Scholarships News

College, career, and life after Handley are right around the corner—and we’re here to help make the next step a little easier!

This newsletter is your one-stop spot for scholarship opportunities available to you. New scholarship opportunities will be added throughout the year and posted on The Counseling Canvas page. Be sure to check back regularly!

Our advice: Apply, apply, APPLY! You never know which opportunity could help make your college dreams a little more affordable.

Your future is worth the application!

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES & APPLICATIONS

🔗 Check out the links below to apply for scholarships and explore current scholarship applications available in the Counseling Office!

Don’t wait—some scholarships have early deadlines!

Local Scholarship Application

Fall Scholarship Nomination Form

Start your journey with QuestBridge.

QuestBridge connects high-achieving students from low-income backgrounds with a thriving community and transformative educational, career, and life opportunities that help propel them to lives of fulfillment, meaning, and purpose. From our founding over 30 years ago, QuestBridge has always been an organization focused on creating opportunities for students from low-income backgrounds, regardless of race, geography, or academic interest.

Featured opportunity

Apply to the 2026 National College Match

The National College Match application is now open! This college and scholarship application connects high-achieving high school seniors from low-income backgrounds with full four-year scholarships to top colleges and lifelong opportunities through QuestBridge.

Apply now!

The Virginia School Boards Association, in conjunction with participating VSBA Annual Convention exhibitors, is offering a scholarship to a deserving high school senior graduating in the spring of 2026. To be eligible, an applicant must be a graduating senior who served as a student school board representative during their junior or senior year and whose school division is a member of the VSBA.

The successful applicant(s) will be selected based on the VSBA Exhibitors Scholarship Committee's assessment of the applicant's academic achievement, character, school and community service, and career goals. The recipients are required to attend the 2026 VSBA Annual Convention on Wednesday, November 18, 2026, at the Williamsburg Lodge where the recipients will be announced.

Application Requirements

• Fully completed application form.
• Provide two letters of recommendation, with at least one from a high school official.
• Provide a current high school transcript that includes grades, grade point average, and class rank. The transcript must be complete through the junior year.

Apply Here!

A pamphlet with helpful information is now available for pickup in the Counseling Office! Stop by and grab a copy while supplies last.

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THE PARK SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM
is a four-year scholarship valued at $244,000 and covers:

• Tuition, fees, and room and board
• Books and personal expenses
• $2,000 computer stipend
• Enrichment grants to fund study abroad, research projects, service activities, conferences and more
• Guaranteed invitation to join the University Honors Program

THE PARK EXPERIENCE INCLUDES:

• Professional training in leadership, public speaking and business etiquette
• Educational trips, retreats and seminars
• Faculty mentors and a network of more than 1,100 accomplished Park Scholarships alumni worldwide

NC State is North Carolina’s preeminent research institution, with nationally renowned programs in engineering, veterinary medicine, textiles, statistics, design, agriculture, business and more.

Applications for the Park Scholarships program and admission to NC State.

This year’s scholarship is open to graduating seniors from the Class of 2027. Scholarship recipients will be honored and presented with their awards at the 2027 VSBA Regional Spring Networking Forums, which will take place between March 2 and May 6, 2027, at varying locations in each VSBA region. Attendance at the respective Regional Networking Forum is required in order to receive the scholarship.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

To be eligible for the VSBA Board of Directors Regional Scholarship, applicants must:

- Be able to attend their respective Regional Networking Forum (a full list of regional meeting dates is included on the last page of the scholarship packet). If you are unsure of which VSBA region your school division is in, please visit https://www.vsba.org/vsba-regions/

- Be a high school senior graduating in Spring 2027.

- Reside in and attend a public high school in a school division that is a member of the VSBA and located within one of the nine VSBA regions. For a complete list of VSBA regions and member school divisions, please visit https://www.vsba.org/vsba-regions/

- Demonstrate commitment to their local community through service and leadership.

- Plan to pursue post-secondary education, which may include college, vocational school, or another accredited career training program.

Apply Here!

Applications available in Counseling

Applications available in Counseling

https://www.svec.coop/community/youth-programs/scholarships/