R.C. and Betsy Williamson Scholarship Grant
Funding Amount
Up to US $4,500
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
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Scholarships are offered to students living in the Richmond region and other Virginia locations. Each scholarship was established by a generous individual, family, or organization with a desire to assist high school students, recent high school graduates, and adult learners to continue their education.
The R.C. and Betsy Williamson Scholarship Fund was established in 2009 by Brad Williamson, their son, to honor his father and mother. R.C. Williamson was born in Middlesboro, Kentucky. He married Betsy Berry of Staunton, VA in 1949 and they moved to Richmond in 1950. R.C. spent his working career with the Natural Gas Company of VA, Inc. (MR ABLE PROPANE) until his death in January of 2008. R.C. passionately believed in the value of education and was himself the recipient of post-secondary scholarships.
The purpose of the scholarship fund is to support post-secondary educational scholarships for qualifying graduates of public or private high schools in the Central Virginia area. Scholarships are awarded to students who demonstrate Christian values, financial need, commitment to their community and academic achievement.
This scholarship is available for up to a total of four years, provided you:
Have maintained good academic standing.Continue to be enrolled in an accredited two-year or four-year college or university, community college or trade school in the continental United States.
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from The Community Foundation Inc's IRS filings)
University of Virginia - Student Financial Services
Charlottesville, VA · 2020
$59K
VCU Student Accounting Department
Richmond, VA · 2020
$38K
Harrisonburg, VA · 2020
$30K
The College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA · 2020
$27K
Lynchburg, VA · 2020
$12K
6 grants in The Community Foundation Inc's 2020 filings reference “R.C. and Betsy Williamson Scholarship Grant” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What The Community Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 917
- Total given
- $61.77M
- Median grant
- $25K
- Range
- $5,100–$1.79M
- By dollars: Virginia 78%, District of Columbia 4%, Florida 4%. Top recipient cities: Richmond, VA; Washington, DC; Henrico, VA.
- 23% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 22% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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Fields of Work
- Education
- Christian nonprofits
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