Hope Scholarship Program Receives Over 20,000 Applications

More than 20,000 students have applied for full funding of the Hope Scholarship Program for the 2026-27 academic year.
This milestone comes after State treasurer Larry Pack announced in March that all West Virginia children in grades K-12 are now eligible to apply for the program.
Pack serves as chairman of the Hope Scholarship Board.
“With more than 20,000 applications in our system, we have already surpassed the 15,000 students who were approved for full funding of…