An anonymous $5 million gift to the University of Virginia will be used to provide scholarships to Piedmont Virginia Community College students who wish to transfer to the university, U.Va. President Jim Ryan announced Friday.
The endowed fund will provide scholarships to PVCC students who have been selected as U.Va. University Achievement Award recipients. The scholarship covers full in-state tuition and fees and will be called the Piedmont Scholars Program.
“We have always had a strong relationship with PVCC, and this scholarship program will make that relationship even stronger, while at the same time providing support for students at both schools,” Ryan said in a statement.
