BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — The 10th annual MetroNews West Virginia Scholar Program is underway for high school juniors across the Mountain State. The student chosen will win a four-year scholarship to West Virginia Wesleyan valued at $160,000.
Students can apply at wvmetronews.com. The application deadline is April 16. Semifinalists will be announced May 1 and finalists announced May 22. Online voting at wvmetronews.com will take place from May 22-June 16. The winner will be announced at the 2017 WV Scholar Award Luncheon at Wesleyan on June 21.
The grand prize includes tuition, fees, room and board at the Buckhannon school.
Second prize is a four-year, $5,000 scholarship, while third prize is a four-year, $2,500 scholarship to West Virginia Wesleyan. All of the awards begin with the 2018 fall semester.
The scholarship is available to any high school junior in West Virginia.
“Every winner always says they didn’t think they had a chance to win this scholarship,” John Waltz, vice president for enrollment management at West Virginia Wesleyan, said Monday on MetroNews “Talkline.” “We encourage everyone to take time to tell their stories.”
In addition to MetroNews and West Virginia Wesleyan, the sponsors for the 2017 MetroNews West Virginia Scholar Program are the West Virginia Hospital Association, ZMM Architects and Engineers, the West Virginia Forestry Association, the West Virginia Farm Bureau and Friends of Coal.