North Carolina Scholarships for High School and College Students

Since 1967, we have awarded more than $3,000,000 in scholarships to youth pursuing a future in the agriculture industry. We believe assisting our industry’s future leaders in obtaining higher education is an investment in the future and is an integral part of fulfilling NC Farm Bureau’s mission.The R. Flake Shaw Scholarship program awards:Eight individual, university-level scholarships granted for a four-year period at $5,000 per year ($20,000 total per student)Four individual, community college scholarships granted for a two-year period at $1,000 per year ($2,000 total per student)ELIGIBILITYScholarships are awarded to rising freshmen who demonstrate:Intent to pursue a career in agriculture or...

The Golden LEAF Scholarship is designed to assist current North Carolina high school seniors and North Carolina community college transfer students. Recipients must be from certain rural counties, plan to attend a participating North Carolina college or university, demonstrate financial need, and express an intent to return to a rural North Carolina community upon college graduation. The scholarship is funded by the Golden LEAF Foundation through a grant to the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority.EligibilityBe a North Carolina resident for tuition purposes and reside in a qualifying rural North Carolina County as identified by the Golden LEAF FoundationApplicants must...

Established in 1955 by a Trust endowed by the late Aubrey Lee Brooks, these scholarships are available to graduating high school seniors from a 14-county area of North Carolina. The North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority provides central administration for the Brooks Foundation.EligibilityBe a graduating NC HS senior and permanent resident of Alamance, Bertie, Caswell, Durham, Forsyth, Granville, Guilford, Orange, Person, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Swain or Warren countyPlan to enroll for the first time as a full-time degree-seeking student at N.C. State University, UNC-Chapel Hill, or UNC-GreensboroDemonstrate financial need as determined by the application process; have Free Application for Federal...

What you must be/do:be a resident of Wake, Durham, or Orange counties.be a U. S. citizen or present proof of permanent resident status.attend a non-profit post-secondary educational or technical institution in North Carolina.upload a complete copy of the FAFSA/SAR form. Go to www.studentaid.ed.gov/fafsa.If your FAFSA is delayed, in the FAFSA space, submit a note saying availability is mid-March. Submit the completed FAFSA when you get it. If you are a returning student, submit last year’s FAFSA if you have it.submit a high school transcript showing seven semesters and with grades for the fall semester or a GED. College transcripts should...

The Florence Kidder Memorial Scholarship (FKMS) honors the memory of the first president of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of North Carolina, Florence Hill Kidder.Six scholarships will be awarded in one year: First place - $3,000, second place - $1,000, third place - $800 and three fourth places - $400.Scholarships are not renewable.Awarded to a high school senior who plans to attend a post-secondary institution in North Carolina.EligibilityTo be considered, a candidate must:Be a North Carolina high school senior who is planning on matriculating into a postsecondary program in North Carolina beginning in...

For students who are music majors with an interest in piano and/or organ as their medium.​Applicant Requirements:Be a citizen or legal resident of the United States.Be a music major with an interest in piano and/or organ as your medium.Be a North Carolina resident for at least one year prior to making applying.Be accepted for full-time enrollment in a degree program at a Baptist college, university, or seminary. (“Full-time” is as defined by the educational institution you plan to attend.)Be a member of a church affiliated with Provision and/or the Baptist State Convention of NC.Exhibit high moral character, dedication to family,...

Students eligible to recieve this scholarship are North Carolina residents who are entering their freshman or sophomore year to study any engineering, science or math curriculum at NC State University, are at least 18 years of age, are involved in a community service organization (preferably two), are non-smokers and substance-free, and maintain a 2.8 GPA or its equivalent should the grading scale change.About Cody Blue PilkingtonCody Blue Pilkington was a learner from a young age. At age 3, his grandmother began teaching him how to play Scrabble and other games — the thought processes and the steps. He absorbed the...

The student must be in their high school senior year and participating in a school curriculum that involves health care activities. It is not necessary that the student already be accepted for enrollment in a post high school nursing program but he/she must have made application. If the student is not accepted to or pursuing a qualified post high school program in nursing, the award is forfeited. Additionally, the student must attend a North Carolina post high school program.Exhibits evidencing notable achievements in scholarship, leadership, athletics, dramatics, community service or other activities may be uploaded at the time of submission...

The Sunshine Opportunity Scholarships are worth up to $25,000 over four years of in-state undergraduate study at public universities in Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina. Up to 10 scholarships are awarded annually.The scholarships are intended to help high-achieving students with financial need. Applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, must have overcome significant obstacles in life and must attend public or private high schools in specific geographic areas of Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina: the counties of Pinellas and Hillsborough in the Tampa Bay area of Florida; the cities of Florence and Marion in South Carolina,...

The Women’s Southern Golf Association has established a scholarship fund to assist deserving female golfers residing in the 15 southern states and the District of Columbia to obtain four years of higher education.This year a scholarship of $3,500 will be available along with a commitment of $3,500 for each of the three succeeding years of undergraduate school, not to exceed a total of four years. Renewal of the scholarship will be subject to an annual review of the recipient’s performance, interest and need. The recipient must maintain a cumulative 3.0 grade average out of 4.0. This is not an athletic...

Albert and Toni Roothbert established the Roothbert Fund to assist those in need of financial aid to further their education. Based in New York City, the Roothbert Fund operates as a volunteer organization. Through scholarships, the Fund supports fellows’ graduate or undergraduate study at an accredited institution based in the United States.The Fund seeks candidates whose daily actions are guided by spiritual values.Applications from graduate students, as well as undergraduates with one year of college completed, are preferred.Applications from candidates who reside in or attend schools in the following states are preferred: Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts,...

A one-year scholarship available annually to a qualified undergraduate pre-engineering, engineering or architecture student attending a post-secondary educational institution within the geographic boundaries of ASHRAE Region IV (North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia) and meets the general criteria listed online.General Requirements:Scholarships are available to full-time undergraduate engineering or pre-engineering students pursuing a Bachelor of Science or Engineering degree in a course of study that has traditionally been a preparatory curriculum for the HVAC&R profession at a school.  Additional criteria for each regional scholarship is listed online.  Applicants must have a cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 3.0 on...