2013-01-12
Since its beginning, the non-profit charitable organization Your Community Foundation
(YCF) has awarded more than $650,000 in scholarship assistance to students in
the North Central West Virginia region.
Again this year, YCF is requesting applicants for scholarships to be awarded to students
from Marion County and elsewhere in the region.
"We’re fortunate that so many generous donors have established endowment funds which
enable us to distribute scholarship assistance to worthy students in the area,"
said Beth Fuller, president of YCF. "We hope that many students will apply for
these grants, and we look forward to another year of helping students to pursue
their educational goals."
Fuller noted that YCF scholarships are specific to the interests and desires of the
various donors who established them, and most have unique qualifications that
the donors have requested. "If a student is interested in one or more of these
scholarships, we advise them to visit our web site to find specific
qualification criteria and to download a scholarship application," she said.
Application deadline for scholarships is March 31. Scholarship information and applications
are also available from school counselors in the region.
Applicants are requested for the following scholarships:
MARION COUNTY
- Erin Marie Keener Scholarship – Provides scholarship assistance to a fourth-year
nursing student at West Virginia University with a 3.0 GPA or greater who is from
Marion County if possible or from North Central West Virginia. - Jacob David Bower "Bower Power" Scholarship – Provides scholarship
assistance to a graduating senior from a Marion County high school who participated
in at least one varsity sport and exhibited commitment and leadership qualities
through involvement in school and community activities. - William "Will" Charleton Bridges Scholarship – Provides scholarship
assistance to a graduating senior from Fairmont Senior High School who plans to
attend Fairmont State University. - Charlotte and Mary Gail Koen Scholarship – Provides scholarship assistance to one or more
residents of Mannington District or nearby areas for educational purposes, with
emphasis on technical or vocational training. - Seth Burton Scholarship – Recipient will be chosen from among students participating
in the Youth Leadership Program of the Marion County Chamber of Commerce or
other similar program approved by the donors.
REGIONAL
- Jim Dunn/Friends of Track and Field Scholarship – Two $500 scholarships are
available to any graduating West Virginia high school student who is planning
to participate in cross country or track and field at the collegiate level. - Monica Joyce and Randal W. Valentine Scholarship – Benefits a son, daughter, grandson
or granddaughter of a member of I.U.O.E., Local #132 who has been accepted to
an accredited, licensed or certified post-secondary trade or technical school,
college or junior college. - Lillian A. Devison Scholarship – Provides scholarship assistance to a graduate student
at a West Virginia college or university who has been accepted into the graduate
program at a college or university. - Ernest Daniel Conaway, Raymond Guy Baker and Everett Reece Baker Memorial Scholarship
Fund – Provides a $2,000 scholarship to a West Virginia resident pursuing a
medical degree or students in medicine or undergraduate pre-majors or majors in
engineering as full time students at West Virginia University.