Virginia State University
Petersburg, VA
University Website: www.vsu.edu/Apply Online: www.vsu.edu/admissions/apply/freshman-apply/index.php
Virginia State University is a historically black, land-grant university located north of the Appomattox River in Ettrick, Chesterfield County, near Petersburg, Virginia. Founded on March 6, 1882 (1882-03-06), Virginia State developed as the United States's first fully state-supported four-year institution of higher learning for black Americans[citation needed]. The university is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
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Virginia State University College Scholarships
McDonald's Black and Positively Golden ScholarshipThurgood Marshall College Fund |
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award Up to $15,000 |
deadline April 24, 2026 |
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DescriptionThe McDonald's Black and Positively Golden Scholarship is available to full - time undergraduate students attending TMCF - member HBCUs and Predominately Black Institutions. You must have a minimum 2.7 GPA and demonstrate financial need to be eligible for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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Descendants Truth and Reconciliation Foundation ScholarshipDescendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation |
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award Up to $10,000 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe Descendants Truth and Reconciliation Foundation Scholarship is available to undergraduate and graduate HBCU students. You must be a certified descendant of Jesuit slaveholding within the Catholic Church in the United States to be eligible for this award. Spouses of descendants may also apply. View Scholarship Details |
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ACS-Hach Land Grant Undergraduate ScholarshipAmerican Chemical Society (ACS) |
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award $10,000 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe ACS-Hach Land Grant Undergraduate Scholarship is available to full - time students majoring in chemistry. You must express the intent to teach high school chemistry after graduation and have a minimum 3.0 GPA to eligible for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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Coco Gauff Tennis ScholarshipUNCF, Inc |
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award Up to $8,500 |
deadline May 01, 2026 |
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DescriptionThe Coco Gauff Tennis Scholarship is open to HBCU student-athletes. You must have a 2.5 GPA or higher, be a U.S citizen or legal resident and compete on intercollegiate tennis teams at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) View Scholarship Details |
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Delta Community Credit Union HBCU ScholarshipDelta Community Credit Union |
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award $5,000 |
deadline April 30, 2026 |
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DescriptionThe Delta Community Credit Union HBCU Scholarship is available to high school seniors and undergraduate students. You must be a resident of Georgia and be attending or accepted into an HBCU to be eligible for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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FedEx/UNCF ScholarshipUNCF, Inc |
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award Up to $4,000 |
deadline May 18, 2026 |
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DescriptionThe FedEx/UNCF Scholarship is available to college freshmen attending a four-year HBCU. You must have a minimum 3.0 GPA to be eligible for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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Myra L. Austin Taylor Memorial ScholarshipDooley Foundation |
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award $1,500 |
deadline May 23, 2026 |
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DescriptionThe Myra L. Austin Taylor Memorial Scholarship is available to students who are currently attending or will attend an HBCU. You must be majoring in education / elementary education or be a current member of your institution's band, have a minimum 3.0 GPA, and provide proof of 90 hours or more of community service to be eligible for this award. ... View Scholarship Details |
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Annie Ibok ScholarshipHBCU EXCELLENCE |
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award $1,000 |
deadline July 31, 2026 |
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DescriptionThe Annie Ibok Scholarship is available to rising college freshmen who are attending HBCUs. You must be a resident of Washington State or California and have a minimum 3.0 GPA to be eligible for this award. Priority is given to recent high school graduates. View Scholarship Details |
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Marki Lemons Ryhal Education Advancement ScholarshipChicago Association of REALTORS |
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award $500 |
deadline June 01, 2026 |
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DescriptionThe Marki Lemons Ryhal Education Advancement Scholarship is available to African - American female students residing in underserved communities within the Chicagoland area. You must be pursuing a real estate license, OR be attending an HBCU or Chicago State University to be eligible for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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Dr. May Hope Wilkins Legacy ScholarshipDr. May Hope Wilkins Legacy Scholarship, Inc. |
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award Up to $12,000 |
deadline April 25, 2026 |
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DescriptionThe Dr. May Hope Wilkins Legacy Scholarship is available to HBCU undergraduate students. You must be majoring in the field of education to be eligible for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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