Board of Visitors Scholarships

The Virginia Commonwealth University Board of Visitors has established the Board of Visitors Scholarship to recognize the achievements of an outstanding undergraduate student who represents the distinctive attributes of a VCU student: Outstanding academic achievement, leadership and service to the university and the community at large. The scholarship is awarded to a full-time sophomore, junior or senior, with a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade point average, and who has demonstrated financial need. The recipient will receive a one-year scholarship in an amount equal to undergraduate in-state tuition and fees.
 

Award: Varies
Deadline: 01/01/2024
 

Kohlbeck Memorial Scholarship for Service & Excellence

Established by Thomas J. Kohlbeck (B.S. in Justice ’08, B.A. in Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness ’08) in memory of his grandfather, Victor J. Kohlbeck (United States Army – WWII, Vietnam and Korea), and his great uncle, Kenneth J. Kohlbeck (United States Marine Corps – Korea), who both sacrificed their lives in service to their country. Their commitment to service and excellence inspired a legacy of careers in the field of public service for his family. Thomas and his father, Gunnar (B.S. in Administration of Justice and Public Safety ’74), continued this commitment in the fields of homeland security and criminal justice. This scholarship will support an undergraduate student in criminal justice and/or homeland security and emergency preparedness with ambitions to pursue a career related to either academic program.
 

• Undergraduate student in Criminal Justice and/or Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness programs
• Full-time student (preference)
• Required 500-word essay to address the pursuit of a career in either discipline or both disciplines and a commitment to service and excellence in the field
• Students with demonstrated service in the field through volunteer efforts and/or an internship experience (preference to unpaid internship)
• Merit-based award
• Need-based award (preference)

Dr. Sesha Joi Moon Scholarship
 

Dr. Sesha Joi Moon Scholarship provides scholarship support to students studying in the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs. Applicants will be expected to submit a short written statement (no more than one page) about how their academic and/or extracurricular pursuits will help to continue the legacy of marginalized students within the field of African American Studies, Government, and/or Public Affairs. Recipients must have demonstrated financial need and be in good academic standing while enrolled in an undergraduate and/or graduate degree program at the Wilder School.
 

Award: $1,000-2,000
Deadline: 3/15/2024
 

21st Century Communications Scholarship

The 21st Century Communications Scholarship was created by the members of the School of Mass Communications (now the Robertson School of Media and Culture) National Advisory Board to attract the nation’s best and most creative secondary school students to the School. The scholarship will be awarded annually and may be renewed annually upon review of the recipient’s performance. This scholarship will be awarded based on demonstrated merit, an assessment of the applicant’s promise for academic success, and an applicant’s statement of desire to succeed at the School and in a mass communications profession.
 

Please note: If the current recipient is renewed per the terms of this scholarship, applications to the current cycle will not be considered. We do encourage applications during each cycle should the current recipient not be renewed.

Award: $1,000-2,000
Deadline: 3/15/2024

Anthropology Scholarship Fund

Award: Varies
Deadline: 3/15/2024