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Everette H. and Edith P. Griffin Memorial Scholarship

Hampton Roads Community Foundation
Accepting Applications

About the Scholarship

Opens: 12/1/2025
Closes: 3/1/2026

The Everette H. and Edith P. Griffin Memorial Scholarship is available to students who have a documented visual impairment or deafness to attend a private primary, secondary, or postsecondary school. Students who reside in the South Hampton Roads area of Virginia are encouraged to apply. Students from the Western Tidewater region (Isle of Wight County, Southampton County, Franklin, and Suffolk) receive special consideration.

Award Amount Varies
  • Essay Required: No
  • Need-Based: Yes
  • Merit-Based: No
Requirements
  • Visual impairment or deafness
  • Resident of Isle of Wight or Southampton counties, Chesapeake, Franklin Farm, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, or Virginia Beach, Virginia
  • High school freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, or undergraduate student
  • Seeking a professional certification, associate, or bachelor's degree
  • U.S. citizen or permanent resident
  • Demonstrate financial need Preference is given to students from the Western Tidewater region (Isle of Wight County, Southampton County, Franklin, and Suffolk).
  • Details

    Pursued Degree Level
    Professional Certification, 1-year Certificate, Associate Degree, Bachelor's Degree
    Current Grade
    High School Freshman, High School Sophomore, High School Junior, High School Senior, Community College Freshman, Community College Sophomore, College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior, 5th Year College Undergraduate, Nth Year College Undergraduate
    Location
    • Country: US
    • State: VA
    • City: Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Franklin Farm
    • County: Isle of Wight, Southampton
    Citizenship Status
    U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident
    Condition
    Blindness, Deafness

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