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The FCFA offers $8,500 in grants and scholarships to qualified CFA students each year.
Applications are available in January and are due near the end of April.
The Henrico High School Scholarship Committee evaluates applications in May.
​Winners are announced at the CFA Honors and Awards Ceremony in May.

2023 Award Applications

FCFA Curriculum Area Scholarships: Graduating CFA Level IV students
Two $750 awards for each of the four disciplines for graduating seniors who will continue with an arts-related major or minor in college
Curriculum Area Eligibility & Consideration Criteria
Lee G. Hanchey Honorary Scholarship: Graduating CFA Level IV student with 2+ consecutive years at the CFA
One $1,500 award for one graduating senior in honor of Lee Hanchey, former CFA Director. This award goes to one graduating senior possessing exemplary character, strong leadership and communication skills, and a positive attitude.
Hanchey Eligibility & Consideration Criteria
William Patrick Gorman Grant for Visual Arts: CFA Level II or III Visual Arts student
One $1,000 award to a rising junior or senior Visual Arts student in honor of Patrick Gorman, former student. This award is to pursue an arts-related course and/or fund materials for a community-based project. ​
Gorman Eligibility & Consideration Criteria
​​Once you have prepared all requirements for consideration per the individual award's criteria,
  1. find your GPA [and class rank, if you're a Hanchey applicant]
  2. if you're a graduating senior, gather your college / university's full mailing address of its student accounting office. [It might also be called the Bursar, Financial Aid or Financial Services]
  3. submit all information and criteria via the Common Application​ 
                                                                         *** SUBMIT A SEPARATE APPLICATION FOR EACH AWARD ***
Common Application
Rating forms for Gorman and Hanchey Awards:
  • CFA teacher rating form: forms.gle/86bd1rx1mFqnmz4j8.
  • Non-CFA mentor rating form [GORMAN ONLY]: forms.gle/9yeCSJHWyEdjKkom6
Email address for Hanchey applicants to supply to: 
  • Parchment for a transcript
  • recommenders for letters of recommendations, with the subject line: 'Hanchey Recommendation - Your Name'
                                                                                  friendsofcfa@gmail.com
Applications [including outside components such as recommendations, ratings and transcripts] must be timestamped by 4:30pmEST on Friday, April 28, 2023. 

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