Applicant must be a transfer student. Selection based upon GPA.

Applicant must be a first-time student. Selection based upon based high school transcripts and test scores.

Applicant must be an incoming student. Selection based upon high school transcripts and test scores.

Applicant must be a West Virginia resident who has completed the FAFSA in addition to the Promise Scholarship application.

Applicant must be a National Merit Finalist who has designated Potomac State College of West Virginia University as his or her first-choice institution when completing the scholarship application. Applicants may change their top-choice selection by logging onto the Online Scholarship Application (OSA) website. Applicant must take the PSAT/NMSQT in the specified...

Applicant must be a National Merit Finalist who has designated West Virginia University Institute of Technology as his or her first-choice institution when completing the scholarship application. Applicants may change their top-choice selection by logging onto the Online Scholarship Application (OSA) website. Applicant must take the PSAT/NMSQT in the specified year...

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior from West Virginia with a minimum 2.5 GPA. The college or university the applicant plans to attend does not need to be in West Virginia.

Applicant must be a National Merit Finalist who has designated West Liberty University as his or her first-choice institution when completing the scholarship application. Applicants may change their top-choice selection by logging onto the Online Scholarship Application (OSA) website. Applicant must take the PSAT/NMSQT in the specified year of the high...

Applicants must submit a 15- to 30-page research paper on an Appalachian studies topic. Selections will be made from two categories: middle/high school and undergraduate/graduate.

Applicant must be a National Merit Finalist who has designated West Virginia University - Parkersburg as his or her first-choice institution when completing the scholarship application. Applicants may change their top-choice selection by logging onto the Online Scholarship Application (OSA) website. Applicant must take the PSAT/NMSQT in the specified year of...

Applicants must be West Virginia residents, be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an undergraduate institution on a part-time basis and demonstrate financial need.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens who are enrolled in U.S. graduate-level science writing programs.

Applicants must be attending or planning to attend any college or graduate school in the United States and be in their first year. Students will need to provide proof of first-year status. Applicants will need to submit a 500-word essay on the given topic found on the website.