Jason Lamont Sharpe
1969 - 1990

Jason LaMont Scholarship:

VAC initiated the scholarship in honor of our founder's slain son. Listed below are some of the names of the scholarship winners:

•  Keisha Sharpe
•  Nicole Milliner
•  Natasha Collins
•  Duane Barcliffe
•  Miss Harper
•  Stephanie Young
•  Monica Walker
•  Treyvon Latham
•  Audrey Reid
•  Rosalyn Barretto
•  Oamarah Nasir
•  Doris E. Cousin
•  Monty McGee
•  Anthony Hoskins

JASON LAMONT SHARPE 1969-1990 REQUIREMENTS:

1Scholarship must be used for higher education but not necessarily for colleges or universities.

2Applicant* must have performed community service.

3Applicant's* Grade Point Average must be at least a "C" or higher, or show potential for that level.

4*Applicant must be enrolled in a program and proof of enrollment is required.

5Any monies are paid directly to the institution not to the student.

6Applicant* must meet with scholarship committee for an interview.

7Applicants* must write a one page essay (350 words), about why they want or need the money and what they intend to do with it. Also, how homicide has affected their life, emotionally, spiritually and how it has affected their view of the criminal justice system.

8Applicant* must be a survivor of an attempted murder or relative of a victim of homicide or a friend of a homicide victim.

9Applicant* must be a resident of the Hampton Roads area but they do not have to necessarily attend a local institution to be eligible.

10Recipient of the scholarship must allow VAC to use their name the name of the institution of higher learning and their career choice, on their web page.