SCHEV... Virginia Department of Education

SCHEV- State Council of Higher Education for Virginia

Educational Credit Management Corporation (ECMC) is the guarantor for Virginia's FFELP federal student loans. No added benefits are provided by the state for these loans. Check your Virginia FAFSA deadline.

SCHEV College Scholarships and Grants

College Scholarship Assistance Program

• award amount is $400-$5,000
• application is the FAFSA
• Eligible students are Virginia domiciled, enrolled at an approved 2 or 4 year school at least half-time and have an EFC that is less than half the cost of attendance.

Commonwealth Award Program

• award amounts vary, determined by level of need, funding available- may not exceed total costs
• application is through each college financial aid office
• Eligible students are Virginia domiciled and enrolled at an approved 2 or 4 year school at least half-time. Students with the greatest need are selected first.

Foster Care Tuition Grant

• award is tuition and fees at any Virginia community college
• application is the FAFSA and documentation from the Department of Social Services to your college financial aid office.
• Eligible students are Virginia domiciled, enrolled at an approved 2 year school for at least 6 credits and are certified to be in foster care, in the custody of a social service agency, or were a special needs adoption when they turned 18 or when they received their high school diploma or GED.

Senior Citizens Higher Education Act

• award is tuition and fees at a Virginia public postsecondary institution
• application is to the school with documented income eligibility
• Eligible students are Virginia domiciled, enrolled in a public school, aged 60+ with an income the previous year of $15,000 or less.

Part-Time Assistance Program

• award is a grant up to the cost of 3-5 hours in the Virginia Community College System
• application is to the financial aid office of the school (documented financial need)
• Eligible students are Virginia domiciled, enrolled part-time in a community college with demonstrated financial need.

Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program (VGAP)

• award varies; maximum is the cost of tuition, required fees, and a book allowance
• application from school financial aid office
• Eligible students are Virginia domiciled, enrolled at an approved public 2 or 4 year school, show financial need, (determined by the school) and have a high school GPA of 2.5 or if homeschooled, an SAT score of 900 (or an ACT of 19).

Granville P. Meade Scholarship Program

• 5 awards worth $2,000 per year for 4 years
• application to be submitted to high school principal (letters of recommendation and demonstration of financial need included)- winners chosen by the Virginia Department of Education
• Eligible students are Virginia domiciled, high school graduates with financial need and academic achievement.

Higher Education Teacher Assistance Program

• award is $2,000 per year at 4 year schools; 2 year schools can reduce the award to $1,000
• application to be submitted to financial aid office and education department of the college
• Eligible students are Virginia domiciled, enrolled or intending to enroll in a K-12 teacher prep program, have a college GPA of 2.5, demonstrate title IV financial need and meet federal financial aid eligibility standards.

Two Year College Transfer Program

• award is $1,000 per year ($1,000 more added for students enrolled in a degree program in: science, teaching, engineering, mathematics, or nursing)
• application to financial aid office of the 4 year school with submission of final 2 year academic transcript
• Eligible students are Virginia domiciled, graduates of a Virginia 2 year college, enrolled in a 4 year public or private Virginia school by the fall after they graduate, have a GPA of 3.0 and an EFC of 8000 or less.

Lee-Jackson Scholarship

• 24 awards of $1,000
• application to high school principal
• Eligible students are Virginia-born, enrolled in a 4year college and submit a winning essay.

Nursing Scholarship Programs

• These are conditional scholarships where recipients must fulfill a work obligation or they will be required to pay back the scholarship with interest. Award amounts are up to $20,000
• application information at the Virginia Department of Health
• Eligible students must maintain a 3.0 GPA.

Southside Tobacco Loan Forgiveness Program

• Loan forgiveness for this award is conditional upon meeting a work obligation in an approved county. Award is up to $3,750- for over 15 credit hours and $1,875 for under 15 credit hours.
• application is at https://www.swcenter.edu/tobacco/entry_menu.asp
• Eligible students are resident of Southside Virginia and have a cumulative GPA of 2.0.

Southwest Burley Tobacco Program

• award is $2,750 per year
• application is at https://www.swcenter.edu/tobacco/entry_menu.asp
• Eligible students are Southwest Virginia residents who were former Burley tobacco quota holders or growers, and their direct descendants.

Engineer Scholarship Program

• award amount is $3,500 per semester
• application to Virginia Department of Transportation
• Eligible students are juniors or seniors in an undergraduate ABET-accredited civil engineering program, maintain Virginia residency or attend a Virginia school, and have a GPA of 2.5.

Virginia Space Grant Consortium

• a series of different scholarship programs
• Undergraduate Research Scholarships- $8,500
• Teacher Education Scholarships- $1,000
• Community College Scholarships- $1,500
• Undergraduate STEM Bridge Scholarships- $1,000
• application to the Director of the Education program at the school
• Eligible students are enrolled in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics and show an interest in an aerospace related career.

Virginia Teacher Scholarship/Loan Program

• award is up to $3,720
• application to Director of the Education program at the school
• Eligible students in an education program will maintain a 2.75 GPA and agree to teach after graduation in an area or subject with a shortage of teachers.

Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program

• award is cost of tuition and textbooks (excluding fees and expenses) in Virginia public schools
• application: http://dls.state.va.us/brown.htm
• Eligible students are persons who were enrolled or eligible toenroll in the public schools of Virginia during Massive Resistance between 1954 and 1964 where schools were closed.

Child Care Scholarship Program

• award up to a maximum of $2,068
• application- Virginia Department of Social Services
• Eligible students are Virginia residents who are enrolled in a child care degree program and plan to work in Virginia in this field upon graduation.

Virginia Military Survivors and Dependent Education Program

• award is a waiver of all tuition and mandatory fees at a Virginia public college or university and a stipend of up to $1,350
• application to Virginia Department of Veterans Services
• Eligible students are Virginia domiciled and spouses or children of qualifying service members and enrolled in a Virginia public college or university.

Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant Program (VTAG)

• award varies according to appropriation (2009-2010 awards were $3,000 for undergraduates and $1,300 for continuing VTAG graduate students)
• applications go to the financial aid office of your school- free grant applications at http://www.schev.edu/forms/TAG%20App.pdf
• Eligible students are domiciled in Virginia and enrolled full time at a private institution.