scholarships
The Suffolk Foundation is honored to administer 16 annual scholarships for students wishing to pursue a college or trade education. If you are interested in applying for a scholarship, you may review the criteria summarized below, and/or click on the individual scholarships to review them in greater detail.
We use a common application for all of our scholarships; by completing just one application, students can be considered for up to 16 scholarships at a time (depending on eligibility). The online application will open on February 3, 2025. The application deadline is 5:00 pm on Friday, March 21, 2025. The application closes automatically and promptly at 5:00 pm (Eastern Time). Applications in process at 5:00 pm or otherwise received after the deadline will not be considered.
Scholarship | Est. Value | Criteria | Residency and/or Student Status |
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Allfirst Memorial Scholarship | $1,000 | Employee or employee family member of Allfirst Industrial General Contractors | Public high school senior or enrolled in college, university, or trade school |
Audrey B. Butler Memorial Scholarship | $1,000 | Plan to pursue a college degree in nursing (LPN, RN) | Suffolk, Isle of Wight, Franklin, or Southampton public, private, or home-schooled high school senior; or Suffolk, Isle of Wight, Franklin, or Southampton resident enrolled in a college nursing degree program (LPN, RN) |
James M. Blair Memorial Scholarship | $5,000 | Financial need | Suffolk public or private high school senior |
Ossie S. & Thomas F. Blair, Jr. Memorial Scholarship | $5,000 | Financial need | Suffolk public, private, or home-schooled high school senior, or high school graduate from Suffolk enrolled in college |
Col. Fred. V. Cherry Scholarship | $3,000 | African-American, financial need | Suffolk public, private, or home-schooled high school senior |
Louis & Mary Haddad Foundation Scholarship | $1,000 | Documented learning difference | Suffolk public or private high school senior |
William N. (Billy) Hill Scholarship | $1,000 | Plan to pursue a degree in education | Suffolk public high school senior |
Oliver K. Hobbs, Sr. STEM Scholarship | $1,500 | Plan to pursue a degree in natural sciences, technology, engineering, or mathematics | High school senior at a public, private, or home school in Suffolk, Franklin, Isle of Wight County, Southampton County, or Gates County (NC), or former resident of those areas currently enrolled in a STEM curriculum at an accredited college or university |
Howard D. Mast Memorial Scholarship | $5,000 | Financial need; participation in sports | Public, private, or home-schooled high school senior residing in Suffolk, or high school graduate from Suffolk enrolled in college |
Lewis F. Morris Memorial and William L. Whitley Scholarship | $1,500 | Involvement in school and community activities | King’s Fork High School Senior |
Amy Phelps Art Scholarship | $2,000 | Plan to study art in college; provide three art samples | Senior at Southampton HS, Franklin HS, Windsor HS, Smithfield HS, Surry Co HS, Sussex Central HS, Isle of Wight Academy, or Southampton Academy |
Suffolk Business Women Scholarship | $2,000 | Female, U.S. citizen | High school senior, resident of Suffolk |
DiStasio Health Professions Scholarship | $2,000 | Plan to pursue a four-year premed field of study | High school senior at a public or private high school in Suffolk, Isle of Wight County, Franklin, or Southampton County |
Otha S. Rountree Memorial Scholarship | $1,500 | Plan to pursue a college degree in nursing (LPN, RN) | Senior from a Suffolk public or private high school, or a home-schooled senior, or a resident of Suffolk enrolled in a college nursing degree program (LPN, RN) |
Chuckatuck Volunteer Fire Department Scholarship | $7,500 | Blood-line relative of a CVFD member is also eligible, regardless of residency | High school senior residing in the Chuckatuck VFD historic service area |
Obici Healthcare Foundation Career Pathways Scholarship | $10,000/yr (renewable) | Plan to pursue a career in healthcare in Western Tidewater | High school senior residing in Suffolk, Franklin, Isle of Wight County, Southampton County, Sussex County, Surry County, or Gates County (NC) |
SCHOLARSHIP PRESS RELEASES
To find out more about scholarships from the Suffolk Foundation contact us:
757-923-9090 or office@suffolkfoundation.org.