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Botetourt EDA approves $4,800 for Virginia Tech summer scholarship pilot
Summary
The Botetourt County Economic Development Authority voted March 20 to fund up to 12 seats in a Virginia Tech Center for Future Work summer pilot for local high school students at $400 per student, a total not to exceed $4,800. The program is virtual and limited to 22 pupils overall.
The Botetourt County Economic Development Authority voted March 20 to fund up to 12 seats for local students in a Virginia Tech Center for Future Work summer pilot program at a cost of $400 per student, for a total not to exceed $4,800. The motion to approve funding was made by Mr. John Alderson and seconded by Mr. John Griffin; the motion passed.
Authority staff said the pilot is a virtual, three-week summer program that Virginia Tech piloted with Blacksburg High School and that the pilot proposed for 2026 would take 22 students in total, with 12 slots reserved for Botetourt County and 10 for students in Peru. Mr. Gary Larrowe said the county met with Dr. Ralph Hall, director of the Center for Future Work, and with local school officials including Dr. Womack, who the transcript shows will advertise the opportunity to students and select participants.
EDA members discussed target grades and program focus. Mr. Larrowe indicated the program is aimed at 10th–12th graders, with an emphasis on sophomores and juniors, and staff said the 12-student allocation is the maximum the county could offer. The board recorded no dissents on the motion.
Next steps recorded in the meeting minutes indicate county staff will coordinate selection and enrollment with the schools and Virginia Tech; details on how scholarship recipients will be chosen beyond school advertising were not specified in the record.
