Tucker Community Foundation Accepting Scholarship Applications

Photo Cutline: Tucker Community Foundation scholarship recipients that attended the annual scholarship reception at Canaan Valley Resort in 2023.

The Tucker Community Foundation has announced the start of their annual scholarship season. This year’s deadline is Friday, March 8. The Foundation encourages every student to complete and return their application as early as possible.

More than 40 scholarships from the Tucker Community Foundation are available for high school and college students in Barbour, Grant, Mineral, Preston, Pocahontas, Randolph and Tucker Counties, WV, and Garrett County, MD. Scholarship awards will range from $500 to $10,000 with most in the $1,000 to $2,000 range. Last year the Tucker Community Foundation awarded over $89,000 in scholarships to deserving students in our 8-county service area.

Students can go to www.tuckerfoundation.net/endowed-funds/scholarships/ to download an application and view the list of scholarships. Scholarship applications are available now, and the deadline to apply is Friday, March 8.

Applications are also available at the Foundation offices located in the Board of Education Annex at 100 Education Lane, Parsons. High School guidance counselors throughout the Foundation’s service area also have applications for distribution to students.

Chief Financial Officer, Michael Moore, encourages all high school and college students to apply even if their educational needs do not align with a particular scholarship fund.

“Some of the Tucker Community Foundation’s scholarships are designated for graduates of a particular high school or for a particular college while others are based on activities or intended college majors” Moore said. “Just because you do not qualify for one scholarship does not mean you would not qualify for another. We review all of the scholarship applications and determine the student’s eligibility for each different scholarship.”

New this year is the John & Beulah “Bob” Bartlett Scholarship, which provides a yearly scholarship to a deserving Randolph or Tucker County student that will be attending college in the fall.

Also new this year, the Myers Family Scholarship will provide a yearly scholarship to a student that will preferably attend Potomac State College going into the Mental Health and Addiction Studies Program. This scholarship was created in honor of their sons Walter Roy Myers II and Adam Ryan Myers, both of which tragically passed away at a young age.

Postgraduate college students from Tucker, Preston or Garrett counties who are pursuing a masters, doctorate, or professional degree are eligible for a Crimson Shamrock Scholarship.

The Gary Wilson Scholarship Fund provides a scholarship for Tucker County students attending a Christian elementary, middle, or high school, or who are being home schooled employing Christian educational principles and values.

These are just a handful of the over 40 scholarships available from the Tucker Community Foundation this year.

High school seniors, college students, students attending technical schools and other non-traditional students (e.g., adults returning to school) are encouraged to apply for a Tucker Community Foundation scholarship regardless of their field of study.

The Tucker Community Foundation manages more than 140 endowed funds providing annual scholarships and grants to nonprofits and charitable causes throughout their eight-county service area. Inspired by the flood of 1985, the mission of the Foundation is “Creating opportunities for the communities we serve.” For more information about scholarships contact the Tucker Community Foundation at 304-478-2930 or visit www.tuckerfoundation.net.