GRASP Community College Scholarships

Earn your associate degree or career certification at a Virginia Community College

GRASP will award scholarships to selected applicants for $1,000 for their first year of community college. Scholarships may be renewed for a second year of the recipients' program. Eligible scholarship recipients will enroll at a Virginia Community College either to complete a career certificate or with the intent to transfer to a Virginia four-year public or private institution, many of which have Guaranteed Admissions Agreements with Virginia’s community colleges.

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Apply to Scholarship here

Students eligible to apply:

Have met with the high school GRASP advisor to establish a post-secondary plan
Possess at least a 2.0 cumulative high school grade point average
Will graduate from high school spring of 2025
Have filed a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the Virginia Alternative State Aid (VASA) application
Have financial need (SAI of $12,000 or less) as determined by the FAFSA or VASA
Plan to enroll at a Virginia Community College either to complete a career certificate or with the intent to transfer to a Virginia four-year public or private institution. Information about Virginia’s Guaranteed Admissions Agreements and the Two-Year College Transfer Grant can be found here. Information and a list of Industry Credentials can be found at vccs.edu/industry-credentials.

Application Requirements:

The application can be found here as a Google Form. Please make sure you click ‘send’ when you complete the application.
The scholarship application requires an essay that can be downloaded into the Google Form.
Also required, a complete copy of the Student Submission Summary, or a statement that the VASA has been completed. The Student Submission Summary can be downloaded at fafsa.gov. The VASA can be completed at vasaapp.org.

Application may be submitted without the Student Submission Summary. However, once it becomes available, students must submit their summary for their application to be considered.