Scholarships

Helping Support the Next Generation

The Somerset Steam and Gas Engine Association will award a scholarship to local students planning to attend or currently attending college or trade school.

Any local high school senior or recent graduate may apply for scholarship consideration. Applicants will be judged based on factors such as scholastic merit, community involvement, and career goals that promote agriculture or engineering-related fields. Scholarships of up to $1000 may be awarded depending on the number of applications received, the availability of scholarship funds, and the merits of character and achievement of the applicants.

Applicants must submit an application, in essay form, no later than March 31, to:

SS&GEA Scholarship Committee
P.O. Box 492
Somerset, Virginia, 22972

The essay should include sufficient information about the applicant as to need and goal that would aid the Scholarship Committee in making its final decision.

Past Recipients

The Somerset Steam and Gas Engine Association is proud to support the next generation of leaders and tradespeople through our annual scholarship program. In 2025, a total of $3,000 in scholarships was awarded to five deserving students.

  • Andy Lee, Orange County High School

  • Morgan Chiles, Orange County High School

  • Katherine Slagle, Orange County High School

  • Olivia Mechling, Orange County High School

  • Aspen Seal, Chatham Hall

We congratulate these students on their accomplishments and wish them continued success in their future endeavors!

Congratulations to Seth Wilbanks, recipient of the 2023 Somerset Steam & Gas Engine Association Scholarship! A 2023 graduate of Orange County High School and steam & gas show volunteer, Seth will be attending Virginia Tech to pursue their Agricultural Technology Program and study Agribusiness.