scholarships
Our scholarship application is now open!! CLICK HERE TO START YOUR APPLICATION.
The Suffolk Foundation is honored to administer 21 different scholarships for students wishing to pursue a college or trade school education. Scroll down for a summary of all our scholarships. From there, you can click on the name of any individual award for more information about it.
Our scholarship application opens online on February 9, 2026. The application deadline is 4:59 pm on Friday, March 20, 2026.
We use a common application for our scholarships. With the common application, students can be considered for all of the different scholarships we offer (depending on the student’s eligibility), without having to retype and resubmit family information, transcripts, college information, letters of recommendation, etc. over and over again. You enter the information once, and it automatically copies over to all the other scholarships you select. (The only scholarship that does NOT use the common application is our scholarship through Paul D. Camp Community College. Please see information below.)
To complete an application, a student will need to:
- Upload their most current transcript. The transcript must be dated on or after February 9, 2026, and must be labeled “official” or be signed by a school official.
- Provide email addresses for two people to submit letters of recommendation. From there, our application system will email submission instructions to the recommenders. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that their recommenders submit their letters by the deadline (4:49 pm on Friday, March 20, 2026). Late letters cannot be accepted.
- Write an essay. Each of our scholarships requires an essay statement. Many of our scholarships ask the same or similar essay questions, and the student can reuse the same essay if appropriate. However, students should read and answer each essay question carefully.
- Some of our scholarships are merit-based, while others consider financial need. For the need-based scholarships, students should complete a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and upload the resulting FAFSA Submission Summary into their application. If a student’s citizenship status or other extenuating circumstance prevents them from completing a FAFSA, they can, in place of a FAFSA Submission Summary, upload a document that outlines their financial need. If that is your situation, please reach out to us or your guidance counselor before proceeding.
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Sign an honor code statement verifying that the application was completed without assistance from parents, generative AI, teachers, or other third parties.
Please note: Our application closes automatically and promptly at 4:59 pm on Friday, March 20. Applications that are incomplete or in process at 4:59 pm will not be considered.
| Scholarship | Criteria Summary |
|---|---|
| Allfirst Memorial Scholarship | This scholarship is for graduating high school seniors, or students currently enrolled in college or trade school. This scholarship gives preference for Allfirst employees, and immediate family members of Allfirst employees. |
| AMADAS Industries Stanley A. Brantley Jr. Memorial Scholarship | This scholarship is for high school, college, and trade school students who plan to study engineering, agricultural technology, or a manufacturing-related skilled trade. It's open to past AMADAS interns, as well as ANY student from Suffolk, Franklin, Southampton County, Sussex County, Surry County, Isle of Wight County, or Gates County (NC). |
| Amy Phelps Art Scholarship | This scholarship is for graduating seniors from Franklin, Southampton County, Isle of Wight County, Surry County, or Sussex County, who plan to major in the visual arts or design in college. |
| Audrey B. Butler Memorial Scholarship | This scholarship is for high school and college students from Suffolk, Franklin, Isle of Wight, and Southampton who plan to study nursing. |
| Chuckatuck Volunteer Fire Department Scholarship | This scholarship is for students who either are high school seniors residing in the Chuckatuck VFD historic service area, or who are blood-line relatives of a CVFD member, regardless of residency or student status. This is a renewable scholarship, $4,000 per year. |
| Col. Fred. V. Cherry Scholarship | This scholarship is for high school seniors from Suffolk who demonstrate financial need. |
| DiStasio Health Professions Scholarship | This scholarship is for graduating high school seniors from Suffolk, Franklin, Isle of Wight, or Southampton who plan to pursue an MD, DO, NP, or PA program after college. |
| Howard D. Mast Memorial Scholarship | This scholarship is for high school and college students from Suffolk who have participated in sports and who have demonstrated financial need. |
| James M. Blair Memorial Scholarship | This scholarship is for graduating high school seniors from Suffolk who have demonstrated financial need and strong moral character. |
| Just Because Scholarship | Get some help paying for college --- just because you applied! In 2026, the Suffolk Foundation will once again award a $1,000 “Just Because” Scholarship, in a random drawing of those who applied and were not awarded any other scholarship. |
| Lewis F. Morris and William L. Whitley Memorial Scholarship | This scholarship is for graduating seniors from King's Fork High School who have been involved in athletic, community, and extracurricular activities. |
| Louis & Mary Haddad Foundation Scholarship | This scholarship was established by the Louis and Mary Haddad Foundation to help graduating high school seniors from Suffolk who have faced significant obstacles, who are nonetheless determined to pursue a higher education, and who need a little help to achieve that goal. This can include students who have a learning difference, students who have experienced homelessness, and/or students who have survived violence. |
| Obici Healthcare Foundation Career Pathways Scholarship (High School Seniors) | The purpose of this scholarship is to support local students who plan to pursue a career in healthcare, and who commit to returning to (or staying in) Suffolk or Western Tidewater to do so. This scholarship is for $10,000 per year, for up to four years total for undergraduate study. Recipients will be invited to apply for additional scholarship funding for up to four more years of post-graduate study. This scholarship is available to high school seniors from Suffolk, Franklin, Isle of Wight County, Southampton County, Sussex County, Surry County, or Gates County (NC). |
| Obici Healthcare Foundation Career Pathways Scholarship (Community College Students) | This scholarship is administered by the Paul D. Camp Community College for PDCCC students who plan to pursue a career in healthcare, and who commit to staying in Suffolk or Western Tidewater to do so. This program includes scholarships for both curriculum students and "Fast Track" health care program students. These scholarships, including their applications, are managed by PDCCC. For more information, including instructions for how to apply, please contact the PDCCC Financial Aid office (757-569-6711 or financialaid@pdc.edu). |
| Oliver K. Hobbs, Sr. STEM Scholarship | This scholarship is for high school and college students from Suffolk, Franklin, Isle of Wight, Southampton, or Gates County (NC) who plan to pursue a degree in natural sciences, technology, engineering, or mathematics, leading to a career in innovation. |
| Ossie S. & Thomas F. Blair, Jr. Memorial Scholarship | This is a renewable scholarship, $5,000 per year, for high school and college students from Suffolk who have exhibited strong moral character and who have demonstrated financial need. |
| Otha S. Rountree Memorial Scholarship | This scholarship is for high school and college students from Suffolk who plan to study nursing. |
| Sgt. AJ Parker Memorial Scholarship | This scholarship is for students graduating from a public high school in Suffolk who demonstrate financial need. This is a renewable award of $1,250 per year for up to four years of study, for a total award of up to $5,000 per student. |
| Suffolk Business Women Scholarship | This scholarship is for female high school seniors from Suffolk who demonstrate financial need. Preference may be given to students who plan to major in business (or related). |
| Suffolk Presbyterian Church Willis-Volper Scholarship | This scholarship is managed by the Suffolk Foundation on behalf of Suffolk Presbyterian Church. Endowed by two families in memory of Brenda Beamon Willis and Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Volper, this two-year scholarship is intended for graduating seniors from any public high school in Suffolk who demonstrate financial need, strong character, and academic distinction. |
| William N. (Billy) Hill Scholarship | This scholarship is for seniors graduating from a public high school in Suffolk who plan to major in education in college. |
SCHOLARSHIP PRESS RELEASES
Download any of our scholarship press releases below. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
To find out more about scholarships from the Suffolk Foundation contact us:
757-923-9090 or office@suffolkfoundation.org.