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There are many scholarships for Virginia Beach students. If you are searching for scholarships for a particular high school located in Virginia Beach, please select the appropriate school from the list below. The scholarship database contains scholarships for Virginia Beach students in the following categories:

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Scholarships360 "No Essay" Scholarship
Deadline: Jun 30, 2025
$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...
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Common App Scholarship
Deadline: Nov 30, 2024
$2,000
To encourage students to spend more time preparing for the Common App, Scholarship Guidance has created an annual scholarship to reward students.To be eligible for the Scholarship Guidance "Common App Scholarship" a student must:A) Be in Grade 11 or Grade 12B) Be attending college or university no later than October 1, 2026.C) Have achieved a GPA of 2.5 or greater...
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Thiel Fellowship
Deadline: Dec 31, 2024
$100,000
Founded by technology entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel in 2011, the Thiel Fellowship is a two-year program for young people who want to build new things. Thiel Fellows skip or stop out of college to receive a $100,000 grant and support from the Thiel Foundation's network of founders, investors, and scientists.What is the Fellowship?The Thiel Fellowship is a two-year, $100,000...
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Path to Pro Scholarship Program
Deadline: Dec 31, 2024
$2,000
The Home Depot Foundation works to improve the homes and lives of U.S. veterans, train skilled tradespeople to fill the labor gap and support communities impacted by natural disasters. The Foundation has pledged to invest $50 million in training the next generation of skilled tradespeople and bridging the opportunity gap through its Path to Pro program.We want to help create...
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Roger W. Kahn Scholarship
Deadline: Dec 31, 2024
$10,000
The Roger W. Kahn Scholarship was created to honor the memory of Roger Kahn (1907–1962) and his passion for aviation and entertainment. Kahn spent the latter part of his career at Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation as a test pilot and then managed the technical service and sales division. In the 1940s, Kahn was actively involved with the Institute of the...
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For School Specific Scholarships, select one of the schools below:

Bayside High Bayside Middle Brandon Middle Corporate Landing Middle First Colonial High Floyd Kellam High Frank W Cox High Frank W. Cox High Great Neck Middle Green Run Collegiate Green Run High Independence Middle Kemps Landing Magnet Kempsville High Kempsville Middle Landstown High Landstown Middle Larkspur Middle Lynnhaven Middle Ocean Lakes High Plaza Middle Princess Anne High Princess Anne Middle Salem High Salem Middle Tallwood High Virginia Beach Middle

With a population of roughly 437,994, Virginia Beach is considered to be the most inhabited city in the state of Virginia and the 39th largest city within the United States. It is located at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay on the Atlantic Ocean. Virginia Beach is an independent city.

The city of Virginia Beach is the easternmost city of the region within Hampton Roads called "America's First Region", that consists of Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Newport News, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Hampton, Norfolk, and Suffolk, along with several other cities, counties and small towns.

The city of Virginia Beach carries a reputation of being a party town, though it also has plenty of cultural attractions and museums. The Virginia Symphony, and some other famous musicians, play performances at the Virginia Beach Amphitheater, which seats up to 20,000 people. The Neptunes, a hip hop group consisting of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, are from the city originally and run a recording studio in the city of Virginia Beach. The historic landmark of the colonies' very first settlement, which was established in the year 1607, is located nearby in Williamsburg and Jamestown.

Virginia Beach presently holds the Guinness world record for the longest pleasure beach in the world. Surfers, water skiers, swimmers, and sunbathers all flock to the beach to take advantage of the expansive stretch of sand and cool water. Joggers, bikers, and rollerbladers take advantage of the well-known Boardwalk. Just on the Chesapeake Bay side of Virginia Beach is First Landing State Park, which provides over 19 miles of hiking trails and a beautiful camping facilities. The most famous location for fishing and boating is a fishing pier situated just south of the main beaches which empties into the Rudee Inlet. The name of the area is Little Island Park, that is likewise home to basketball and volleyball counts.

The economy in Virginia Beach is mainly concentrated on tourism, with it's secondary concentration in military. Four military bases are located within the city. One more sector that has a major effect on the economy in the city of Virginia Beach is agriculture.

More than one third of the jobs in the city of Virginia Beach are within the wholesale and retail business sectors. Companies that manufacture furniture, power tools, coated abrasives, recreational products and welding equipment also hire a significant amount a individuals.

Likewise in the area are some international companies, such as Stihl's North American headquarters, and Lillian Vernon's head office.

Not including agriculture, the main sectors of Virginia Beach's economy comprises government, trade, transportation and utilities, business and professional services, health and educational services, leisure and hospitality, and manufacturing.