The scholarship is awarded to students entering the Pre-medical Studies program. First preference is given to students from Smyth County, Virginia; then to students from the Virginia counties of Grayson, Tazewell, Washington, and Wythe; then to students from the Virginia counties of Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickinson, Lee, Russell, Scott, and Wise, and the Cities of Bristol, Galax, and Norton. Should there be no students from these geographical areas, the scholarship is awarded to students from the Commonwealth of Virginia at large.
Hampden-Sydney College offers equal opportunity in all areas of education and employment.