VFIC Scholarships

VFIC Scholarships

Status: Active

Geographic Scope: Virginia (students at VFIC member institutions)

Background: Since 1952, the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges (VFIC) has been raising money to strengthen the 17 leading independent colleges in the Commonwealth and to ensure that access to independent higher education in Virginia is an affordable option for students from all backgrounds and levels of financial need.

Purpose: To provide scholarships to deserving students at VFIC member institutions, helping them enroll and complete their degrees

Impact:

Since 2000, the VFIC has awarded nearly 15,000 scholarships

Many scholarships support marginalized and underserved students

Help students stay in school until graduation with a relevant degree

Available Scholarships Include:

Altria Leadership Scholarship

Moses D. Nunnally Foundation and Nunnally Family Endowed Scholarship

Dominion Energy Scholarship

Council of Independent Colleges Scholarship/UPS

A. Lea Booth Scholarship

AEP Foundation Scholarship

Anonymous Scholarship

Landmark Foundation Scholarship

Universal Corporation Scholarship

VFIC 50th Anniversary Scholarship

Dollar Tree/Family Dollar Scholarship

ECMC Foundation Scholarship

Inova Loudoun Hospital Scholarship

Belle Isle Scholarship

Ferguson Enterprises Scholarship

Mars Foundation Scholarship

Multiple other named and regional scholarships

Member Institutions: All 17 VFIC member colleges and universities

Contact: For information on creating an endowed scholarship or providing scholarship support in perpetuity, contact Liz Blaine

Address: Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges, 901 East Byrd Street Suite 1625, Richmond, VA 23219

Phone: (804) 288-6609