Crumley and Associates – Crib to College Scholarship
Crumley and Associates is a law firm with 10 offices in North Carolina. The Crib to College Scholarship will provide financial assistance and laptop computers to five outstanding North Carolina high school seniors who will enroll at accredited colleges or universities.
Eligibility: To be considered, a candidate must
- Have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better
- Be a graduating senior at a North Carolina high school
- Enroll at an accredited two-year community college or four-year university next fall.
Value: Five $1,000 scholarships will be awarded. Each of the five scholars will also be receive a laptop computer.
GSK Opportunity Scholarship
This program offers Triangle residents who have overcome significant adversity the opportunity to improve their lives through further education or training.
Eligibility: Applicant must
- Have been a permanent resident of Durham, Orange or Wake County for a minimum of one year
- Be a US citizen and/or legal resident of the United States
- Demonstrate the potential to succeed despite adversity
- Have an exceptional desire to improve himself/herself through further education or training
There are no limitations on age, income level, previous education, course of study or training program the applicant is planning to pursue. The scholarship may be used to begin a program or continue a program in which the applicant is already enrolled. It may be used for state universities in North Carolina or community colleges. GSK Inc. and Triangle Community Foundation employees and their family members are not eligible.
Value: Up to $5,000 per year for a maximum of four years.
Golden LEAF Scholarship
Provides grants up to $700 per semester, including summer session for curriculum students and up to $200 per semester for occupational education students to be applied toward their tuition, registration fees, and related expenses at the community colleges where they are enrolled. Scholarships will be need and merit based on a first-come, first-served basis. Eligible recipients can choose to attend any of the 58 member institutions of the North Carolina Community College System.
Eligibility and application procedures can be found at www.cfnc.org/goldenleaf. The Financial Aid Office will advertise the availability of applications on the CCC&TI Financial Aid website and on the scholarship bulletin boards located on campus.
Golden LEAF Transfer Scholarship
Designed to assist current high school seniors, current NC community college students and students currently enrolled at public North Carolina four-year universities.
Eligibility
To be considered for this award, a student must:
- Enroll at any participating North Carolina public university as a full-time degree-seeking undergraduate student.
- Be an incoming freshman, an incoming transfer student from a North Carolina community college.
- Be a permanent resident of a qualifying rural county that is economically distressed and/or tobacco dependent. Note: this requirement does not apply to current recipients of the Golden LEAF Scholarship at public universities applying for grant renewal.
- Demonstrate financial need.
- Students who have earned four-year (bachelors) degrees are not eligible for consideration
Ray Jefferies Scholarship
One scholarship valued at $1,000 will be issued jointly to the recipient and to the college.
Eligibility: To qualify as a candidate for the Ray Jefferies Scholarship, a student must meet the following criteria:
- Be elected the president of the North Carolina Comprehensive Student Government Association (N4CSGA) for the academic school year.
- Have the SGA Advisor and/or Dean of Students submits a written statement verifying their position to the appointed N4CSGA Trustee.
This scholarship is awarded annually to the president of the NC Comprehensive Community College Student Government Association (N4CSGA) who has demonstrated outstanding leadership skills. This scholarship is awarded without regard to race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin or disability. Recipient is encouraged to write a letter of appreciation to the sponsor.
Latino Diamante Scholarship
Diamante, Inc. is a statewide non-profit organization, working to be a catalyst for change by nourishing cultural and community participation among Hispanics in North Carolina. Diamante offers scholarships to high school seniors recognizing contributions to the community, leadership qualities, and the achievements’ of Hispanic youth in North Carolina.
Eligibility: The award is available to students who will be college freshmen or sophomores who
- Plan to enroll at North Carolina institutions of higher education
- Provide a recommendation from a high school principal, a college counselor or a community leader
- Present a certified copy of school transcripts with a minimum C+ or 2.5 grade point average
- Submit an essay
Value: Two scholarships valued at a minimum of $500 each will be awarded for the academic year. Funds will be used for tuition and educational expenses.
North Carolina AmeriCorps
The AmericCorps Program offers full and part-time opportunities for participants to provide service to their community. Monthly stipends and educational vouchers are available to full and part-time members who successfully complete their terms of service (10 months to one year) in a one-year program.
Eligibility: Eligible candidates must
- Be U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals or lawful permanent resident aliens of the United States.
- Be 17 years of age or older
- Have a high school diploma or a high school equivalency or obtain one while serving
- People with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
Value: Upon completing 1,700 hours of service in one year, members receive educational vouchers worth $4,725 for full-time service and $2,362 for 900 hours of less than full-time service, and $1,000 for 300 hours in an education award only position. The vouchers can be used to help pay off student loans, or to finance college, graduate school, or vocational training. In addition, the living stipend for members during the year they provide service is $10,900-$21,800 for full-time participants, and up to $10,900 for less than full-time participants.
North Carolina Bar Association Foundation Scholarship (NBCBA)
Eligibility: Applicant must
- Be the natural or adopted child of a NC law enforcement officer who was killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty
- Apply prior reaching his or her 27th birthday
- Be enrolled or accepted for admission in a college, vocational training school or other educational institution approved by the scholarship committee of the young Lawyers Division of the NC Bar Association
- Demonstrate financial need or and merit
Value: Funding varies in amount each year depending upon availability.
North Carolina 4-H Youth Development Scholarships
Eligibility: Applicant must
- Be a resident of North Carolina for tuition purposes
- Enroll as an undergraduate in a four-year accredited North Carolina community college
- Have an outstanding record of 4-H Youth Development Program participation and achievement
- Possess an excellent high school academic record
- Demonstrate an aptitude for college work through SAT scores
For some of the awards, financial need is a prerequisite. Some awards have geographic restrictions to regions of the state, while others are specific to a degree program or to a designated college or university.
Value: Scholarship amounts begin at $500. Some scholarships are renewable.
North Carolina Hispanic College Fund (NCHCF)
The NCHCF is a charitable fund established by the NC Society of Hispanic Professionals to benefit Hispanic students in North Carolina. Applicants must enroll in a degree program at a community college or a four year university, and must be committed to public service and community development.
Eligibility: Applicants must
- Be accepted to a two or four-year college or university
- Be of Hispanic/Latino background and have graduated from an NC high school within the past two years
- Have a four-year (high school) cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better on a 4.0 scale (3.5 on a 5.0 scale)
- Preference will be given to foreign-born applicants or the native-born children of foreign-born parents. Preference will be given to students who enroll full-time; however, part-time students are encouraged to apply.
Value: the NCHCF awards annual scholarships valued between $500 and $2,500. Scholarship recipients may reapply for renewal for up to four years. The number of scholarships awarded varies from year to year. Scholarships will be designated for tuition, fees, and room and board.
North Carolina Needs Based Nursing and Teaching Scholarship (NCNTS)
The NCNTS is to increase educational opportunities for students who wish to become nurses and teachers. Annual scholarship amounts range from $1,425 for part-time student to $1,900 for full-time students.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Each student must complete the FAFSA
- Each student must be enrolled for a minimum of six credit hours
- Nursing students must be enrolled in a Diploma or Associate Degree Program
- Teacher Education students must be enrolled in a College Transfer Program
- Each student must maintain satisfactory progress as determined by the college
- Each student must have at least a 2.5 GPA to be awarded the scholarship
Application Procedures: Each college will develop their own scholarship applications and will select students from a pool of qualified applicants. Two recipients will be selected each academic year.
Application information may be obtained in the Financial Office.
North Carolina Veterans Scholarship
Award is available to children of certain deceased or disabled veterans or those listed as POW/MIA. Veteran must have been a legal resident of North Carolina at time of entry into service, or child must have been born in North Carolina and resided there continuously.
Full scholarships provide for four academic years of free tuition, room, and board allowances and mandatory fees at state-supported institutions. Limited scholarships provide free tuition and mandatory fees. Awards may be used for either undergraduate or graduate study.
State Employees Association of North Carolina (SEANC) Scholarships
(Merit-Based)
First established in 1974, the SEANC Scholarship Program provides endowments to SEANC members, their spouses, and their children to attend technical schools, community colleges, trade schools, junior colleges, or four-year universities on a full-time basis. SEANC also offers a need-based scholarship for state employees and their families.
Two merit-based categories of scholarships are available:
- Based on academic merit and character of the applicant. Financial need is not a consideration. This scholarship is available to SEANC members, their spouses, and their children.
- Reserved for SEANC members only (not spouses or dependents), who are full-time state employees enrolled in a minimum of six semester hours of undergraduate work or 3 semester hours of graduate work at an accredited post-secondary institution.
Value: Awards are $500 for community colleges. The scholarships are nonrenewable, but previous recipients may reapply for funding.
State Employees Association of North Carolina (SEANC) Scholarships
(Need-Based)
First established in 1974, the SEANC Scholarship Program provides endowments to SEANC members, their spouses, and their children to attend technical schools, community colleges, trade schools, junior colleges, or four-year universities on a full-time basis.
Eligibility: This award is available to SEANC members, their spouses, and their children, and is based on academic merit and the financial need of the applicant.
Value: Awards are $500 for community colleges and SEANC members with full-time jobs. The scholarships are nonrenewable, but previous recipients may reapply for funding.
State Employees’ Credit Union Foundation Scholarships
“People Helping People” Scholarship Program for Community College Students
The “People Helping People” Scholarship Program was established in 2004 by the State Employees’ Credit Union Foundation. The scholarships were awarded for the first time in the fall of 2005 to students attending North Carolina community colleges. Each of the state’s 58 community colleges will offer two (2) scholarships.
Eligibility: A candidate must
- Be an applicant or full-time student who is a high school graduate or has completed the G.E.D. program, enrolled in an associate degree, diploma or certificate program
- Be a U.S. citizen and a resident of North Carolina eligible for in-state tuition
- Demonstrate financial need using the FAFSA
- Demonstrate scholastic achievement and maintain a 2.5 or higher grade point average on a 4.0 scale or must attain a score of 3,000 on the high school equivalency test
- Use the scholarship to pay tuition, books, fees, course supplies and transportation
- Agree to continue at the community college where enrolled at the time of the scholarship award for the duration of the scholarship, for four consecutive semesters or until completing a diploma program
- Not be a Director, employee or family member of an employee of the State Employee’s Credit Union or the SECU Foundation
The decision of the Scholarship Selection Committee will be final.
Value: Each “People Helping People” Scholarship for community college students is valued at $5,000 ($1,250 per semester for up to 4 consecutive semesters of study at a qualifying campus).
Wells Fargo Technical Scholarship
The recipients of the scholarships will be selected each year from applicants meeting the established criteria at local community colleges. Colleges may not submit alternate recipients for the Wachovia scholarship in the spring semester after March 1.
Eligibility: Recipient must
- Be enrolled full-time in a second year of a two-year educational/technical program
- Demonstrate financial need and scholastic promise
- Use the scholarship to pay for tuition, books, and transportation
Value: One scholarship per college valued at $500 each. These scholarships are distributed among the 58 colleges in the community college system, and are distributed in two payments: $250 for fall semester and $250 for spring semester.
Application Procedure: Each college shall establish a special committee to select scholarship recipients.
Youth Development Centers Scholarships
The purpose of the Youth Development Centers Scholarship program shall be to recognize the graduation or high school equivalency completion of students who earned their high school credential while committed to a Youth Development Center (YDC) of the North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Recipients of the scholarships must have completed their commitment to the YDC and be enrolled in curriculum or occupational extension programs of a member institution in the North Carolina Community College System. Students enrolled in curriculum programs may be awarded one-year scholarships of up to two thousand dollars per year ($1000 per semester) for 12 semester hours or more, not to exceed actual costs and subject to availability of funds. Enrollments for less than 12 semester hours shall be prorated. Funds may be used for tuition, books, college assessed fees, and student insurance and course related supplies. Students enrolled in occupational extension courses and/or Human Resources Development programs may be awarded registration fees, textbook costs and course supplies up to $500 per semester and not to exceed actual costs. These scholarships are handled as a 3rd party billing; therefore, the certification forms are sent directly to the college business office. The YDC scholarship is limited to students who are referred through the Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (DJJDP).