Scholarships

The mission of Encompass Community Supports, formally known as Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services, is to improve the quality of life in Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange, and Rappahannock Counties by providing comprehensive mental health, substance use, developmental disability, housing, children’s, and aging services.

Our Scholarship goal is to provide financial support to local community residents as they earn their advanced education degrees within Human Services. Recipients of an Encompass Community Supports scholarship are awarded financial support annually, until their degree is obtained.

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

• College Freshman Scholarship Recipients: receive $5,000 for academic year 2024-2025, up to a maximum of $30,000 throughout undergraduate studies enrollment.
• College Sophomore Scholarship Recipients: receive $5,000 for academic year 2024-2025, up to a maximum of $25,000 throughout undergraduate studies enrollment.
• College Junior Scholarship Recipients: receive $10,000 for academic year 2024–2025, up to a maximum of $20,000 throughout undergraduate studies enrollment.
• College Senior Scholarship Recipients: receive $10,000 for academic year 2024-2025.
• 1st year Graduate Student Scholarship Recipients: receive $15,000 for academic year 2024-2025, up to a maximum of $30,000 throughout graduate studies enrollment.
• 2nd year Graduate Student Scholarship Recipients: receive $15,000 for academic year 2024-2025.

Awards may be used towards tuition, room/board, and supplies/books.

Encompass Community Supports will pay half of an awarded scholarship for academic year 2024–2025 to the student’s college or university at the beginning of semesters, Fall 2024 and Spring 2025. Scholarship recipients are required to maintain good standing with their college or university, as well as provide to Encompass Community Supports a copy of their transcript at the close of each semester during which a scholarship was awarded.

Scholarship Award Eligibility

• Reside in Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange, or Rappahannock Counties in Virginia.
• Attend an accredited college or university in the United States.
• Pursue a degree in the Human Services field (ex. Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Counseling, etc.)

Scholarship Applicant Instructions

1. Complete the online application, and submit an essay and personal statement below.
2. Online applications only will be accepted.
3. Application submission deadline dates
   • Fall Semester: May 20, 2024
   • Spring Semester: December 2, 2024
4. Applicants will be notified of a decision:
   • Fall Semester submission – no later than June 14, 2024
   • Spring Semester submissions – no later than January 15, 2025

School Counselor Instructions

Please ensure the student has Encompass Community Supports listed as a recipient to receive the student’s transcripts on a semester basis.

Encompass Community Supports will notify the counselor as soon as award decisions are made.

Students are required to forward a copy of their annual transcripts to the Human Resource Department of Encompass Community Supports. Upon receipt of a transcript, the agency selection committee will review the student’s GPA for satisfactory performance and decide for future awards. Students failing to meet the criteria for satisfactory performance may not be eligible to receive a scholarship award for their ensuing school year.

Education

Documents

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Applicant's Certification and Consent

I certify that the information provided on this application is true, complete, and accurate to the best of my knowledge without consequential omissions of any kind. I understand that misrepresentation of any fact may be cause for my disqualification from further consideration for the scholarship applied for or may result in revocation of any scholarship awarded. I consent to references being contacted regarding this application.