VTCA Scholarship 2024

The mission of the Virginia Track Coaches Association (VTCA) is “to provide opportunities for high school track and field/cross country coaches and athletes in the state of Virginia”. As part of fulfilling this mission, the VTCA will annually reward two (2) non-renewable scholarships worth $1000.00 and two (2) non-renewable scholarships worth $500.00 each to student-athletes who have made significant contributions to the sports of cross country and/or track & field during their high school career.  

Scholarship Guidelines

To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must meet the following criteria:

  • 1) Must be a graduating senior cross country and/or track & field student-athlete at a VTCA member school.

  • 2) Must have a minimum 3.0 GPA.

  • 3) Must have earned at least six (6) varsity letters in high school athletics.

    • At least two (2) of those letters must be in cross country and/or track & field.


Required Documents

Applicants must include the following documents in their scholarship application:

  • 1) Complete the attached Applicant Information Sheet

  • 2) Official Transcript

  • 3) One (1) Teacher Recommendation and one (1) Coach Recommendation

  • 4) Submit an essay of at least one (1) page in length on the following prompt:

    • How did you help cultivate the sports of cross country and track & field in your high school and community? 

Deadlines

  • May 31, 2024 - All required application materials are due.

  • June 15, 2024 - Winners will be notified by this date.

VTCA Scholarship: Applicant Information Sheet

NAME: _____________________________________________________________________

Address:____________________________________________________________________

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Phone #: _________________________________         Gender:   Male           Female

E-mail Address: ____________________________________________________________

Social Security Number: _____________________________________________________

High School: _______________________________________________________________

High School Address: ________________________________________________________

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College or University You Will Be Attending: ______________________________________

GPA: ______________________  *Official Transcript must be included.

Varsity Letters


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Sport     YEAR

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Sport YEAR
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Sport YEAR


Applicant Signature: _____________________________________________________________      Date: __________

Coach Signature: ________________________________________________________________      Date: _________

Administrator Signature: __________________________________________________________     Date:__________