Promise Scholarship

The West Virginia PROMISE (Providing Real Opportunities for Maximizing In-state Student Excellence) Scholarship Program, approved by the West Virginia legislature in 1999, offers each West Virginia high school graduate who completes high school with a 3.0 grade-point average as well as a composite ACT score of at least 21, or a combined SAT score of 1000 (with a minimum ACT subscore of 20 in all subject areas or a minimum SAT verbal score of 490 and a minimum SAT math score of 480), a full-tuition scholarship to a state college or university or an equivalent dollar scholarship to an in-state private institution.

The PROMISE Scholarship is based on the student’s achievements - not on his/her parent’s financial resources, not on the institution’s resources, nor on any other factors.