BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — The deadline to apply for the 2024 West Virginia Scholar Program is this Sunday.
The program, now in its 17th year, includes a four-year scholarship to West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon. One high school junior in the state will be selected for the scholarship valued at approximately $160,000.
WVRC Media, the parent company of MetroNews, is partnering with Wesleyan to provide the scholarship that includes free tuition, fees, and room and board.
“It actually covers that as the costs change during the year, so they’ll know that for the future their student costs at the college are all covered,” John Waltz, vice president of admissions at Wesleyan, said on Friday’s MetroNews “Talkline.”
Students who apply can also be considered for other prizes and admission to Wesleyan, Waltz said.
“They’re getting a head start on applying to college. This is their application to West Virginia Wesleyan so they will have already applied to college and when September rolls around, they’ll already be into that process,” he said.
Waltz said students have to be well-rounded in their community and participate in extracurricular activities in addition to having a solid GPA. He said a lot of talented scholarship winners have gone on to do great things in the state over the years.
“Having done this for 17 years, we see people living and working in West Virginia as doctors, attorneys, working in politics, working in education, working in all the different fields you can imagine. It’s been really amazing to see that happen,” Waltz said.
Fifteen finalists will be announced next month. Each finalist will next go through a personal interview process and a review by the sponsors. The winner will be announced in June.
Th sponsors for the 2024 West Virginia Scholar Program include Greer Industries, Friends of Coal, West Viriginia Hospital Association, ZMM Architects & Engineers, the West Virginia Farm Bureau and West Virginia Wesleyan College.
To apply for the West Virginia Scholar Program, CLICK HERE.