Granville P. Meade Scholarship

Scholarship Sponsored by Virginia Department of Education

The Granville P. Meade Scholarship provides financial assistance to students who have achieved academically, but who are financially unable to attend college. The Granville P. Meade fund provides scholarship awards to worthy and financially disadvantaged Virginia high school seniors to attend one of Virginia's public or private colleges or universities.

Principals of all public and nonpublic senior high schools are requested to assist in making students aware of the scholarship opportunity. In the past year, each scholarship was in the amount of $2,000 per year for four years, provided the student continues to meet the scholarship requirements.

Eligibility

Applicants must be:

• A current senior;
• Planning to attend a postsecondary institution in Virginia (university, community college, or technical school); and
• Currently attending a public, private or homeschool in Virginia; however, they do not need to be a U.S. citizen to apply.

Strong applicants:

• Are academically successful. While there is no minimum GPA requirement; this scholarship is competitive in nature and, typically, recipients are those that have an above-average academic record; and
• Have experienced significant financial hardships.

Application Process and Timeline:

• January 6, 2025: Application window opens for all students.
• February 3, 2025: Deadline for all students to submit applications to the appropriate party:
  • Public School Students: Submit to school counselor or principal.
  • Homeschool Students: Submit to HEAV designated chair, Sheri Payne.
  • Private School Students: Submit to VCPE designated chair, Grace Turner Creasey.
• February 7, 2025: Public School Principals submit compiled applications to Division Superintendents/POCs.
• February 10 - 21, 2025: First Round Reviews. Division Superintendents select their top five applications for Regional Review.
• February 21, 2025: Deadline for divisions leaders to submit their top five applicants to the region review round via SSWS Dropbox.
• February 24 - March 7, 2025: Regional Review Round
  • Regional chairs conduct reviews to select the top five applicants of the region.
  • VCPE and HEAV-designated chairs submit top five applications to VDOE via SSWS Dropbox for agency review.
• March 7, 2025: Deadline for regional chairs to selected applicants to VDOE for the final review round.
• March 10 - 21, 2025: VDOE/SCHEV Review Window.
• April 7, 2025: Finalist awarded.