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**Please follow the instructions very carefully to ensure that you complete the application completely and correctly. **
**Please note that there may be changes on the Cover Letter, as there may be scholarships that are offered and not listed, or scholarships that are no longer offered on this list. **
Applications are due Friday, March 15th, 2024 with all required materials to be distributed to scholarship providers.
**Updates on Deadlines will be provided in a timely manner, but typically the Local Scholarship Application opens in late January or early February, and decisions on recipients are given in May at the Scholarship Awards Ceremony. Due dates vary annually, but the application is typically due in March or early April.**
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Local Scholarship Application
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a-v_I_SVC7F05DTsb4IjRx1iYPTDE7Ib/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=117381696251764173749&rtpof=true&sd=true
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Cover Letter Document
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Link
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Local Scholarships Name
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Additional Requirements/Details
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Link to External Application
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Albert John Bozenmayer Memorial Scholarship
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Priority given to students with unmet financial need
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American Legion Post 105 Scholarship
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Must be a direct descendant of a US Armed Forces Veteran
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Ararat Ruritan Club Scholarship
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Must have attended Blue Ridge Elementary School. Additional Essay: Ruritans embody the model of fellowship, goodwill, and community service. Your essay should include how you demonstrate these qualities in your school, church, or community. You may wish to include any personal circumstances that may influence the awarding of our scholarship to you. Your essay should contain at least 250 words.
*Separate Application and the "Local Scholarship Application" linked above will be accepted.
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Ararat Ruritan Club Local Scholarship
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Someone that lives in the Dan River voting district but may not have attended Blue Ridge Elementary School
*Separate Application and the "Local Scholarship Application" linked above will be accepted.
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Ararat Ruritan Legacy Scholarship (**Separate Application**)
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*Separate Application*
Additional Essay: Ruritans embody the model of fellowship, goodwill, and community service. Your essay should include how you demonstrate these qualities in your school, church, or community. You may wish to include any personal circumstances that may influence the awarding of our scholarship to you. Your essay should contain at least 250 words.
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Christopher Newton Cobbler Memorial Scholarship (Patrick County Master Gardeners Association)
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Must be pursuing a college degree in agriculture, botany, ecology, environmental science, forestry, greenhouse management, horticulture, permaculture, landscape design, soil and water conservation, or turf management.
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Delta Kappa Gamma
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Female student pursuing a degree in education
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Doris Wood Memorial Scholarship
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Must have attended Patrick Springs Primary School
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Dr. Houston B. Roberson Scholarship
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(Additional Essay Required) Prompt: How do you embrace differences among groups and individuals based on ethnicity, race, age, socioeconomic status, gender, exceptionalities, language, religion, sexual orientation, and geographical areas? Consider the community in which you live (Patrick County), describe an initiative, program or idea that would provide an opportunity for everyone to come together and celebrate diversity.
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Excellence in Nursing
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Must plan on pursuing a nursing degree at Patrick & Henry Community College. Priority consideration will be given on a need’s basis.
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Gail Harding Memorial Scholarship
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Priority given to a student who may be interested in a career in journalism, writing or teaching English.
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George Rigney Scholarship
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No additional requirements
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Hardin Reynolds Alumni Association Scholarship
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You or a family member must have attended Hardin Reynolds. Separate application. *
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Link
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Hardin Reynolds PTO Scholarship
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Must have attended Hardin Reynolds
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Meadows of Dan Elementary School PTO
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Must have attended Meadows of Dan Elementary School.
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Meadows of Dan Ruritan Club
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Must either live in Meadows of Dan or have attended Meadows of Dan Elementary.
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Meadows of Dan Woman's Club
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Must either live in Meadows of Dan or have attended Meadows of Dan Elementary.
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Nancy Susan Reynolds
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Students must select from prompts 1-6 only; attach the most recent processed tax return OR Student Aid Index (SAI) from your FAFSA application.
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Nathaniel and Nannie Ruth Cooper Terry Scholarship
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Include 250–650-word handwritten essay on the following topic: Where do you want to be in 10 years? What do you want to be doing? Why?
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Patrick County Alumni Association
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No additional requirements
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Patrick County Farm Bureau
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Student must be planning to attend a 2 or 4-year college with a focus on agriculture. Open to the fields of Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Wildlife, Biology, or other fields related to Agriculture.
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Patrick County Fire & Rescue
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Applicant and/or parent/guardian must be a member of a Patrick County Fire Dept or Rescue Squad (Include name of person affiliated, department/squad, posltion(s)/rank, and years of service in Add. Info Section).
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Patrick County High School Class of '71
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Include parent/ grandparent PCHS graduation year in Additional Info.
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Patrick County High School Class of '75
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Include parent/ grandparent PCHS graduation year in Additional Info.
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Patrick County High School Class of '76
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Include parent/ grandparent PCHS graduation year in Additional Info.
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Patrick County Historical Society: Henry G. Ayers Memorial Scholarship
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Students are required to include an additional one-page essay about: The importance of studying or learning something about local history.
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Patrick County Retired Teachers
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Must be planning to study education.
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Patrick County Sheriff's Office
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No additional requirements
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Patrick Springs Ruritan Club
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Students must have attended Patrick Springs or Hardin Reynolds.
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Perry Family Scholarship
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Required to write a 1,000-word essay about any historical topic they wish. I would favor students in the Dan River District who attended BRES.
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Providence UMC Scholarship
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One Scholarship will go to a female student and one Scholarship will go to a male student.
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Ross Harbour UMC Scholarship
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Priority given to students with unmet financial need.
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Smith River Church of Brethren Scholarship
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No additional requirements
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Stuart Athletics Booster Club
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One scholarship will go to a female student and one scholarship will go to a male student. Preference given to graduating athletes from Stuart Elementary.
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Stuart Elementary PTO
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Must have attended Stuart Elementary
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Stuart Elementary School
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Must have attended Stuart Elementary
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Stuart Ruritan Club Scholarship
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*Additional information to come.
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Superintendent Scholarship
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Different scholarships with different requirements; Student who has been a Superintendent Scholar since 6th grade; Student pursuing a degree in education or whose parent is an educator at Patrick County Public Schools; Student pursuing a trade.
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Woolwine PTO
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Must have attended Woolwine Elementary.
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Woolwine United Methodist Church
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Must have attended Woolwine Elementary.
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Woolwine Warrior
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Must have attended Woolwine Elementary.
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