SPARK, the education foundation for Prince William County Public Schools, will award numerous scholarships to graduating seniors this year. SPARK also acts as the fiscal agent for other scholarship awards to PWCS graduating seniors.
SPARK is only a part of the selection process for the following exclusively administered scholarships:
Chick-fil-A
Prince
William
County
Scholarship
This
scholarship
awards
$4,000
to
one
PWCS
graduating
high
school
senior.
Deadline:
11:59
p.m.
on
April
9,
2021
Dr.
Edward
L.
Kelly
Scholarship
$1,500
scholarship
to
three
graduating
PWCS
high
school
seniors
who
intend
to
pursue
studies
to
enter
the
teaching
profession.
Deadline:
11:59
p.m.
on
April
9,
2021
Lilian
M.
Orlich
Scholarship
$2,500
to
a
graduating
high
school
senior
at
Osbourn
Park
High
School.
Deadline:
11:59
p.m.
on
April
9,
2021
Lockheed
Martin
Science,
Technology,
Engineering
and
Mathematics
Scholarship
$1,500
to
two
graduating
PWCS
high
school
seniors
who
plan
to
pursue
a
career
in
a
science,
technology,
engineering,
or
mathematics
field.
The
recipients
will
also
be
eligible
to
apply
for
a
Lockheed
Martin
paid
internship
opportunity.
Deadline:
11:59
p.m.
on
April
9,
2021
Micron
Technology,
Engineering,
and
Mathematics
Scholarship
$1,500
to
one
or
more
graduating
PWCS
high
school
seniors
who
plan
to
pursue
a
career
in
a
technology,
engineering,
or
mathematics
field.
Deadline:
11:59
p.m.
on
April
9,
2021
YES
Scholarship
This
scholarship
awards
$5,000
to
one
graduating
high
school
senior
that
attended
Yorkshire
Elementary
School
for
at
least
one
year.
Deadline:
11:59
p.m.
on
April
9,
2021
NOTE: In some cases, SPARK acts as the fiscal agent for the following scholarships, but is not part of the selection process, therefore they are not exclusively administered by SPARK.
Career
and
Technical
Education
(CTE)
Post-Secondary
Scholarship
$1,000
to
one
graduate
of
PWCS
who
completed
a
VDOE
approved
CTE
sequence
of
courses
and
plans
to
pursue
a
CTE
plan
of
study
at
a
post-secondary
institute.
This
application
is
also
hosted
on
Kaleidoscope
but
is
not
administered
by
SPARK
or
the
SPARK
scholarship
review
committee.
Deadline:
11:59
p.m.
on
April
9,
2021
Career
and
Technical
Education
(CTE)
Scholarship
$1,000
to
one
graduate
of
PWCS
who
completed
a
VDOE
approved
CTE
sequence
of
courses
and
plans
to
pursue
a
professional
certification,
an
Associate
in
Science
(A.S.)
Degree,
or
an
Associate
in
Applied
Science
(A.A.S.)
Degree.
This
application
is
also
hosted
on
Kaleidoscope,
but
is
not
administered
by
SPARK
or
the
SPARK
scholarship
review
committee.
Deadline:
11:59
p.m.
on
April
9,
2021
David
J
Cobb
Foundation
Scholarship
(PDF)
$1,000
to
one
graduate
of
PWCS
who
plans
to
pursue
a
degree
in
the
medical
field.
Please
follow
the
directions
in
the
scholarship
packet
for
submitting
the
application.
Deadline:
April
9,
2021
Nursing
(CTE)
Scholarship
$1,000
to
one
graduate
of
PWCS
who
participated
in
the
Licensed
Practical
Nursing
program
and
is
continuing
a
plan
of
study
in
nursing.
This
application
is
also
hosted
on
Kaleidoscope,
but
is
not
administered
by
SPARK
or
the
SPARK
scholarship
review
committee.
Deadline:
11:59
p.m.
on
April
9,
2021
Payton's
Project-
Free
Bullying
Scholarship
This
scholarship
awards
$1,000
to
one
eligible
graduating
high
school
senior
from
each
of
the
twelve
(12)
Prince
William
County
High
Schools,
that
plan
to
pursue
studies
at
a
higher
learning
institute.
Deadline:
April
2,
2021
NOTE: Applicants must attend the school associated with the scholarship to be eligible to apply. SPARK acts solely as the fiscal agent for the following scholarships and is not part of the selection process, therefore they are not exclusively administered by SPARK.
Austin
Trenum
Memorial
Scholarship-Brentsville
District
High
School
(PDF)
$1,000
to
a
graduating
high
school
senior
at
Brentsville
District
High
School.
Please
contact
the
Brentsville
District
High
School
counseling
department
for
application
and
details,
or
download
the
application
by
clicking
the
link
above.
Deadline:
April
2,
2021
Forest
Park
Black
Alumni
Scholarship
$1,500
to
two
Black
graduating
seniors
in
good
standing
at
Forest
Park
High
School.
Apply
online
by
clicking
the
link
above.
Deadline:
March
15,
2021
Ryan
Trexel
Memorial
Scholarship
-Osbourn
Park
High
School
This
$3,000
scholarship
is
awarded
to
a
graduating
high
school
senior
at
Osbourn
Park
High
School.
Please
contact
the
Osbourn
Park
High
School
counseling
department
for
application
and
details.
Deadline:
April
9,
2021
Sara
Lott
Memorial
Scholarship-Forest
Park
High
School
(PDF)
$1,500
to
graduating
high
school
senior
at
Forest
Park
High
School.
Please
contact
the
Forest
Park
High
School
counseling
department
for
application
and
details,
or
download
the
application
by
clicking
the
link
above.
Deadline:
April
23,
2021
Victor
A.
Cahoon
Scholarship
-
Osbourn
Park
High
School
This
$4,000
scholarship
is
awarded
to
a
graduating
high
school
senior
at
Osbourn
Park
High
School.
Please
contact
the
Osbourn
Park
High
School
counseling
department
for
application
and
details.
Deadline:
April
9,
2021
Dulles'
Community
Outreach
Scholarship
The
Committee
for
Dulles'
Community
Outreach
Committee
will
award
14
academic
scholarships
at
$1,000
each
and
one
Academic/Community
Service
scholarship
at
$2,000.
Eligible
applicants
must
be
an
employee/volunteer
of,
or
dependent
of
an
employee/volunteer
of
a
business
or
agency
operating
within
the
Dulles
Airport
perimeter
(the
fence
that
surrounds
Airport
property)
and
plan
to
enroll
in
an
accredited
community
college,
trade
school,
college,
or
university.
Deadline:
April
9,
2021
Education
&
Workforce
Scholarship
Through
the
Education
&
Workforce
Summit,
the
Prince
William
Chamber
supports
higher
education
by
awarding
$2,500
academic
scholarships
to
high
school
students
who
have
demonstrated
academic
success
and
a
commitment
to
volunteer
service
in
our
community.
High
school
students
have
to
be
a
current
employee
or
the
dependent
of
a
chamber
member
business
employee
-
this
includes
staff
and
teachers
from
our
three
school
districts
and
corresponding
governments.
Deadline:
March
8,
2021
For more information on these and other scholarships available, please visit The SPARK Scholarships webpage, or email the Office of Community and Business Engagement.