Open to students at Cummings, Eastern, Williams, and Western. One student selected per school will receive a $2,500 scholarship.

Deadline is March 30, 2020

Two $1500 scholarships to ABSS senior planning to attend a 4-year college/university. This is similar to the Audrey Feezor Turner Scholarship, and you may apply to both, but this one requires you to be planning to attend a 4-year college rather than a 2-year transfer program.

Deadline March 20, 2020, but complete application packet MUST be given to Ms. Bader or your high school counselor BEFORE March 20th because that is the date the counselors must send the applications in.

Two scholarships for $1100 each given to ABSS senior planning to attend community college for a 2-year transfer program. Preference will be given to students pursuing a transfer program but if no qualified applicants apply, they will consider those planning to attend a 4-year college/university. 

Deadline March 20, 2020, but complete application packet MUST be given to Ms. Bader or your high school counselor BEFORE March 20th because that is the date the counselors must send the applications in.

The Martin Luther King Coalition of Alamance County would like to award area high school seniors with our scholarship at the MLK Breakfast Celebration on January 20, 2020. The celebration will be held at Occasion Restaurant in Burlington starting at 8am and the Coalition invites all winners to this celebration. The applicant will be asked to complete the application and write an essay of two pages (doubled-spaced) or less on the following subject:

"IF DR. KING WERE ALIVE TODAY, WHAT CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUES WOULD HE ADDRESS?"

All essays should be forwarded through the Guidance Counselor to the MLK Coalition of Alamance County, PO Box 535, no later than December 31, 2019.

General Eligibility Criteria For High School Seniors:

 Applicant is of Hispanic background (one parent must be fully Hispanic or both parents must be half Hispanic).

 Applicant is a graduating senior from a North Carolina High School

 Applicant has a four-year cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better on a 4.0 scale (3.5 on a 5.0 scale)

Deadline: January 15, 2020

See website for more info: http://thencshp.org/programs/nc-hispanic-college-fund/

 Be a U.S. Citizen and a legal resident of North Carolina
 Attend a public or private high school located in an Alamance or Caswell county school district
 Be in good standing and scheduled to graduate high school in the 2018-2019 academic year
 Possess an unweighted cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale
 Plan to attend an accredited U.S. college or university in the 2019-2020 academic year
 Be an engaged participant in academic, artistic, athletic, and/or community-based activities
 Not an immediate family member of a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Immediate family
includes a spouse, child, parents, siblings, grandparents, legal guardians, or relative living in home

$1000

Deadline May 1, 2019

Deadline April 30th, 2020

$4,500/year renewable for four years

Minimum 2.75 GPA

Deadline: April 15

ELIGIBILITY - The applicant must be a high school Senior and the child of an honorably discharged veteran residing in the state of North Carolina.

The following information must be submitted for consideration:

• Completion of the enclosed Financial Questionnaire to demonstrate family income.
• Letters of recommendation from teachers, and/or members of the applicants’ community.
• Current high school transcript.
• A one page essay written by the applicant on “The Meaning of the American Flag and what it Represents”
• Birth Certificate naming at least one of the parents as a veteran.
• Member-4 DD 214 of Veteran.
• NCACVSO Scholarship applications will be accepted annually from September 1^st – March 1^st of the current year.

$1000 scholarship

Deadline: January 24, 2020

https://www.usjcisenate.org/programs/scholarship

Better Business Bureau Serving Central North Carolina Donna Easter Student Ethics Awards

Description The Better Business Bureau Serving Central NC is offering four (4) awards to graduating seniors from designated NC counties who will enroll at any accredited two or four year colleges, technical colleges, or universities in the fall of 2019.

These awards can be used for room, board, books and fees only. These awards cannot be used for tuition. These awards are not renewable.

Total Awards will be $17,500 — • 1 for $7,500 • 1 for $5,000 • 2 for $2,500 each

Award recipients will be announced in April 2019.

Eligibility To be considered, a candidate must:

• Be graduating from a high school in one of the listed areas (this includes Alamance County)

• Be attending any two or four-year college, technical college, or university beginning in the fall of 2019

• Be in good academic standing and show proof of community service and leadership while in high school

• Submit a 500-word essay describing how you handled an ethical dilemma you faced Application Due by April 12, 2019

Apply online: go.bbb.org/gso-ethicsawards

You will submit:

1 > entry form

2 > 500 word essay describing how you handled an ethical dilemma you faced

3 > resume demonstrating: Leadership Describe any extracurricular work or school-related activities, including awards/honors or offices held.  Community Service Describe activities outside of school and within your community, such as church or special community activities. Include awards/honors or offices held. Academic Achievement Describe awards received relating to academic achievement and describe post-secondary education plans.

4> copy of your most recent transcript

You can pick up an application in your school’s counselor’s office.

See attached file for application information.

$2,500 scholarship

Due: March 31

Application Criteria:

a. US Citizen or permanent resident of US
b. GPA of 3.0/equivalent or higher (out of a 4.0 scale)
c. High School Senior who will matriculate full-time at a US accredited four-year college or university
within the fifty states or District of Columbia.
d. Have demonstrated leadership abilities through participating in community services or other extra
curricular activities.
e. Combined adjusted income of the parent(s) cannot exceed $50,000.

Please read application attached to be sure you are eligible to apply.

https://jmscottmemorialfund.org/apply/

Students planning to further their education in one of the arts disciplines. Due April 19th.

The Pi Omicron Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated would like to invite seniors to apply for a scholastic scholarship to assist with the first year of their college education. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated is the nations’ first Greek letter organization for college-educated African American women. The sorority has a long-standing tradition of recognizing academic achievements and encouraging young people to further their education by attending the nation’s colleges and universities. Pi Omicron Omega being a local chapter would like to continue in this tradition by providing scholarship moneys to students in the community it serves.

We are offering scholarships to qualified minority high school seniors in the amounts of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or five hundred dollars ($500.00). This opportunity will be available to students who plan to continue their education at a two or four-year college or university. Students in good standing at any of Alamance County’s high schools may apply for the scholarship. An eligible student in good standing will be able to document, on the scholarship application, achievement in academics, involvement in community service activities, leadership, and participation in extracurricular activities, exemplary character and financial need. Each applicant will also be required to submit a personal essay, an official high school transcript, and two (2) letters of recommendation with the scholarship application.

Scholarship applications and all supporting documents should be mailed to the address below and postmarked no later than Monday, May 7, 2019:

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated

Pi Omicron Omega Chapter

Attn: Scholarship Committee

Post Office Box 2006

Burlington, NC 27216-2006

Scholarship recipients will be notified of the scholarship award by May 29, 2019. Scholarships will be used only to help defray the cost of educational expense at two- year or four-year colleges or universities. At the time of the school’s award day program, recipients will be given a copy of the check. The final scholarship award will be made under the following conditions: (1) Graduation in the academic year for which the scholarship is awarded and (2) Acceptance and documentation of registration in a two or four-year College or University for the academic year of 2019-2020. Scholarship awards will be forfeited if the above criteria are not met and will be awarded to other deserving applicants.

Additional questions regarding the application process may be addressed to Dr. Lizzie M. Alston, or Ms. Carolyn Long Scholarship Co-Chairs who are contacts for the Pi Omicron Omega Scholarship Program. You may reach Dr. Lizzie M. Alston at (336) 585-0950 or Ms. Carolyn Long at (336) 380-0215. The members of the Pi Omicron Omega Chapter Scholarship Program Committee look forward to considering your students’ applications.

For ABSS seniors with intention of becoming a teacher. Due March 16, 2020.

Local BWC: $1000 first place, Runner-up: $500

District 4 winner: $2500, Runner-up: $1250

State winner: $3000/year for 4 years, Runner-up: $1000

Must be in top 25% of graduating class

Read eligibility before you start the application.

Due November 1, 2019

This scholarship is designed to help students who have taken at least one culinary arts course at the Career & Technical Education Center during their high school career. The scholarship is for $500 and is non-renewable.

Please see application for more information.

Deadline: April 30, 2019

LCPL. ALAN D. LAM DETACHMENT #1209 $500 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS/INSTRUCTIONS
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent legal residents of  U.S. residing in Alamance County.

Applicants must be attending high schools within Alamance County.

Applicants must be seniors, or 4th year students who, upon completion of  schools’ requirements, will be eligible for graduation during the current school year.
  - Must possess a grade point average of at least 3.0, 85 (100 pt. scale), B, or the equivalent for the 3 ½  years (7 semesters) of high school attendance preceding the last senior semester.
  - Must attach an official transcript for the preceding 3½ years of high school attendance.
  - Must be planning to enroll in a 2-year, 4-year accredited college or university within North Carolina, or enroll in a specialized trade school located in the State of North Carolina.

Applicants must comply with U.S. Selective Service requirements, if applicable, but does not have to enlist in a military service.

Applicants must not have been convicted of any felonies or indictable misdemeanors, as defined under the North Carolina General Statutes.

Applicants must not be in default or owe refunds to any student financial aid programs, whether private, state, or federal aid programs.

Applicants must attach a self-written letter to their application explaining why they should be awarded the LCpl. Alan D. Lam scholarship.

Letter must be typewritten, or computer generated and printed,
Not longer than 300 words on 1 to 3 double-spaced pages,
Formatted with 12 or 14 point font size, and Times New Roman font type (as is the size and type in this application requirements memo), and …
Applicants’ letters will be judged on grammar, punctuation, content, and originality of thought.

Applicants must also attach a letter of recommendation from a teacher, coach, or employer, etc. (must be unrelated to the applicant)

Deadline for submission of applications and attached, relevant materials is April 15,  annually.

Send completed application package, together with attached, related documents to:

LCpl. Alan D. Lam Det. #1209
Marine Corps  League  Attn:  Bob Jennings

P. O. Box #727

Graham, NC  27253

Awarded scholarship proceeds will be forwarded to recipient’s school of choice for application to recipient’s bill.

Recipient must return awarded scholarship if recipient does not attend subject North Carolina college, university, or trade school by the Fall semester, following same-year graduation from high school.

The Detachment #1209 scholarship committee reserves the right to change, or waive any of the above requirements at any time.

Please see document below for more information about this scholarship. Deadline: April 17, 2020

See attached entry form and information.