North Carolina News

Need Based Scholarships

	Assistance League of the Triangle Scholarship Program $1,000 scholarships are awarded to graduating high school seniors residing in the Research Triangle area to enroll in North Carolina educational institutions.

	Aubrey Lee Brooks Scholarships Up to $7,300 in scholarships are awarded to graduating North Carolina high school seniors to enroll in North Carolina educational institutions.

	Board of Governors Dental Scholarship Program (BGDS) Up to $5,000 plus fees for financially needy North Carolina students enrolled in the UNC School of Dentistry. Students must agree to practice dentistry in North Carolina.

Board of Governors Medical Scholarship Program (BGMS) Up to $5,000 plus fees for financially needy North Carolina students enrolled in one of four North Carolina medical schools: Duke University School of Medicine, East Carolina University School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Students must agree to practice medicine in North Carolina.

	Council for Exceptional Children Up to ten scholarships per year of $500 are awarded to talented disabled students enrolling in postsecondary education or training institutions for the first time.

	Golden LEAF Scholars Program - Two-Year Colleges $2,050 grants awarded financially needy North Carolina students to enroll in any of 58 member educational institutions in the North Carolina Community College system.

	Golden LEAF Scholarship - Four-Year University Program $3,000 scholarships awarded to financially needy North Carolina students to enroll in one of 16 North Carolina universities.

	Jagannathan Scholarships $3,500 scholarships awarded to graduating North Carolina high school seniors to enroll in a full-time degree program at the University of North Carolina.

	North Carolina Bar Association Scholarship (NCBA) Up to $2,000 per year awarded to North Carolina students who are the children of law enforcement officers killed or disabled in the line of duty.

	North Carolina Millennium Teacher Scholarship Loan Program $6,500 scholarships are awarded to excellent North Carolina high school seniors of financial need who are interested in teaching in North Carolina public schools.

	North Carolina Student Incentive Grant (NCSIG) $700 grants are awarded to financially needy North Carolina full-time students.

	North Carolina Veterans Scholarships $4,500 scholarships awarded to the children of deceased or disabled veterans to enroll in North Carolina state-supported educational institutions.

	North Carolina 4-H Development Fund Scholarships Up to $2,500 in scholarships awarded to excellent North Carolina undergraduate students.

	NC Community College Grant & Loan Program Grants of varying amounts are awarded every year to financially needy North Carolina students enrolled at North Carolina community colleges.

	Progress Energy Scholarship Program Scholarships of varying amounts are awarded every year to financially needy North Carolina students enrolled at eligible NC community colleges.

	Rehabilitation Assistance for the Blind and Visually Impaired Grants of varying amounts are awarded to financially needy North Carolina students who are legally blind or visually impaired.

	State Contractual Scholarship Fund Program (SCSF) Scholarships of varying amounts are awarded every year to financially needy North Carolina students to enroll in a private postsecondary educational institution in North Carolina.

	State Employees Association of North Carolina (SEANC) Scholarships (Need-Based) Up to $1,000 scholarships are awarded to NC students who demonstrate either financial need, academic excellence, or good character.

	The University of North Carolina Need Based Grant Grants of varying amounts are awarded to eligible North Carolina students attending one of the 16 campuses at the University of North Carolina.

	Vocational Rehabilitation Program Up to $2,428 per year in financial aid to individuals with a mental or physical disability that would impair their ability to obtain employment.

	Wachovia Technical Scholarship Program $500 scholarships awarded to 2nd year North Carolina students who are enrolled in a two-year program at a North Carolina community college.

Merit Based Scholarships

	Dottie Martin Teachers Scholarship $500 to North Carolina college students who want to become teachers.

	GlaxoSmithKline Opportunity Scholarships Up to $5,000 per year in scholarships to residents of Chatham, Durham, Orange, or Wake Counties in North Carolina.

	Latino Diamante Scholarship Fund $500 to graduating North Carolina high school seniors who plan to attend North Carolina educational institutions.

	North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants (NCACPA) Up to $5,000 to North Carolina accounting students enrolled in North Carolina educational institutions.

	North Carolina Education and Training Voucher Program Up to $5,000 per year to North Carolina college students who are under 21 years of age, and were adopted out of previous foster care as a child.

	North Carolina Hispanic College Fund Scholarship Up to $2,500 per year to Hispanic/Latino North Carolina students who are interested in public service and community development.

	North Carolina Restaurant Association Hospitality Educational Foundation Scholarship Up to $1,500 for North Carolina undergraduate students pursuing a degree in the culinary arts, hospitality management or tourism.

	NC Teaching Fellows Scholarship Program Up to $6,500 to outstanding North Carolina graduating high school seniors to enroll in a ten-point teacher recruitment plan administered by the Public School Forum of North Carolina.

	Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program $1,500 per year to North Carolina high school graduates who plan to enroll in eligible postsecondary educational institutions in the United States.

	Robert Franklin Black Scholarship Up to $2,000 per year to North Carolina high school graduates who either have a parent or legal guardian working for “Juki Automation”, or has a parent or legal guardian residing in Wake, Durham, Orange, or Chatham counties in North Carolina.

	State Employees Association of North Carolina (SEANC) Scholarships (Merit-Based) $1,000 per year in scholarships is available to North Carolina “SEANC” members, their spouses and/or dependants.

	Teacher Assistant Scholarship Fund (TASF) Up to $4,800 per academic year to certified North Carolina teaching assistants to enroll in an approved teacher education program at a North Carolina educational institution.

Other Scholarship Programs

	North Carolina Vietnam Veterans, Inc. Scholarship Program (NCVVI) $500 scholarships awarded to Vietnam veterans and their families who reside in either Wake County, Durham, Harnett, Lee, Franklin, Nash, Chatham, Johnson, or Granville counties in North Carolina.

	NC Legislative Tuition Grant Program (NCLTG) Grants of varying amounts are awarded to eligible North Carolina students to enroll full-time as an undergraduate student at an approved North Carolina college or university.

	NC Sheriffs Association Undergraduate Criminal Justice Scholarships $2,000 scholarships are awarded to North Carolina undergraduate students majoring in criminal justice.

	Philippians Foundation Scholarship $1,000 per year to North Carolina college student who are dependants of parents or a legal guardian who is stricken with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

	Shaver-Hitchings Scholarship $2,000 scholarships to North Carolina graduate students who reside in Durham, Orange, Wake, or Chatham counties of North Carolina, and wish to volunteer their time to help others suffering from drug and alcohol addiction.

	State Employees' Credit Union Foundation "People Helping People" Scholarship - Community College Program Up to $5,000 to financially needy North Carolina high school graduates who will enroll in one of 58 of North Carolina community colleges.

	State Employees' Credit Union Foundation "People Helping People" Scholarship - Public University Program Up to $10,000 to North Carolina high school graduates who will enroll in one of 16 affiliated campuses of the University of North Carolina.

	Winston-Salem Foundation $2,000 scholarships to North Carolina college students who reside in Forsyth County, NC, and are either disabled or plan to work with disabled students.

To apply for or get more information on any of the state programs listed on this page, contact the College Foundation of North Carolina, or the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority:

College Foundation of
North Carolina (CFI)
P.O. Box 41966
Raleigh, NC 27629-1966
http://www.ncmentor.org

North Carolina State Education
Assistance Authority (NCSEAA)
P.O. Box 14103
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
http://www.ncseaa.edu/