SCPS Scholarship for

Students in Certificate Programs

Fall 2025


Application Deadline: July 8, 2025



As part of our commitment to helping adult learners achieve their educational goals, the School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS) is pleased to announce that we have scholarship funds available for the Fall 2025 semester. Scholarships will vary based on merit and financial need, and award values will range from $500 to $3,846. The maximum scholarship award will cover the cost of tuition and fees for up to two courses (Undergraduate Certificates: max = $3,066; Graduate Certificates: max = $3,846; Post Bac Professional Certificates: max = $3,216). The purpose of this scholarship is to support students who may be experiencing unexpected financial challenges and/or recent job displacement due to government downsizing or layoffs in the private sector. Scholarships will be applied to tuition and fees for the Fall 2025 term.


Scholarship Eligibility and Requirements


> Commitment to Completing the SCPS Certificate Program: Students demonstrate a strong commitment to completing the certificate program in order to advance personal, educational, or professional goals (evaluated based on essay response in this application).


> Financial Need: Students demonstrate financial need based on responses to questions in this application. Preference will be given to students experiencing recent job displacement or significant financial challenges.


> Certificate Program Admittance and Enrollment in Certificate Coursework:

Students must be admitted to the SCPS Certificate Program as of the Fall 2025 term (or prior terms). Prospective students who applied for admission in the Fall 2025 term (including those awaiting admittance decisions) are also eligible to apply for this scholarship. Enrollment in Certificate coursework for the Fall 2025 term is also a requirement for this scholarship.


> Academic Strength: Students demonstrate academic strength and potential for success within the Certificate program as follows:

•    Currently enrolled students must have demonstrated academic strength within the Certificate program based on their cumulative GPA for coursework completed through the Summer 2025 term.

•    Newly admitted students must have demonstrated academic strength in undergraduate studies or recent continuing education programs.


> If selected to receive a scholarship, the recipient must provide a thank-you note addressed to Melissa Lubin, Dean of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies. Thank-you notes should be sent via email to scps-scholarships@virginia.edu.


> Applicants for this scholarship understand that their responses to the scholarship application questions will be shared with SCPS leadership and the scholarship selection committee.


All SCPS Certificate students meeting the above requirements are eligible to apply for the SCPS Fall 2025 scholarship.

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Enter full name

 
 

Have you already been admitted to the SCPS Certificate Program you selected in the prior question?

 

Enter the term you were admitted to the SCPS Certificate program at UVA: Enter term + 4-digit year (Example: Summer 2024, Fall 2024, or Spring 2025)

Note: if you have applied for admission for the Fall 2025 term and are awaiting an admittance decision, please enter: Fall 2025 (anticipated)

 

Enter Student System ID

(available via SIS: My Profile, General Information, Student ID). Enter N/A if you have not been admitted to the program.

 

Enter N/A if you have not yet been admitted to the program.

 
 

Enter your preferred phone number in case we have questions about your application and need to contact you.

 

Note: Scholarships for selected recipients will vary based on merit, financial need and the number of course enrollments in the Fall 2025 term. The minimum award value = $500; the maximum scholarship award value will cover the cost of tuition and fees for up to two courses.

 
 

Enter the number of minor children in your household (if you don't have minor children living with you enter zero or N/A)

 

EMPLOYMENT & FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

If you are employed, please enter your current employer.

 

If you are employed, please enter your current job title and the length of time you've been in this role.

 

If you are employed, are you eligible to receive an employer tuition benefit to help you pay tuition and fees for the SCPS Certificate program?

 
 

If your statement includes a job displacement that recently occurred, please include the date of separation.

 
 
 

Enter the source and the amount of any other financial support you expect to receive to help cover the costs of the SCPS Certificate program (e.g., outside scholarships, military benefits, support from family members, etc.).

 
 

ESSAY QUESTION

 

What else do you want the committee to know about you as they review your application for this scholarship?

 
 

Please enter your full name to indicate your agreement to the following statements:


  • I am a student at SCPS and I am enrolled (or plan to enroll) in Certificate courses for the Fall 2025 term.
  • I will provide proof of job displacement and separation date, if requested by SCPS.
  • I certify that the information I have provided in this application is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge.