Granville P. Meade Scholarship
Virginia Department of Education (VDOE), with SCHEV
Competitive scholarship for academically strong, financially struggling Virginia high school seniors: recently $2,000 a year for four years at a Virginia college.
- How much
- $2,000 per year for four years (most recent cycle)
- Who qualifies
- Current senior at a Virginia public, private or home school; planning to attend a Virginia postsecondary institution; significant financial hardship; strong academics (no set GPA minimum).
- For high school seniors
- U.S. citizenship not required
- Need-based: your FAFSA decides how much you get.
- When to apply
- Opens later Annual; application window opens in early January and the student deadline is early February (2026: Jan 5 - Feb 2); finalists announced in April.
- How to apply
- Complete the year's Granville P
- Meade application (Word form on VDOE's page)
- Public school students submit to their school counselor or principal
- Private school students to the Virginia Council for Private Education chair
- What you'll need
- state application + school nomination
- Last checked
- October 5, 2026, against the official page (doe.virginia.gov) and page 2
The details
Awarded to worthy, financially disadvantaged Virginia high school seniors (public, private or home school) to attend a Virginia public or private college, university, community college or technical school. In the most recent cycle each scholarship was $2,000 per year for four years, provided the student keeps meeting the requirements; SCHEV's table says about 5 scholars are selected. There's no minimum GPA, but it's competitive: recipients typically have above-average records and significant financial hardship. U.S. citizenship is not required. Selection runs through school, division, regional and VDOE/SCHEV review rounds.
More money from Virginia
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- Virginia Space Grant Graduate STEM Research Fellowship$6,000 per year
- Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant (VTAG)Up to $5,250 per year for undergraduates (2026-27 maximum); $5,000 for eligible graduate health-professions students; higher at Hampton and Virginia Union
- Two-Year College Transfer Grant (CTG)Up to $1,000 per year base; plus up to $1,000 STEM-N bonus; plus $1,000 incentive at NSU, ODU, Radford, UVA Wise, VCU and VSU
- Virginia Space Grant Community College STEM Scholarship$2,000 (one-time)
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- Nearby states: District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia
- Federal aid and national scholarships (open to students in any state)
- The FAFSA in plain English (2027-28)
- Should I file the FAFSA if I don't think I'll qualify?
- FAFSA deadlines by state (2027-28)
- The FAFSA for parents: what you need to do
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