2024 Chesapeake County Scholarships

Chesapeake County residents suffer from the same absurd tuition prices that limit the educational attainment of Americans across the country. Despite high costs, 14% of Chesapeake County residents in Virginia over the age of 25 have graduated with a professional degree - 38% have completed high school. Although these numbers match those of many other counties, there is clearly room for improvement.

It’s clear that Chesapeake County residents in Virginia will continue to need help paying for college. 7,073 men and 7,070 women are enrolled in grades 9-12 while 4,523 men 7,628 women are currently undergraduates in college. College access and attainment should be a top priority, and cost should not prohibit any of these people from pursuing or completing their college education. The below scholarships are available to Chesapeake County residents and can help pay for school in a variety of ways. Chesapeake County scholarships, whether they are exclusively available to Chesapeake County residents or whether they are more broadly applicable, can greatly help reduce the financial burden of college. This is the complete list of the best scholarships for Chesapeake County residents.

How much total award money and scholarships are available for Chesapeake County residents?

There are 422 scholarships totaling $1,585,364.00 available to Chesapeake County residents. You can easily browse through all 422 scholarships below.

How many scholarships are available for college students in Chesapeake County?

422 scholarships worth $1,585,364.00 are available for college students in Chesapeake County. In addition, we encourage current college students in Chesapeake County to check scholarships by school and, specifically, colleges in Chesapeake for more options.

How many scholarships are available for high school seniors in Chesapeake County?

422 scholarships totaling $1,585,364.00 are available for high school seniors in Chesapeake County. In addition, we encourage current high school students to check out more from the scholarship search engine.

Do I need to be a resident of Chesapeake County to apply to these scholarships?

Our scholarship search automatically returns scholarships by all different types of requirements. The below scholarships are either explicitly available for Chesapeake County residents, or they do not require specific county residency at all and are therefore available to Chesapeake County students and residents, as well as others across the state or country.

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$10,000 ScholarshipPoints Scholarship for Chesapeake

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$10,000 SmarterCollege Scholarship for Chesapeake

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$1,000 Appily No Essay Scholarship for Chesapeake

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$1,000 CollegeXpress No Essay Scholarship for Chesapeake

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AGC Education and Research Foundation Graduate Award

Applicant must be a college senior enrolled in an ABET or ACCE-accredited (or candidate status) construction or civil engineering program, or possess an undergraduate construction or civil engineering degree from such an accredited program. Applicant must be enrolled or planning to enroll as a full-time student in a construction graduate degree...

Deadline:

November 15

$7,500.00

AGC Education and Research Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship

Applicant must be a college sophomore or junior enrolled or planning to enroll in a full-time, four- or five-year ABET or ACCE-accredited construction management, or construction-related engineering program. Application, evaluation forms, and transcript are required.

Deadline:

November 1

$2,500.00

ASNE Scholarship

Applicant must be enrolled in a full-time, undergraduate or master's degree program or be a co-op student at an accredited college or university. Applicant must demonstrate or express a genuine interest in a career in naval engineering and be a U.S. citizen. Selection is based upon academic record, work history, professional...

Deadline:

March 1

$4,000.00

Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Scholarship

Applicant must be the child of a Marine or Navy Corpsmen who served with a Marine unit and who plans to attend an undergraduate or vo/tech school and whose family adjusted gross income (not exceeding $9,000). Minimum 2.0 GPA required.

Deadline:

March 1

$10,000.00

Foundation Scholarship Program

Applicant must be a Latino high school graduating senior, undergraduate, or graduate student who is pursuing a degree in engineering, math, or science

Deadline:

May 1

$5,000.00

NSA Scholarship Award

Applicant must be a graduate of a Virginia public school who is enrolled as an undergraduate and majoring in accounting at a Virginia college of university.

Deadline:

April 3

$2,000.00

Stanley H. Stearman Scholarship Award

Applicant must be the child, grandchild, niece, nephew, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law of an active or retired National Society of Accountants member or deceased member. Applicant must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen majoring in accounting with a minimum 'B' grade average in a degree program at an accredited college or university...

Deadline:

April 3

$2,000.00

AIAA Undergraduate Scholarship

Applicant must have completed at least one academic quarter or semester of full-time college work with a college GPA of not less than the equivalent of a 3.3. Applicant must intend to enter into some field of science or engineering encompassed by the technical activities of AIAA. Selection will be based...

Deadline:

January 31

$2,500.00

AIAA Graduate Award

Applicant must have completed a minimum of one semester of full-time graduate study with a GPA of no less than the equivalent of a 3.3. Applicant must intend to enter into some field of science or engineering encompassed by the technical activities of AIAA. Selection is based upon scholarship, research plan,...

Deadline:

January 31

$5,000.00

Regional Scholarship

Applicant must demonstrate financial need and be a resident of one of the following areas in Virginia: Accomack, Chesapeake, Hampton, Isle of Wight, Newport News, Northampton, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Surry, Southampton, Virginia Beach.

Deadline:

February 15

$1,200.00

Navy League Scholarship

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen who is the dependent or direct descendant of an active, reserve, retired or honorably discharged member of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, U.S.-flag Merchant Marine, or U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps. Applicant must be a high school senior graduating this year and who...

Deadline:

March 1

$2,500.00

Merit-Based Scholarships

Applicant must be a student who has applied to the university by December 1st with a minimum 3.5 GPA and minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1200. A student meeting this criteria does not guarantee that they will receive an award. Some awards will depend on major selected, geographical location, and...

Deadline:

December 1

$5,000.00

North American Indian Scholarship

Deadline:

July 1

$650.00