SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Abingdon Ruritan Club provides financial assistance to graduating seniors of Gloucester High School or Gloucester County Home School program. Students planning to attend a four-year college or university may apply for our $6,000 Academic scholarship. Students planning to seek workforce training through a community college, trade or vocational school may apply for our $3,000 Workforce Training Scholarship. To apply for one of these scholarships, review the following requirements below for each and complete and submit the appropriate application.
ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP
$1,500 with renewals for three years
Abingdon Ruritan Club presents annual scholarships to graduating seniors of Gloucester High School or Gloucester County Home School program. Four-year renewal scholarships of $6,000 ($1,500 per year) are awarded each year to students who will be attending a college or university. Two scholarships are awarded each year.
Applicant must enroll as a full-time student. To receive the subsequent disbursements of $1,500 per year, the student must continue to be a full-time student and be in good academic standing as defined in the school’s Satisfactory academic Progress Policy.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Must be a 2025 graduating senior of Gloucester High School or Home School Program in Gloucester County.
Must have a 3.0 GPA or higher.
Must have demonstrated community service by participating in extracurricular activities:
In school
In the community
Application –
Complete and submit the application and submit it by the deadline. Use fillable version of form if possible. Typewritten is preferred.
Include an essay that addresses community service, fellowship, goodwill and good citizenship. It should demonstrate good sentence structure with correct grammar and spelling. It must be at least 250 words, typewritten, double-spaced on plain white paper.
Include an official copy of your high school transcript or home school record.
Include three letters of recommendation. Typewritten preferred.
A recommendation may be obtained from:
School official: (only one) counselor, principal, teacher, coach.
Community leader
Present or former employer.
Letters MUST state the writer’s relationship to the applicant.
Applicants may use the link below to get the application form or may view and download the application through their Gloucester High School Naviance account or stop by the Counseling Office for a paper copy.
FILING DEADLINE: Completed applications must be delivered to the School Counseling Office no later than 3 pm, Friday, April 18, 2025. Applications from home-schooled students must be mailed to “Abingdon Ruritan Club, P.O. Box 22, Bena, VA 23018” and must be postmarked no later than Friday, April 18, 2025. For questions or more information, please call 804-642-5212 or 804-642-5869.
LINK TO APPLICATION FORMhttp://www.abingdonruritanclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/four-year-application-Fillable.pdf
WORKFORCE TRAINING SCHOLARSHIP
$1,500 with renewal for one year
A two-year renewal scholarship of $3,000 ($1,500 per year) is awarded each year to a graduating Gloucester High School Senior or Gloucester County Home School program in Gloucester County. It is for students who will be attending a vocational or trade school or a Community College.
Who is it for?
The award is intended to provide financial assistance to students who will be undergoing training in fields such as medical assistants/technicians, nurse aide, culinary, cosmetology, automotive, carpentry, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, etc. Community College students enrolled in an associated degree program or, to complete courses in anticipation of transferring to a four-year college or university, are eligible to apply for this award.
To receive the second-year disbursement of $1,500, the student must continue to be a full-time student and be in good academic standing as defined in the school’s Satisfactory academic Progress Policy.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Complete the application and submit it by the deadline. Use fillable version if possible. Typewritten is preferred.
Student must be a 2025 graduating senior of Gloucester High School or Home School Program in Gloucester County.
Must have a 2.2 GPA or higher
Community service preferred by not required.
Include an official copy of your high school transcript or home school record.
Include three letters of recommendation. Typewritten preferred.
A recommendation may be obtained from:
School official: (only one) counselor, principal, teacher, coach.
Community leader
Present or former employer.
Letters MUST state the writer’s relationship to the applicant.
Applications may use the link below to get the application form or may view and download the application through their Gloucester High School Naviance account or stop by the Counseling Office for a paper copy.
FILING DEADLINE: Completed applications must be returned to the School Counseling Office no later than 3 pm, Friday April 18, 2025, Applications from home-schooled students must be mailed to Abingdon Ruritan Club, P.O. Box 22, Bena, VA 23018 and must be postmarked no later than April 18, 2025. For questions or more information, please call 804-642-5212 or 804-642-5869.
LINK TO APPLICATION FORM http://www.abingdonruritanclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Two-Year-Application-Fillable.pdf
2024- 2025 ARC Scholarship Winner
ARC scholarship recipient is Charles Somervell. He will receive our four-year $4,000 scholarship. He plans to attend Washington and Lee University to study Mathematics.
Abingdon Ruritan Scholarship Committee 2024/2025
Left to right: Dr. Andrea Crawford, Barbara Priest, Don Sandridge, our winner Charles Somervell, Sid Dugas, and John Snyder. Not pictured, Wanda Sprouse.
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