Overview
Welcome to the website for the Virginia Tobacco Scholarship/Loan Forgiveness Office. It is the responsibility of this office to administer the $1.25 million Southwest Burley Tobacco Scholarship Program and the $3.8 million Southside Tobacco Loan Forgiveness Program at the request of the members of the Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission (http://www.tic.virginia.gov).
The SW Burley Tobacco Scholarship Program assists current Southwest Virginia residents who were former (1998 – 2004) Burley tobacco quota holders or growers and their direct descendants with up to $2,750 for tuition and academic fees per year.
The mission of the Southside Tobacco Loan Forgiveness Program is to provide a stimulus for economic revitalization in communities within Southside Virginia by encouraging native Southside Virginians to complete a degree and then return to and settle in a locality within Southside Virginia, the region that nurtured and developed them during their formative years. Current residents of Southside Virginia localities can receive up to $3,750 for tuition and academic fees per year.
The links to the left of this page will assist in completion of the online application, submission of the correct documentation, and completion of the online Career Planning Workshop. Contact information for both the VA Tobacco Scholarship/Loan Forgiveness Office and the Virginia Tobacco Commission is available at this site.
Thank you for your interest in the Virginia Tobacco Scholarship/Loan Forgiveness Programs.
Announcements
Effective July 10, 2009, the Southside Tobacco Loan Forgiveness Program application will close due to the number of 0910 applications currently that have already been received. ALL applications received prior to this date will be processed according to the information found in the criteria and the Frequently Asked Questions. Should funds remain in the program, the application will re-open on October 15, 2009. Please visit this site to determine if the application re-opens.
2009-10 Southwest Burley Tobacco Scholarship Program and Southside Tobacco Loan Forgiveness Program applications now being accepted.