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Spouses and/or Dependents of Member of the West Virginia National Guard Scholarship

Terms/Conditions of Eligibility. Each term WVJC will offer tuition scholarships to spouses and/or dependents of members of the West Virginia National Guard. The spouses and/or dependent must provide proof to the relationship to the Guardsman, and proof of the Guardsman�s good standing with the West Virginia Guard.

The spouse and/or dependent must apply for admission, meet all applicable admissions requirements, be accepted by the WVJC and actually begin classes at the next class start date. The scholarship may be applied to tuition incurred in any of the College�s Associate Degree programs. An official application form must be completed in full at the time of the first career planning session with a WVJC admissions representative and proof of eligibility must be presented at the financial aid appointment.

The amount of the scholarship awarded to each spouse and/or dependent is $1000 per academic year (three quarters). The total tuition amount will be credited with the scholarship amount in accordance with the following schedule: Quarter 1: $333 Quarter 2: $333 Quarter 3: $334

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High School Senior Scholarships

Each year, West Virginia Junior College offers up to eight partial tuition scholarships to area high school seniors. Four of the scholarships are $5000 tuition scholarships, and the remaining four are $2500 tuition scholarships for a maximum amount of $30,000 that may be awarded to high school seniors in any year.

Scholarship recipients may apply the scholarships to tuition in any diploma or degree program. Two of the scholarships may be awarded to a qualifying member of a Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) annually. High School Senior Scholarship recipients must enroll and begin classes no later than the Fall term of the academic year beginning after the student graduates from high school.

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GED Scholarship

Each year West Virginia Junior College may offer up to four partial tuition scholarships in the amount of $2000 for each scholarship. The total value of the scholarship is a maximum of $8000 in any year.

Individuals who have successfully completed their GED test are eligible to apply for the scholarships. Scholarships will be awarded based on successful completion of the same test given to the high school seniors and after a personal interview with an admissions representative.

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Career Enhancement Scholarships

Each term West Virginia Junior College may offer twenty-five (25) $1000 tuition scholarships to employees of participating businesses to enhance the employee�s job skills and value to the employer. The employee must apply for admissions, meet all applicable admissions requirements, be accepted by WVJC and actually begin classes at the next class start date after the scholarship award date. The scholarship may be applied to tuition incurred in any of the College�s Associate Degree programs. If the employee drops out of school, any part of the scholarship that has not been credited to the employee�s tuition is forfeited. It may not be used as a tuition credit for individual courses, certificate programs, diploma programs, or other courses/programs. If the employee discontinues employment or is terminated by the participating business,while the employee is enrolled at the College, the employee will forfeit any part of the scholarship that has not been credited to the employee�s tuition at that point of time.

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Imagine-America.org

The award-winning Imagine America scholarship program helps thousands of high school seniors each year pursue a career college education. As a participating Imagine America institution, WVJC will award up to ten (10) Imagine America scholarships annually. Additional scholarships may be accepted at the sole discretion of WVJC.

This scholarship is awarded based on a number of factors:

Likelihood of successful college completion
High school GPA of 2.5 or better
Demonstrated community service during senior year

Students seeking to apply for this scholarship may submit their application on-line at www.imagineamerica.org. Completed applications are initially forwarded to the student�s home high school for review by the appropriate member of the staff. Applications approved by the student�s high school are then forwarded to WVJC for review.

*Students must maintain satisfactory academic progress in order to remain eligible for any scholarships.