Student Scholarships
Harrisonburg Education Foundation awards scholarships to graduating Harrisonburg High School seniors each year. Funds come from a variety of sponsors and each has unique eligibility requirements. Scholarship applications are reviewed by a committee appointed by HEF and awarded each spring at our Breakfast of Champions.
If you are interested in establishing a scholarship to support Harrisonburg students, please contact us.
If you are interested in establishing a scholarship to support Harrisonburg students, please contact us.
Scholarship List 2020
Congratulations to this year's recipients!
Greg Kuykendall Memorial Scholarship - $1,000 (renewable for 4 years)
Candidate must exemplify these characteristics: Demonstrated financial need, talented student and athlete, person of character who has consistently demonstrated the qualities of honor, integrity, sportsmanship, and team play.
2020 Recipient: Katelyn Ramsey
Lt. Col. Robert T. Hering Memorial Scholarship - $3,000
In memory of Mrs. Ethel S. Haas’ first husband who was killed in World War II. Candidate must be a male student and have a grade point average of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) or better.
2020 Recipient: Leif McCoy
Molson Coors Scholarship for the Study of Engineering and/or Environmental Science - $2500
Candidate must be planning to acquire a four-year baccalaureate degree in the fields of Engineering or Environmental Science.
2020 Recipient: Safiyyah Ogundipe
Sherry Burcham Anderson Memorial Scholarship - $1,000
Provides an annual scholarship for a student who is planning on a career in the education field.
2020 Recipient: Tucker McGrath
Bridgewater HealthCare Foundation Scholarship - $1,000
Candidate must be a senior having an interest in the nursing field. Candidate must have a grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0) scale or better. Priority shall be given to candidates who are children of Bridgewater Retirement Community’s employees and have a serious desire to work in the healthcare profession.
2020 Recipient: Kevin Arostegui
Harrisonburg Education Foundation Scholarship - $500 (2)
Candidate must be planning to pursue a career in Education. Candidate must have a grade point average of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) or better.
2020 Recipients: Faith Evans-Haywood & Jackson Hartzler Weakley
Wells Fargo Scholarship - $500 (2)
Awarded to a high school graduate for the attendance in any degree program at a Virginia Community College. The annual scholarships (2) shall be for up to two consecutive school years, as long as the student remains in good academic standing.
2020 Recipients: Sheila Escalante Lopez & Melve Mwaka
Curtis R. Hershey EMU Tuition Assistance Scholarship - $300
Candidate must have been accepted to Eastern Mennonite University and enter by September following the date of application for scholarship.
2020 Recipient: Jessamine Domingo
NOT AWARDED IN 2020 BUT AVAILABLE ANNUALLY
Glen Keller Shomo III Virginia Tech Engineering Scholarship - $1,000
Candidate must be planning to acquire a four-year baccalaureate degree in the fields of Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Jordan Garber Memorial Scholarship - $1,000
Provides grant for post-high school education for one student annually who was involved in the HHS varsity cheerleading squad for at least two years and shows the school spirit and interest in her studies that Jordan did.