Current Student Scholarships

WVU Tech offers a variety of scholarships to current, qualifying students. Note that scholarships marked with * are automatically awarded. If you're eligible for one of these scholarships, you'll be automatically considered.

If you’re interested in applying for one or more of the scholarships listed below that requires an application, simply click the apply button next to it . If you're applying for more than one scholarship, you only need to complete the application once. You will be considered for all application-based scholarships you apply for (although the Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation scholarships require unique, individual applications) . Submitting an application does not guarantee any scholarship award.  

Athletic scholarships are available. Contact the coach of your chosen sport to find out more.

Note: If you are an incoming freshman or transfer student, check out our scholarships for you.

WVU Tech offers scholarships in the following categories:

• Business, Humanities and Social Sciences
• Engineering and Sciences
• Nursing Scholarships
• General (no degree preference)
• Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation Scholarships for WVU Tech Students

College of Business, Humanities and Social Sciences Scholarships

BHSS Scholarship*
Funds will be used for scholarships for students attending the WVU Tech College of Business Humanities & Social Sciences.

Brigit Laird Memorial Nursing Scholarship Apply
Fong in Nursing. Recipients will demonstrate good academic standing by maintaining a GPA of 2.8 and have financial need. 

Pitsenberger Family HHJ&L Endowed Scholarship*
For full-time students majoring in Business Management. Recipients will demonstrate financial need and be in good academic standing by maintaining a GPA of 2.0. First preference will be for students who are residents of Kanawha, Fayette or Nicholas counties, West Virginia.

Rapp Endowed Scholarship*
For students enrolled in the Department of Sport Studies’ Athletic Coaching Education or Sport Management majors. Recipients will demonstrate good academic standing by maintaining a GPA of 3.0.

Sterl F. Shinaberry Scholarship*
For West Virginia residents, full-time students majoring or minoring in Accounting, Business Management, Finance, Economics or other business majors excluding the Social Sciences and related majors in the College of Business, Humanities and Social Sciences at WVU Tech. Recipients will demonstrate good academic standing by maintaining a 2.5 GPA or higher, have financial need and be residents of Pocahontas, McDowell, Raleigh, Kanawha or Clay counties, West Virginia. First preference will be for residents of Pocahontas County, West Virginia.

Valley Emergency Medical Services Scholarship  Apply
For West Virginia residents who are in good academic standing by maintaining a GPA of 3.0, maintain full-time status and major in a field of study aligned with the health care industry (including but not limited to nursing and pre-professional programs). First preference will be for students working in jobs delivering patient care and/or are children of EMT personnel.

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Leonard C. Nelson College of Engineering & Sciences Scholarships

LCNCOES Scholarship*
Funds will be used for scholarships for students attending the LCNCOES.

L&S Toyota Engineering Scholarship  Apply 
For undergraduate students enrolled in the Leonard C. Nelson College of Engineering and Sciences at WVU Tech. First preference shall be for residents of Raleigh, Fayette or Wyoming Counties in West Virginia. 

Alex Walmsley Memorial Scholarship*
For West Virginia residents enrolled full-time in the Electrical Engineering program. Recipients will demonstrate academic promise and financial need. Preference will be given to students from Kanawha, Fayette, Nicholas, Raleigh or Mercer counties, West Virginia.

Ammy Michelle Webb Civil Engineering Scholarship  Apply
For West Virginia residents majoring in Civil Engineering. Recipients must be in their sophomore, junior or senior year, be of full-time status, be in good academic standing by maintaining a GPA of 3.0 and demonstrate financial need to receive this award. Student athletes are not eligible for this scholarship.

Bryan Bills Scholarship  Apply
For West Virginia residents majoring in Civil Engineering. Recipients must have completed their junior year, be within two semesters of completing their degree, be members of the WVU Tech ASCE Student Chapter (as long as the Chapter exists) and have the highest grade point average of eligible candidates. In the event two students have the same GPA, the student demonstrating the highest financial need will receive the scholarship.

Computer Science Scholarship*
For students majoring in Computer Science in the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems.

Dr. S.A. Swami Memorial Scholarship Apply 
For civil engineering students who exhibit financial need, have a family income at or below $40,000 and who maintain a 2.00 GPA.

Ernest Mello Scholarship*
For students majoring in Chemical Engineering. Recipients will be a rising junior and demonstrate good academic standing to receive this award. In the event there is a need for additional criteria to separate the top students to receive this award, financial need may be considered.

Gasperine Milo Mathematics Scholarship*
For West Virginia residents majoring or minoring in Mathematics. Recipients will demonstrate good academic standing by maintaining a 3.0 GPA or higher and have financial need. First preference will be for residents of Fayette County, West Virginia.

H.M. McSurley Endowed Scholarship* 
For students majoring in Industrial Engineering.

Harvey R. Chapman Memorial Scholarship  Apply
For West Virginia residents majoring in Civil Engineering. Recipients will demonstrate good academic standing and be of sophomore or junior rank with at least three semesters remaining until graduation to receive the initial award.

Henry C. Skaggs Jr. Scholarship*
For West Virginia residents majoring in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering. Recipients will demonstrate good academic standing by maintaining a GPA of 3.0.

Hungate-Thyson Civil Engineering Scholarship  Apply
For West Virginia residents majoring in Civil Engineering. Students must be of full-time status, demonstrate financial need and maintain a GPA of 2.5. First preference shall be given for residents of Raleigh County, West Virginia. Second preference to students any other county in West Virginia. For recipients who are entering into the program as freshman, a minimum unweighted high school GPA of 2.8 and a Math ACT score of 19 (or SAT Math score of 460) are required.

Jack Neely Scholarship*
For students majoring in Mathematics. Recipients will demonstrate good academic standing and financial need.

James F. Clark Memorial Scholarship*
For students majoring in Mathematics. Recipients will demonstrate good academic standing by maintaining a 2.0 GPA or higher.

Leonard R. and Farrell Kirk Computer Science Scholarship  Apply
For West Virginia residents majoring in Computer Science and Information Systems. Recipients will maintain a GPA of 2.0, be enrolled full-time and demonstrate financial need.

Nelson Endowed Scholarship*
For students majoring in Engineering in the Leonard C. Nelson College of Engineering and Sciences.

Pamela and Sewell Preston Champe Scholarship  Apply
For rising seniors who intend to matriculate into a graduate program in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics within one year of graduation. Recipients will be in good academic standing.

Richard Ridgeway Moore Memorial Scholarship  Apply
For students majoring and/or minoring in Engineering or Mathematics. Recipients will demonstrate good academic standing by maintaining a GPA of 3.0 and full-time status.

Russell F. Hazelton Scholarship*
For rising seniors majoring in Chemical Engineering. Recipients will demonstrate good academic standing and financial aid. This is a one-year award.

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Nursing Scholarships

General Scholarships (no degree preference)

Tech General Scholarship*
Funds will be used for Tech institutional scholarships

A. Reed Davis Scholarship*
For residents from Pocahontas County, West Virginia. Recipients will demonstrate good academic standing by maintaining a GPA of 2.5. First preference will be for recipients who demonstrate financial need.

Alva W. and Irene May Orndorff Scholarship*
For West Virginia residents who demonstrate financial need, are residents of Kanawha, Fayette or Nicholas counties, West Virginia, are in good academic standing by maintaining a GPA of 2.0 and maintain full-time status.

Alan M. and Evelyn G. Simmons Scholarship  Apply
For West Virginia residents who demonstrate good academic standing by maintaining a GPA of 2.5 and have a financial need. First preference will be for students who are children of coal miners as can be determined by WVU Tech.

Alyce Morgan Memorial Scholarship* 
This fund will provide scholarships for students with financial need from Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Greenbrier, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Summers, Wayne and Wyoming counties.

Bonds Memorial Scholarship* 
This fund will provide scholarships for students with financial need from Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Greenbrier, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Summers, Wayne and Wyoming counties.

Carter Family Foundation Scholarship*
For West Virginia residents. First preference will be given to residents of Raleigh County, West Virginia.

Clonch Family Scholarship*
For West Virginia residents who demonstrate good academic standing by maintaining a GPA of 2.5 and have completed at least 30 semester hours of college credits. First preference will be for students from Fayette, Nicholas, Clay, Kanawha, Boone or Raleigh counties, West Virginia.

Dr. Dana R. and Ethel R. Ervin Scholarship*
For West Virginia residents enrolled full-time in a four-year degree program, must demonstrate good academic standing by maintaining a GPA of 3.0 and have an ACT score of 18 or higher. Recipients shall be graduates of Riverside High School, or its successor.

Dr. Rajendra K. Gupta Scholarship  Apply
For students who are of Indian ancestry. First preference will be for recipients who demonstrate financial need.

E.E. “Gene” Dillon Scholarship*
For rising sophomore students enrolled in a degree-granting major. Recipients will demonstrate good academic standing by maintaining a GPA of 3.5.

Ethel “Midge” Crandall Scholarship* 
For West Virginia residents who demonstrate good academic standing by maintaining a 2.5 GPA or higher and who are graduates of Valley High School (Fayette County, West Virginia) or its successors.

Enrique and Sallie Aguilar Scholarship*
For students who are enrolled full-time. First preference shall be for students majoring in Engineering, Computer Science or Nursing. Second preference shall be for any student at WVU Tech. Recipients shall demonstrate good academic standing by maintaining a GPA of 2.5. Special consideration may be granted to students from Fayette County, West Virginia and/or West Virginia residents.

Erma Byrd Scholarship* 
This fund will provide scholarships for students with financial need from Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Greenbrier, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Summers, Wayne and Wyoming counties.

James William & Frances Lynch Vencill Scholarship*
For students of sophomore status. This is a one-year award. Recipients will demonstrate good academic standing by maintaining a GPA of 2.5.

Jessie R. McDonnell & Hilda R. Crickmer Memorial Scholarship   Apply 
This fund will provide scholarships for students with financial need from Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Greenbrier, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Summers, Wayne and Wyoming counties. Preference will be given to students enrolled in the Nursing program.

Kraybill Family Endowed Scholarship*
For West Virginia residents enrolled full-time who demonstrate good academic standing by maintaining a GPA of 3.5.

Legacy Scholarship*
For a West Virginia residents. This scholarship shall be limited to a single student demonstrating financial need. Students must be full-time status to receive this award.

Lewis McManus Scholarship Fund* 
This fund will provide scholarships for students with financial need from Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Greenbrier, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Summers, Wayne and Wyoming counties.

Lewis N. McManus Emulation Scholarship*
For West Virginia resident students, enrolled at WVU Tech. Recipients shall demonstrate financial need.

Lincoln Scholarship*
For students who demonstrate good academic standing and financial need.

Majorie A. Poland Scholarship*
For students who are native West Virginians, maintain full-time status and demonstrate financial need. Recipients must also have graduated from a high school in West Virginia with a GPA of 2.5. Funds will be used for scholarships to each – one freshman, one sophomore, one junior and one senior for all four years of their education at WVU Tech.

Mountain State General Scholarship* 
This fund will provide scholarships for students with financial need from Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Greenbrier, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Summers, Wayne and Wyoming counties.

Mountain State-Raleigh County Scholarship* 
This fund will provide scholarships for students with financial need from Raleigh County.

Mrs. Rex A. “Lessie” Burdette Scholarship*
For students of freshman rank and full-time status. This award is not renewable.

Nora Goad Endowed Scholarship*
For full-time students enrolled in a degree-granting program who demonstrate financial need.

Otis K. Rice Endowed Scholarship*
For West Virginia residents. Recipients will be enrolled full-time in a four-year degree-granting program, demonstrate good academic standing and maintain a GPA of 3.0. Recipients will also be graduates of Riverside High School or its successor and have a composite ACT score of 21.

Ruth Watson Memorial Scholarship*
For students in good academic standing who demonstrate financial need. First preference will be for students majoring in Mathematics or the Science disciplines.

Scott Brown Memorial Endowed Scholarship* 
This fund will provide scholarships for students with financial need from Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Greenbrier, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Summers, Wayne and Wyoming counties.

Shri Amrit Gupta Scholarship  Apply
For students who are of Indian ancestry. First preference will be for recipients who demonstrate financial need.

Smt. Basanti Nevi Gupta Scholarship  Apply
For female students who are of Indian ancestry. First preference will be for recipients who demonstrate financial need.

Virginia P. Toney Presidential Honorarium*
For students who demonstrate good academic standing by maintaining a GPA of 3.2 and have a composite ACT score of 21.

William Yates Memorial Scholarship* 
This fund will provide scholarships for students with financial need from Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Greenbrier, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Summers, Wayne and Wyoming counties.

WV Society of Washington, D.C. Scholarship*
This fund will provide scholarships for students with financial need from Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Greenbrier, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Summers, Wayne and Wyoming counties.

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Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation Scholarships for WVU Tech Students

Cavalier-Nichols Scholarship Apply
Preference will be given to students attending WVU Tech with a GPA of at least 3.5 and an ACT score of 25 or more or equivalent SAT score. This scholarship is administered by The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation. 

Dale C. Bailey Scholarship  Apply
For students attending WVU Tech and pursuing a four-year degree. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and maintain a 2.5 GPA. This scholarship is administered by The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation. 

For students enrolled in an engineering program. Applicants must demonstrate financial need. This scholarship is administered by The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation. 

Richard C. Flint Scholarship  Apply
For students studying a program in the Social Science department, including Health Services Administration, Public Service Administration, Criminal Justice and Forensic Investigation. (This scholarship is held by the Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation and a WVU Tech committee selects the recipients.)

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* Scholarship is automatically awarded and any eligible student is considered. You do not need to apply.