The school year, as unusual as it has been, is progressing and that means it's nearly time to launch applications for CFOV scholarships!
CFOV is home to more than 70 scholarship funds that exist to benefit all types of Ohio Valley graduating seniors and college students.
This year, we're welcoming four new opportunities to our portfolio - check out the highlights:
The John Nicholas Varlas and Nancy Allen Varlas Scholarship was established by John Nicholas Varlas in memory of his wife, Nancy Allen Varlas and in honor of their involvement in the Moundsville community. The couple, lifelong Marshall County residents, were graduates of the former Moundsville High School. Mrs. Varlas enjoyed a long career with Marshall County Schools and the family carries a special affinity for John Marshall High School, as well as a desire to support students seeking higher education.
The David Robertson Scholarship was established to recognize and support extraordinarily motivated students pursuing an associate degree at West Virginia Northern Community College. To be eligible, applicants must reside in a county served by CFOV (Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall, Wetzel or Tyler in West Virginia or Jefferson or Belmont in Ohio), be a graduating high school senior with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 or a currently enrolled WVNCC student with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 with plans to be enrolled during the upcoming 2021-2022 academic year.
The May Green Scholarship was established to recognize and support a graduating Martins Ferry High School senior pursuing a bachelor’s degree. To be eligible, applicants must attend Martins Ferry High School, be ranked in the top half of the class, demonstrate participation in school and community activities and/or athletics and demonstrate financial need.
The Lloyd Shirl & Esta Mae Taggart Scholarship was established by their grandson in tribute to the role they played in his life. Born in 1899, Esta Mae and Lloyd each had limited schooling and pursuing higher education was not practical given societal and cultural norms of that era. Lloyd was an accomplished blacksmith, skilled worker and dedicated family man. Esta Mae always wondered what she could have accomplished had she been able to finish school and eventually earn a college degree. As doting grandparents, Esta Mae and Lloyd instilled values of hard work, dedication and resilience to their grandson, who often worked alongside them on the family farm. Those values are honored through this scholarship fund that will extend support to graduating seniors of Tyler Consolidated High School who seek to better themselves through higher education.
Applications will be available on cfov.org and available for download on December 14.
Until then, get a jump start on exploring opportunities!
