All Opportunities

Scholarship Applications for Academic Year 2026/2027 Opens October 1, 2025


HOW TO GET STARTED:
Click on the green button at the top of this screen. You will use your myRCC username to access, complete, and submit the general scholarship application.

TO APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS You must be a HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR or 18 and older
If you are a high school freshman, sophomore, or junior contact your High School Navigator.

HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN YOUR MYRCC LOGIN?
If you have forgotten your myRCC user name or password, please contact RCC’s online help desk

DON’T HAVE A MYRCC LOGIN
If you do not have a myRCC user name and password because you have:
~ never applied to RCC before
~applied but have not enrolled in classes within three consecutive terms
~ not taken a credit class at RCC for three or more years

Then please complete an online application for admission to RCC. Be sure to make note of your Student ID# and college email address. Your myRCC user name and password will then automatically be assigned to you. If you need assistance, please contact the Admissions and Records Office. Warsaw Campus 804-333-6740, Glenns Campus 804-758-6730.

PLEASE READIMPORTANT NOTICE: Your official student record must be up-to-date and accurate! Please login to myRCC and click on SIS (Student Information System) to review and update your information. Especially important is your Address and Program Plan since many scholarships are based on the county you reside in and the degree/certificate you are pursuing. Help is available at the online help desk or by calling 804-333-6786.

Below you will find a listing of scholarships available to RCC students, with a brief description of the scholarship qualifications. You DO NOT have to apply to each individual scholarship opportunity listed below. By filling out the general application you will be considered for all scholarships for which you are eligible based on the data from your official student record and from the information you provide on the scholarship application. If you have any questions in regards to the general application or the scholarship process, please contact Beth Robins at 804-333-6708 or brobins@rappahannock.edu.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
Varies Audrey and Tim Lowery Scholarship
Open to students beginning their sophomore year with a minimum 2.8 GPA,...
Ended
Varies Fairfields United Methodist Church
Open to students residing in Northumberland County with a 2.0 GPA.
Ended
Varies King Carter #5 Order of the Eastern Star
Open to PN or ADN students who reside in the RCC service region.
Ended
Varies King George Firefighters and Paramedics Scholarship
Open to students residing in King George county with a cumulative GPA of...
Ended
Varies 5 RWC Educational Memorial Scholarship
Open to students in Gloucester County enrolled full-time or part-time in...
Varies Abingdon Womans Club Scholarship Endowment
Open to students from Gloucester County enrolled full-time or part-time.
Varies Alice Phillips and A. Marvin Self Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is open to nursing students in the Associate’s Degree...
Varies Annual County Scholarship Fund
Open to full-time and part-time students residing in one of the 12...
Varies Arlene Cannon Memorial Scholarship
Open to students from Mathews or Gloucester County enrolled in Business...
Varies Atlantic Union E. Peyton Motley Memorial Scholarship
Preference will be given to full-time students (12 credit hours or more...
Varies Atwood Barrett Tate, Sr. and Della Marie Tate Memorial Scholarship Endowment
Open to students from Essex County and the Northern Neck who enroll...
Varies Baylands Family Credit Union Scholarship
Open to students on Glenns campus with a minimum GPA of 2.5 enrolled in...
Varies Betty Smith Gaskins Scholarship
Open to ongoing or returning students with a minimum cumulative GPA of...
Varies Botetourt Lodge #7 AF&AM Foundation Scholarship
Full-time student enrolled in a career or technical education program,...
Varies CAL Scholarship
Open to an active member of the TRIO/SSS program committed to earning a...
Varies Callao Moose Lodge and Family Center #917 Scholarship
Open to full-time students (12 credit hours or more per semester) in...
Varies Callao Women of the Moose Nursing Scholarship
Open to a student enrolled full-time (12 credit hours or more per...
Varies Catamount Tactical LLC, Liberty Tree Scholarship
Open to students with a minimum GPA of 2.0. Preference is given to...
Varies Charles and Elizabeth Ryland Memorial Scholarship
Open to full-time (12 or more credit hours per semester) continuing RCC...
Varies Charles S. Ylonen Memorial Rotary Scholarship in Nursing
Recipient must reside in or have strong ties to Middlesex County, be...
Varies Chesapeake Bay & River Association of Realtors
Open to students in technology or trades programs who reside in...
Varies Christopher L. Wyatt Memorial Scholarship
Open to a student residing in King and Queen County or city of West...
Varies Cobbs Hall Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarship
Open to a student from Lancaster, Northumberland or Middlesex County...
Varies Colonel Michael and Gail Kenna Scholarship
Open to students with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above and demonstrated...
Varies David and Carolyn Scarbrough Hand to Hand Scholarship
Open to Northumberland County students who have successfully completed...
Varies David Sisson Memorial Scholarship
Open for applicants residing in Essex, Lancaster, Northumberland, and...
Varies Dr. Bruce C. and Emily M. K. Martin Memorial Scholarship Fund
Open to graduating high school seniors who reside in Lancaster,...
Varies Dr. Charles Smith Nursing Honorarium Scholarship
Open to Practical Nursing students with a cumulative 2.5 GPA or above.
Varies Dr. Dorothy Cosby Cooke Scholarship Endowment
Open to residents of RCC’s service region, with preference given to...
Varies Dr. Gertrude Kasbekar and Dr. Dinkar K. Kasbekar Scholarship Endowment
Open to students entering the second year of the Associates Degree of...
Varies Dr. Mel Shelby Memorial Scholarship
Open to a second year student enrolled in RCC’s Associates Degree of...
Varies Dr. Norman Howe Scholarship Fund
Open to students enrolled at RCC who exhibit good citizenship qualities,...
Varies Ed Merrell Engineering Scholarship
Open to a full-time (12 credit hours or more per semester), beginning or...
Varies Elizabeth Spencer Mulholland, SRN, SCM, RN Endowed Nursing Scholarship
Open to first year ADN nursing student with a minimum 2.5 GPA who...
Varies Eugene and Lavinia Ruark Endowment
Open to students enrolled at RCC in a degree or certificate program who...
Varies Flam Family Scholarship
Open to students in the RCC culinary program.
Varies Fred D. Durham Scholarship and Fund for Engineering Excellence
The primary consideration for awarding this scholarship is academic...
Varies Gates - Rex Scholarship
Open to a part-time Business Management student demonstrating need....
Varies George Verlander Foundation Annual Scholarship
Open to residents to Lancaster County residents. Recipients are required...
Varies George Verlander Foundation Scholarship Endowment
Open to residents of Lancaster County, with preference given to those...
Varies Grady N. McGhee Award
Open to a rising sophomore at RCC who has in his or her freshman year...
Varies H. Marston Smith Memorial Scholarship
Open to students of the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula who are...
Varies Hilary Westfall Memorial Scholarship
Open to students who demonstrate financial need and have a GPA of 2.5 or...
Varies Inez Douglas Belden Scholarship
This program is open to residents of Richmond, Westmoreland, and any...
Varies James F. Moore Scholarship
Open to residents of Essex County with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0...
Varies Jesse Lynn Luthy Scholarship Endowment
Open to graduates of Westmoreland High school with less than 24...
Varies John H. Upton Leadership Scholarship
This scholarship recognizes academic achievement and leadership...
Varies Kingston Parish Scholarship
Open to a returning RCC student residing in Mathews County with a...
Varies Leslie J. Lyons Memorial Scholarship
Open to a student who has expressed an interest in establishing a small...
Varies Lillian Marie Towles Scholarship
Recipient must be graduates of one of these high schools: Lancaster or...