Scholarships

There are a number of scholarships available to degree, certificate and Post Bacc Pre-Med students at the School of Continuing and Professional Studies. Student Financial Services administers most scholarships and grants, which may be part of a financial aid award, if you apply for financial aid. SCPS also administers its own scholarships for students who meet select criteria, and manages and awards a small number of scholarships for outside donors.

SCPS-administered or managed scholarships in recent years have included:

• Dean’s Scholarship for exceptional BIS and BPHM applicants
• Dean’s Retention Scholarship
• Osher Reentry Scholarship, a need-based scholarship for students with a significant gap in the pursuit of their undergraduate degree, which is supported by a generous gift from The Bernard Osher Foundation
• Cloud computing scholarship 
• Lexipol Public Safety Fellowship for Master of Public Safety students
• UVA Community Public Service Fellowship for Master of Public Safety students
• Paul F. Dishner Rural Healthcare Scholarship Program for Post Bacc Pre-Med students

New and returning students in certificate or degree programs in the School of Continuing and Professional Studies also are eligible to apply for the Enslaved Ancestors College Access Scholarship Program. 

Additional non-UVA scholarship opportunities for degree students include: Charlottesville Scholarship Program and Tobacco Region Loan Forgiveness Program.

For more information scholarship opportunities at SCPS, please contact [email protected].