The Granville P. Meade Scholarship provides financial assistance to students who have achieved academically, but who are financially unable to attend college. The Granville P. Meade fund provides scholarship awards to worthy and financially disadvantaged Virginia high school seniors to attend one of Virginia's public or private colleges or universities. 

Below is an outline of the application procedure and timeline for your reference.

APPLICATION PROCESS AND IMPORTANT DEADLINES

PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND TIMELINE

• March 3, 2023- Deadline for public school students to submit their completed application via the online portal.
• March 15, 2023- Deadline for references to be completed via online portal.
• March 22-April 5, 2023- Review window for local superintendents to send their five most qualified applications to the regional selection committee via the online portal.
• April 11-May 5, 2023- Review window for each regional selection committee to select and submit the five most qualified public school applications to the Virginia Department of Education via the online portal.
• May 19, 2023- Recipients of the Scholarship will be notified on or before this date. Students can check the status of their application at any time using the online portal.

PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND TIMELINE

• March 3, 2023- Deadline for private school students to submit their completed application.
• March 15, 2023- Deadline for references to be completed via online portal.
• March 22-May 5, 2022- Review window for the Virginia Council for Private Education to select and submit the five most qualified private school applications to the Virginia Department of Education via the online portal.
• May 19, 2023- Recipients of the Scholarship will be notified on or before this date. Students can check the status of their application at any time using the online portal.

HOMESCHOOL STUDENTS APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND TIMELINE

• March 3, 2023- Deadline for homeschool students to submit their completed application.
• March 15, 2023- Deadline for references to be completed via online portal.
• March 21-May 5, 2023- Review window for the Homeschool Educator’s Association of Virginia to select and submit the five most qualified homeschool applications to the Virginia Department of Education via the online portal.
• May 19, 20233- Recipients of the Scholarship will be notified on or before this date. Students can check the status of their application at any time using the online portal.

Public School Application Contact

Questions and technical assistance with the online portal should be directed to the Survey Monkey Apply support team through the help center.

Application questions regarding the application process or application can be directed to Ms. Brittany Everett, Postsecondary Access & Success Specialist at the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) by telephone at (804) 225-2071, or by email at Brittany.Everett@doe.virginia.gov.

Homeschool Application Contact

Questions and technical assistance with the online portal should be directed to the Survey Monkey Apply support team through the help center.

Homeschool application questions regarding the application process or application can be directed to the Homeschool Educator’s Association designated chair Ms. Sarah Touchet, by telephone at 757-595-3751 or by email at scholarships@heav.org.

Private School Application Contact

Questions and technical assistance with the online portal should be directed to the Survey Monkey Apply support team through the help center.

Private school application questions regarding the application process or application can be directed to the Virginia Council for Private Education’s designated chair, Ms. Grace Turner Creasey, by telephone at 804-423-6435, or by email at office@vcpe.org.