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.
Institutional Scholarships
West Virginia State University offers several institutional scholarship opportunities:
The Yellow Jacket Scholarship
Beginning in Fall 2021, the Yellow Jacket Scholarship may be offered to incoming students who
- are full-time students (i.e., taking at least 12 credit hours a semester)
- are degree seeking
- have at least a 3.0 high school GPA
In-state On-Campus
| Award Tier |
High School GPA |
Award Amount |
| Tier 1 |
3.0-3.4 |
$2,200 |
| Tier 2 |
3.5-3.7 |
$3,300 |
| Tier 3 |
3.8-4.0 |
$5,000 |
In-state Off-Campus
| Award Tier |
High School GPA |
Award Amount |
| Tier 1 |
3.0-3.4 |
$1,100 |
| Tier 2 |
3.5-3.7 |
$2,200 |
| Tier 3 |
3.8-4.0 |
$3,000 |
Out-of-state on-Campus
| Award Tier |
High School GPA |
Award Amount |
| Tier 1 |
3.0-3.4 |
$3,000 |
| Tier 2 |
3.5-3.7 |
$4,500 |
| Tier 3 |
3.8-4.0 |
$6,000 |
Out-of-state Off-Campus
| Award Tier |
High School GPA |
Award Amount |
| Tier 1 |
3.0-3.4 |
$2,000 |
| Tier 2 |
3.5-3.7 |
$3,000 |
| Tier 3 |
3.8-4.0 |
$4,000 |
Transfer students are eligible only for Tier 1.
West Virginia State University Foundation Scholarships
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.
West virginia state university 1890 scholarship
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.
External Scholarships
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.
scholarship-awarding organizations
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
scholarship finders and databases
CareerOneStop
CollegeScholarships
FastWeb
Free-4U.com
TFS Scholarships
UNIGO
individual scholarships
Benjy Grinberg Scholarship
Bridge of Hope Scholarship
Hazel Ruby McQuain Graduate Scholarship
Nextiva
PROMISE Scholarship
scholarship and financial aid advice
Chamber of Commerce
College Foundation of West Virginia
CollegeBoard
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