Foundation News
Spring Awards Announced
SVHEF Awards Spring Scholarships, Over $36,000 Scholarships were awarded to sixteen students enrolled in post-secondary education courses via Danville Community College, Old Dominion University online, and Southside Virginia Community College. In addition, nineteen...
SVHEF Scholarship Awards for Fall 2023
SVHEF Scholarship Awards for Fall 2023 The Southern Virginia Higher Education Foundation provides scholarship opportunities for those living in Halifax County and the surrounding communities. Since 2001, the Foundation Board of Directors continue to make it...
Rose and Garden Club- New Scholarship
The Southern Virginia Higher Education Foundation provides a variety of scholarship opportunities for students to continue their education following high school. The SVHEF awards about $50,000.00 annually in scholarships that support career fields like nursing,...
Scholarship for the Arts- Prizery
Ann and Sterling Edmunds Scholarship for the Arts Awards over $4,000.00 The Edmunds Scholarship for the Arts supported more than thirty students who participated in The Prizery Summer Camps and Classes. Week-long classes extended from June 20th through July 21st and...
Microsoft Scholar Pays It Forward
n 2018, Tina Jang moved from Taiwan to Virginia with her husband Jackson in hopes of reconnecting with his family. The couple’s plan- to settle down in Virginia. “We were both unsure how things would unfold after leaving the familiarity of Taiwan,” said Jang. (Jang...
HCHS Students Move from Desk to SVHEF Table
Future Business Leaders of America gain local education opportunities seated at the Southern Virginia Higher Education Foundation table. Pictured left to right: Mehki Jackson, Riley Neighbors, Paige Powell, MeJazia Howerton, Aniyah Yancey, Ayanna Morton, and Brooklyn...
Keeping the Dream Alive
Article from The News & Record January 16, 2023 In celebration of Dr. King’s birthday, Business & Professional Council recognizes educators, champions interests of youths Two Halifax County educators were honored by the Halifax County Business &...
Support Scholarships For Higher Education On Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday – Support Local Scholarship Opportunities for Higher Education While the holiday spending season approaches, the Southern Virginia Higher Education Foundation is in hopes the community remembers to support local non-profit organizations on Giving...
Edmunds Scholarship for the Arts
The Southern Virginia Higher Education Foundation (SVHEF) and the Community Arts Center Foundation (The Prizery) announce the launch of The Edmunds Scholarship for the Arts in Memory of Ann Chesley and Sterling Edmunds. This endowed scholarship of $102,214.16 was...
Scholarship Support For Fall 2022
Welcome back to your future. It's another Fall setting with students gearing up to start or continue focusing on their career goals at the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center (SVHEC) located in Downtown South Boston. Most classes are due to start Monday August...