Frances A. Mays Scholarship Award

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must be seniors at Virginia colleges or universities pursuing a degree in health, physical education, recreation or dance and be members of VAHPERD and AAHPERD. Students must demonstrate high ideals, good scholarship and professional ethics. Applicants must be nominated by their schools.

How to Apply

Apply directly through Virginia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance's official application . Review the eligibility requirements above first, and give yourself time before the October 1, 2026 deadline.

Related Scholarships

• The Frances H. and Robert O. Nelson Memorial Scholarship

  $1,000

  The College of William and Mary, School of Education

  Deadline 

  October 10, 2026 · 56 days left

• Back to School Nursing Scholarship

  $2,500

  BestNursingDegree.com

  Deadline 

  October 31, 2026 · 77 days left

• Lincoln-Lane Foundation Scholarship

  $3,000

  Lincoln-Lane Foundation

  Deadline 

  November 15, 2026 · 92 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Nonresident Fee Waiver

  $5,300

  Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 108 days left