Homeschool benefits and savings in Grant, Mineral, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Preston, Tucker, and Upshur counties
The Tucker Community Foundation's Gary E. Wilson Fund gives an annual scholarship to a Tucker County student at a Christian school or homeschooled using Christian educational principles and values, toward that schooling. The 2026 application was due by postmark on March 6, 2026; the foundation does not publish the award amount.
Who qualifies
Lives in Tucker County
The fund is for a Tucker County resident. The foundation's other counties are not part of this award.
Homeschools with Christian principles
Your child must be homeschooled using Christian educational principles and values, or attend a Christian elementary, middle, or high school.
Shows financial need
The form asks for the expected cost of the schooling and what you need to cover it, plus every household member and their ages.
Explains why Christian schooling
A headshot photo is also required.
What it is worth
The terms come from the Gary E. Wilson Fund page and the 2026 Gary A. Wilson Memorial Scholarship Application, which is the form for this award.
- Awards
- One annual scholarship
- Who decides
- Foundation Scholarship Committee
- 2026 deadline
- Postmark March 6
- All foundation scholarships, 2026
- 93 awards, $172,350
Neither the fund page nor the form gives a dollar amount, so ask the foundation what recent awards have been.
From applying to keeping it
- Early in the year
Get the form
Download the Gary A. Wilson Memorial Scholarship Application from the foundation's scholarships page.
- By the postmark date
Mail the application
Send it to Tucker Community Foundation, P.O. Box 491, Parsons, WV 26287. The 2026 postmark deadline was March 6.
- With the form
Email the photo
Send a headshot of your child, with the name included, to scholarships@tuckerfoundationwv.org.
- After review
Hear the decision
The Scholarship Committee chooses recipients with Board approval, and awardees must report other scholarships they receive.
What it pays for
Covered
- Christian school costs
- Christian homeschool program costs
Who to contact
The foundation in Parsons runs the scholarship application and answers questions about eligibility.
scholarships@tuckerfoundationwv.org 304-478-2930 Scholarships and forms
Homeschool rules and statewide help in West Virginia
You must file a one-time notice of intent with the county superintendent before home instruction begins, or by the first home-instruction day when withdrawing from public school. After moving counties, notify the former superintendent and file a new notice with the new one. You must notify the superintendent when home instruction ends.
West Virginia sets these rules:
- Subjects: Provide instruction in reading, language, mathematics, science, and social studies.
- Testing: Obtain an academic assessment annually; submit results to the county superintendent by June 30 in grades 3, 5, 8, and 11, as applicable.
- Records: Keep a copy of each student’s academic assessment for three years.
- Teachers: High school diploma or equivalent, or a qualifying postsecondary degree or certificate from an accredited or state-authorized institution.
West Virginia also has an education savings account that home-educated students can use.
- The Hope Scholarship pays about $5,436 for 2026-27, and existing homeschool students can apply starting this year. Taking it changes your child's attendance path: you file the program's notice and report academic progress each year.
Read the West Virginia homeschooling guide See statewide programs in West Virginia
Questions parents ask
- We live in Grant or Preston County. Can we apply for the Tucker Community Foundation scholarship?
- Not for this award. The Gary E. Wilson Fund is for Tucker County residents; the foundation's other scholarships each set their own counties.
- How much is the Tucker Community Foundation award?
- The foundation does not list an amount. The Scholarship Committee sets the distribution with Board approval.
- Who writes the essay for a young child?
- For grades K-8, the parent or guardian attaches a brief statement on why they want Christian schooling; students in grades 9-12 write their own.
- Can we apply now?
- No. The 2026 round closed with a March 6 postmark deadline. Call the foundation at 304-478-2930 to ask when the 2027 form is posted.
Turn support into your child’s next lesson
Each grant limits the expenses it covers. Where curriculum is eligible, it can pay for the teaching and feedback your child receives in our courses.
$149/month per child after the trial.
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