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The Healthy Hero Hustle 5K Run/Walk in Buckhannon will return for its third year on Saturday, September 19, 2026, as WVU Medicine St. Joseph's Hospital and West Virginia Wesleyan College team up again to benefit nursing students. Read more →
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BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — West Virginia Wesleyan College and the West Virginia United Methodist Church Foundation are partnering together to launch a new scholarship program for entering students.
The scholarship will provide a one-year $1,500 award for an entering freshman student from each of the nine districts in the West Virginia Conference: Northern, Mon Valley, Potomac Highlands, Little Kanawha, Wesleyan, Western, Midland South, Greenbrier, and Southern.
The eligibility requirements include:
- An entering West Virginia Wesleyan College freshman with demonstrated financial need,
- A confirmed member of The United Methodist Church, and
- A minimum high school grade point average of 3.25.
Each candidate must complete a scholarship application.
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Scholarship applications can be obtained by contacting Lauren Weaver, United Methodist Church liaison and spiritual life coordinator, at weaver.l@wvwc.edu or 304-473-8007.
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