West Virginia State University Scholarships

West Virginia State University offers scholarships on the basis of academic merit, financial need, leadership, extracurricular activities, community service, or any combination of these items. To learn more about institutional scholarship opportunities, as well as external scholarship opportunities, please read below.
 

 

 

West Virginia State University offers several institutional scholarship opportunities:

WEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP / BLACK AND GOLD SCHOLARSHIP

Offered through the Office of Admissions, these scholarships, which do not require an additional application, are awarded on a first-applied, first-awarded basis to incoming students who are
 

• U.S. citizens
• full-time students (i.e., taking at least 12 credit hours a semester)
• degree seeking
• eligible based on the merit requirements listed below

 

Scholarship Name	Residence	Merit Requirements	Scholarship Amount	Renewal Requirements
West Virginia State University Scholarship	In-state	3.0 cumulative GPA, high school AND 1020+ SAT score/20+ ACT score based on the official numbers reported by the high school at the time of admission	$3,000.00 a year, maximum four years	3.0 cumulative GPA; full-time student (i.e., 12 credit hours a semester)
Black and Gold Scholarship	Out-of-state	3.0 cumulative GPA, high school AND 1020+ SAT score/20+ ACT score based on the official numbers reported by the high school at the time of admission	$8,000.00 a year, maximum four years	3.0 cumulative GPA; full-time student (i.e., 12 credit hours a semester)

  Transfer students must be working on their first undergraduate degree to be eligible for these scholarships.
 

Scholarship Name	Residence	Merit Requirements	Scholarship Amount	Renewal Requirements
West Virginia State University Scholarship	In-state	3.0 cumulative GPA  AND 30 credit hours based on the number of credits and GPA from all institutions of higher learning attended at the time of admission	$3,000.00 a year	3.0 cumulative GPA; full-time student (i.e., 12 credit hours a semester)
Black and Gold Scholarship	Out-of-state	3.0 cumulative GPA  AND 30 credit hours based on the number of credits and GPA from all institutions of higher learning attended at the time of admission	$6,000.00 a year	3.0 cumulative GPA; full-time student (i.e., 12 credit hours a semester)

 

Black and Gold Scholarships are offered to eligible international students.
 

Student Status	Merit Requirements	Scholarship Amount	Renewal Requirements
Freshman	80+ TOEFL AND 3.0 cumulative GPA based on official numbers reported by institutions at the time of admission	$6,000.00 a year, four-year maximum scholarship will be awarded after completion of 30 credit hours	3.0 cumulative GPA
Transfer	3.0 cumulative GPA based on official numbers reported by institution(s) at the time of admission	$6,000.00 a year, four-year maximum scholarship	3.0 cumulative GPA

 

Scholarship opportunities for Graduate students can be found in our scholarship portal. See "West Virginia State University Foundation Scholarships" below for more information.

Scholarships available through the West Virginia State University Foundation vary in amount and eligibility requirements. Individual scholarship opportunity descriptions and eligibility requirements can be viewed here.

West Virginia State University Foundation Scholarship applicants must first meet the following eligibility requirements:
 

• FAFSA must be completed and submitted
• financial aid must be packaged
• cannot be registered as an only-online student
• must be a full-time student (i.e., must take at least 12 credit hours each semester)

Applying for West Virginia State University Foundation Scholarships is easy. Applicants need only go to the scholarship portal and log in with the first portion of their West Virginia State University email address (i.e., everything prior to @wvstateu.edu) and password. There is only one application to fill out. A completed application will be matched with pertinent scholarship opportunities.
 

Beginning with the 2020-2021 academic year, West Virginia State University now offers the WVSU 1890 Scholarship. The general application submitted into the scholarship portal (the second tab) will generate an "apply to form" to answer specific questions in order to qualify for the WVSU 1890 scholarship.  

This sholarship is for students majoring in the university's four agriculture-related degree programs: B.S. in Biology - Option in Plant and Soil Science; B.S. in Chemistry - Option in Applied Chemistry; B.S. in Business Administration - Concentration in Agribusiness; and B.A. in Economics - Concentration in Agricultural Economics.  More information regarding the degrees that qualify for the WVSU 1890 Scholarship can be found here.
 

Established by Oshel B. Craigo. Recipient must be a resident of West Virginia with a financial need and a minimum GPA of 3.0. For employees, or relatives of employees of Better Foods, Inc.

To apply, submit an application in the scholarship portal.

Here you will find an ever-evolving list of links to scholarship-awarding organizations, scholarship finders and databases, individual scholarship opportunities, and scholarship and financial aid advice. Please note that these third-party sites are not maintained by West Virginia State University.

Beckley Area Foundation
College Foundation of West Virginia
Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation
Foundation for Appalachian Ohio
Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation
Greenbrier Valley Community Foundation
Hinton Area Foundation
Mensa Foundation
Mollohan Foundation
Parkersburg Area Community Foundation
Thurgood Marshall College Fund
U.S. Department of Agriculture CareerOneStop
CollegeScholarships
FastWeb
Free-4U.com
TFS Scholarships
UNIGO Benjy Grinberg Scholarship
Bridge of Hope Scholarship
Hazel Ruby McQuain Graduate Scholarship
Nextiva 
PROMISE Scholarship


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College Foundation of West Virginia
CollegeBoard
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