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APPLIED SCHOLARSHIP DETAILS

SFVA Youth Scholarship Program

The SFVA Scholarship Program promotes positive youth development by recognizing and rewarding leadership and scholarship attributes developed through meaningful competition. Awarded scholarships are held for the recipient and sent directly to the recipient's educational institution to support continued learning, including but not limited to 4-year degree programs, community colleges, trade and technical schools or classes, and certification testing.

Funds can be requested by filling out the form on our scholarship page and are held until a student is 24. For additional questions, please feel free to contact us at scholarship@statefairva.org.

Applications are Closed

Thank you for your interest. Scholarships will open in winter of 2024 for individuals that compete in the 2024 State Fair of Virginia.

If you have scholarship application questions, please email scholarship@statefairva.org and include the word scholarship in the subject line.

To see the 2023 Applied Scholarship Winners, click here.

Scholarship Announcement: New This Year

Based on conversations with key partners and parents, starting with the current application process, top-scoring applicants in the General Applied and Senior Livestock Scholarship categories will be invited for a Webex interview as the final piece of the application process.

Please note, the application process will continue to be a blind scoring/application until the interview in which a fraction of our scholarship committee will interview top applicants as part of a 10-point component to their final score. Following application scoring, top applicants in the General and Senior Livestock categories will be contacted by State Fair staff to schedule their interview.

We look forward to including this component to the application and providing the opportunity for valuable interview experience. If you have any questions, please get in touch with us at scholarship@statefairva.org or 804-994-2743.

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2023 Applied Scholarships

Seven General Scholarships: *REQUIRES GENERAL SFVA APPLICATION

One $1,000 Gatewood Holland Stoneman Endowed Youth Development Scholarship

Qualifier: Applicant must have participated in the 2023 State Fair of Virginia competitions.

One $1,000 Farm Credit Endowed Youth Development Scholarship

Qualifier: Applicant must have participated in the 2023 State Fair of Virginia competitions.

Five $2,000 General Youth Development Scholarships

Qualifier: Applicant must have participated in the 2023 State Fair of Virginia competitions.

Fifteen Youth Livestock Scholarships: *REQUIRES SEPARATE YOUTH LIVESTOCK APPLICATION

Qualifier: Applicant must have participated in 2023 Youth Livestock Shows.

Senior Scholarship Awards

First Place - $2,890.88

Second Place - $2,409.06

Third Place - $1,927.25

2 Honorable Mentions - $1,204.53

Intermediate Scholarship Awards

First Place - $2,168.16

Second Place - $1,806.80

Third Place - $1,445.44

2 Honorable Mentions - $903.40

Junior Scholarship Awards

First Place - $2,168.16

Second Place - $1,806.80

Third Place - $1,445.44

2 Honorable Mentions - $903.40

SPECIAL NOTICE

Scholarships earned through State Fair competitions in 2012 and earlier are held in an account at Virginia Tech. Students with scholarship earnings from 2012 and earlier will receive an annual statement from that account and will submit a similar request to the Virginia Tech Foundation for disbursal of funds. Therefore, a student who earned scholarships both before and after the 2012 State Fair will request scholarship funds from two organizations.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION

If you have questions regarding the Scholarship Program or procedures, please contact scholarship@statefairva.org or phone 804-994-2800.

Read the Scholarship Committee Charter