnicity, for instance African American or Hispanic. Loans are not considered "free money", because unlike scholarships and grants, they do need to be paid back after graduation. Common federal loans include Perkins and Stafford. Loans are also available by location.
