Tara Welch Gallagher Environmental Scholarship Grant

Tara Welch Gallagher Environmental Scholarship Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Hampton Roads Community Foundation
Last Updated: January 15, 2026

Summary

The Tara Welch Gallagher Environmental Scholarship supports full-time and part-time graduate students from the Hampton Roads Sanitation District studying environmental health, environmental chemistry, biology, or civil and environmental engineering at public Virginia universities. Established in honor of Tara Welch Gallagher, the scholarship reflects the commitment of donors to promote education and help students realize their potential. Award amounts vary based on fund availability and individual financial need.

Overview

NOTE: In 2020, this scholarship was renamed to honor Tara Welch Gallagher, a stormwater engineer for the City of Virginia Beach, who was a victim of the tragic shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center on May 31, 2019, and a past recipient of the HRSD Scholarship. Our generous donors love helping students achieve their full potential. That’s why they entrust us to administer permanent scholarship funds in their names using criteria they have selected. Since 1950 we have awarded more than $23 million in college scholarships making us southeastern Virginia’s largest scholarship provider. Our scholarships for graduate study are provided by generous donors with an interest in education and helping people have a positive future. We select scholarship recipients based on financial need and the specific criteria established by donors, such as field of study or college attended. Award amounts are based on the amount of available in the scholarship fund, the number of recipients selected and individual financial need. Scholarship amounts are not pre-determined.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. This scholarship is for full-time and part-time graduate students from the Hampton Roads Sanitation District service area studying environmental health, environmental chemistry, biology or civil or environmental engineering at a public Virginia university. HRSD interns may apply. One-year scholarship.

Ineligibility

HRSD employees, commissioners and their relatives are not eligible to apply.