Douglas E. Cochran Scholarship

Parkersburg Area Community Foundation

Deadline: Mar 1, 2026

To support local residents pursuing initial postsecondary education. Qualifications: Applicants must be high school senior or post-secondary; have GPA 2.5 minimum; have financial need; preference given to ames company affiliation; advanced degrees ineligible; be current college students; must be residents in the foundation's service area: Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Jackson, Mason, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt, and Wood Counties in West Virginia and Washington County, Ohio. Selection criteria: Selection based on committee criteria following financial need, academic achievement, leadership abilities, and activities; and dependents of former or current employees of the businesses that comprised the former ames company and its subsidiaries prior to 1999 (when company merger occurred), academic achievement, leadership abilities and activities. How to apply: Applicants must submit online application form. Focus: General studies/Field of study not specified.

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