The 2025 Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development (COAD) / David V. Stivison Appalachian Community Action Scholarship Fund

Eligibility Criteria: To be eligible, an applicant must meet all of the following criteria:

• Be a resident of the 30-county COAD service area for a least on year before the application deadline.
• Reside in a household with a total annual income at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines.
• Have obtained or will obtain a high school degree or GED.
• Show proof of acceptance by an accredited 2-year or 4-year institution of higher education.

To download information and an application, please click here.

Applications must be submitted to the appropriate COAD-member Community Action Agency:  Jackson-Vinton C.A.A., 118 South New York Ave., Wellston, Ohio 45692. Counties: Jackson & Vinton.

Deadline: The completed application must be submitted (postmarked) to the appropriate Community Action Agency (see above) by May 1, 2025.

Leona and Lewis Hughes Tuition Scholarship

Recipients must be graduates of Oak Hill High School. To apply, go to the Financial Aid section of Ohio University's website at:  https://webapps.ohio.edu/scholarship/.  Next, type in "Lewis Hughes" in the Search box, and it will take you to the Hughes Scholarship link. 

Please see Mrs. Spees if you have any questions about this scholarship.

Ohio University College of Education Scholarship

The Ronald D. and Joan Riddle Giles Scholarship

Guidelines:

• Recipients must be attending the Ohio University-Athens campus as a full-time, degree-seeking undergraduate students enrolled in or accepted for admission to the Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education. 
• Students must also demonstrate financial need based on federal aid standards, as determined by the University's Financial Aid Office. 
• Students must have permanent residency in Allegheny County, PA, or one of the fourteen Ohio counties:  Adams, Athens, Brown, Gallia, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Pike, Ross, Scioto, Vinton, and Washington.

To apply, go to the Financial Aid section of Ohio University's website at:  https://webapps.ohio.edu/scholarship/. Next, type in "Giles" in the Search box, and it will take you to the Giles' Scholarship link. 

Please see Mrs. Spees if you have any questions about this scholarship.