scholarships
The Suffolk Foundation is honored to administer 19 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 names of the individual programs for more information.
Two of our scholarships are offered exclusively for students at Paul D. Camp Community College and are administered by that college. For all of our other scholarships, we use a common online application. With the common application, students can be considered for up to 17 different scholarships (depending on eligibility), without having to retype and resubmit college information, financial information, transcripts, 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 online application will open in February 2026. The application deadline will be determined at a future date. The application closes automatically and promptly at 11:59 pm. Applications that are incomplete or in process at 11:59 pm will not be considered.
To complete an application, the student will need to:
- Upload their most current transcript. The transcript must be dated on or after February 10, 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, the 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. 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.
| 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 | New in 2025! 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, or Isle of Wight County. |
| 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 high school seniors who either reside in the Chuckatuck VFD historic service area, or who are blood-line relatives of a CVFD member, regardless of residency. This is a renewable scholarship, $4,000 per year. |
| Col. Fred. V. Cherry Scholarship | This scholarship is for African-American high school seniors from Suffolk who demonstrate financial need. |
| Cross Realty Scholarship | This scholarship is administered by Paul D. Camp Community College for PDCCC students who are full-time and seeking an associate's degree. This scholarship gives preference for: older students and other nontraditional students; students with financial need, who don’t have other scholarship opportunities; and/or students who are interested in an education degree and/or a career in teaching. 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). |
| 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 2025, 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 Memorial and William L. Whitley 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 support students from Suffolk with learning differences (e.g., dyslexia, ADHD) who plan to attend college or trade school. |
| 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. |
| 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). |
| 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.