Parkersburg Area Community Foundation Scholarships

Scholarship Value: $5,000

Awards Available: 190

Award Deadline: Dec 1, 2025


The PACF is committed to increasing access to education and success for all students in our 11-county service area.

Scholarship Opportunities:

The Foundation will open the Consolidated Scholarship Application on December 1st, 2025.

What can I do now to prepare?

  • You will be asked to upload your FAFSA Student Aid Report as a part of your application. Completing the FAFSA is not a commitment–it simply helps you learn which aid you’re eligible to receive and accept later. Get started now!
  • Gather a list of all of your accomplishments and activities.
  • Get started on your career goals essay.

"Tell us about your career goals and how the school of your choice will help you achieve those goals. How did you choose your major field of study and career goals? Tell us about a person or event in your life that influenced your major field of study and career decisions."

Through the Foundation's online consolidated scholarship application, high school seniors and college students can apply for multiple scholarships with one application. Additionally, the Foundation has a few scholarships that are available outside of the consolidated application.

To complete the Foundation's online consolidated scholarship application:

Students need to access the application at: www.pacfwv.com/Scholarships/Apply.

At the beginning of the application process, you will be asked to create a username and password. It is important to keep this login information as you may need to return to your application.

After creating your username/password, you will be asked a few standard eligibility questions that will match you to available Foundation scholarships. We ask that you take a moment and review the scholarships you have been matched with and ensure that you are indeed eligible.

Proceed through the application process and finish and click submit for each scholarship you wish to apply to. You do not need to complete the application in one sitting. You may save your changes and return to finish later. Once you submit your application, you are unable to make any changes.

When you are satisfied that your application is complete, you must click “submit” on the final page of the application. You will receive an e-mail confirmation once you submit your application. If you do not receive this e-mail confirmation, please contact the Foundation.

How to Apply:

Owl Scholarship

Deadline: Dec 29, 2025
$50,000
ScholarshipOwl is your source of relief from the dreaded application process. We put students on the fast-track to success by providing direct access to the scholarships they need the most. Take the hassle out of financial aid and maximize your chance at a free ride in college. No matter how much funding you need for school, we have the opportunities...

Be Bold Scholarship

Deadline: Jan 01, 2026
$25,000
The "Be Bold" Scholarship is a no-essay scholarship that will be awarded to the applicant with the boldest profile. It takes less than 2 minutes to apply.To us, boldest does not mean "best", or "most accomplished". Being bold means being:EarnestDeterminedMovingThe scholarship will be awarded to the student whose profile is most bold, according to these characteristics.Furthermore, the scholarship will be...

No Essay Scholarship by Sallie

Deadline: Dec 31, 2025
$2,000
The $2,000 No Essay Scholarship by Sallie is only open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and any US Territory age 17 or older at the time of entry, and who meet one (1) of the four (4) following eligibility requirements at the time of entry:A parent who currently has a child enrolled in...

Niche $50,000 Scholarship

Deadline: Dec 31, 2025
$50,000
Covering the cost of college expenses for four years without writing a single essay? Sounds too good to be true.It isn't with Niche. We are giving one student $50,000 (our biggest scholarship yet) to help pay for tuition, living expenses, books, and other educational expenses.Who Can ApplyAll high school and college students, as well as anyone looking to attend college...

A Better Financial Future Scholarship

Deadline: Dec 31, 2025
$2,000
The Scholarship is open to all residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, age 17 or older at the time of entry. Employees and contractors of LeverEdge Association are ineligible to participate in the Scholarship Program. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.SelectionOne (1) entry will be selected at random at the end of the...

$10,000
The Scholarships360 $10,000 “No Essay” Scholarship is open to all students who want some extra help paying for their education. Whether you are a high school student who hopes to go to college, a graduate student who’s in a master’s program, or an adult learner who wants to return to school, you are eligible for our no essay scholarship.This scholarship...

Faith Based College Scholarship

Deadline: Dec 31, 2025
$2,000
The Christian Connector offers various scholarship drawings for Christian/Faith Based colleges and universities. All of the information services provided by The Christian Connector are offered absolutely free!Eligibility:Students applying to the Faith Based College Scholarship must be current high school students (Class of 2026, 2027, 2028 or 2029) interested in attending a Christian/Faith Based university or college.About:The Christian Connector offers a...

Winter Break Award

Deadline: Dec 31, 2025
$2,000
Since 1995, our mission has been to help connect students with the right schools for them. Carnegie Dartlet, the organization that houses CollegeXpress, is an educational publisher and higher education marketing agency. Every year, thousands of students across the United States and around the world discover their colleges using our websites, magazines, and services.To be eligible for the Scholarship you:A)...

Appily Easy Money Scholarship

Deadline: Dec 31, 2025
$1,000
The Appily scholarship application is fast and easy.Scholarship Eligibility: This scholarship is open to high school sophomores, juniors, and first semester senior students for all majors and schools. We will judge this scholarship based on other criteria such as volunteer work, extracurricular activities, special circumstances, etc.About the sponsors of the scholarship (EAB and Appily):EAB is the market leader in helping colleges...

The Future is Now Scholarship

Deadline: Dec 31, 2025
$1,001
The Lenny Scholarship offers $1,001 US to support young individuals aged 16 and above, enrolled in college and residing in the US or India. Automatic disqualification may occur for multiple applications.EligibilityYou must be a resident of the US or IndiaYou must be 16 years of age or olderYou must be enrolled in a college