North Carolina Scholarships

3439 scholarships

$250,000 largest award

Nov 12, 2026 next deadline

Our catalog lists 3439 active awards in North Carolina — scholarships, grants, fellowships, and other student funding. Awards range up to $250,000. Each listing links to the official application so you always apply through the real sponsor — never a paid middleman.

State and local awards are one of the best-kept secrets in financial aid: they draw a far smaller applicant pool than national programs, so your odds are higher. Beyond this list, check North Carolina's higher-education agency, community foundations, and local chapters of civic groups (Rotary, Elks, Lions) — many publish awards that never appear on national databases.

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Regeneron Science Talent Search — due Nov 12, 2026
Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship — due Nov 15, 2026
Jack Kent Cooke College Scholarship — due Nov 18, 2026
Dell Scholars Program — due Dec 01, 2026
Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team — due Dec 01, 2026

North Carolina scholarships

North Carolina Need-Based Scholarship — College Foundation of North Carolina

Up to $7,500 · Deadline 2027-08-15

Sarah Scott Schofield Scholarship — The Benevolent Foundation in collaboration with the Zetas of Charlotte

Up to $2,500 · Deadline 2027-02-01

Advocates for African Americans Carolinas Scholarship — Advocates for African-Americans, a Duke Energy employee resource group in Charlotte

Amount varies · Deadline 2027-02-27

North Carolina College Scholarship & Grant Search — CFNC

Amount varies · Deadline —

DACA Undocumented Student Scholarship — LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens)

Amount varies · Deadline —

Next NC Scholarship — North Carolina State Government

Amount varies · Deadline —

NC Need Based Scholarship for Private College Students

Amount varies · Deadline —

Serena D. Dalton Scholarship — Winston-Salem Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline August 15; March 15.

Freeman Family Scholarship — Society of Women Engineers

Amount varies · Deadline January 31; March 31.

ANSWER Scholarship — ANSWER Scholarship, Inc.

Up to $5,500 · Deadline February 29, 2026

Jack Ervin Economic Development Institute Scholarship — North Carolina Economic Development Association

Up to $650 · Deadline February

James Davis Scholarship — UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media

Amount varies · Deadline February

Alice Conger Patterson Scholarship — Winston-Salem Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March 15; August 15.

Art and Dannie Weber Scholarship — Winston-Salem Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March 15; August 15.

Bob and Ann Cook Scholarship — North Carolina Community Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March

Bob Robinson Family Scholarship — North Carolina Community Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March

Bruce Shelton Scholarship Fund — Winston-Salem Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March

Chester Arzell and Helen Miller Montgomery Scholarship — Winston-Salem Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March 15; August 15.

Claude B. Hart Memorial Scholarship — Winston-Salem Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March 15; August 15.

Davidson and Jones Hotel Corporation Scholarship — North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association

Up to $1,000 · Deadline March

Dean Prim Scholarship Fund — Winston-Salem Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March 15; August 15.

Don and Audrey Bentley Scholarship — North Carolina Community Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March

Douglas Gray Kimel Scholarship Fund — Winston-Salem Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March 15; August 15.

Edwin H. and Louise N. Williamson Endowed Scholarship — Winston-Salem Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March 15; August 15.

Elizabeth T. Williams Memorial Scholarship — Winston-Salem Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March 15; August 15.

Elmer and Rosa Lee Collins Scholarship — Winston-Salem Foundation

Up to $3,000 · Deadline March 15; August 15.

F.A. and Charlotte Blount Scholarship — Winston-Salem Foundation

Up to $4,000 · Deadline March 15; August 15.

Jeff Turner-Forsyth Audubon Society Scholarship — Winston-Salem Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March 15; August 15.

Joe E. Gaddy, Jr. and Margaret W. Gaddy Scholarship — Winston-Salem Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March 15; August 15.

Johnny Lineberry Memorial Scholarship — Winston-Salem Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March 15; August 15.

Joseph Bergin and Elsa Flower Davies Scholarship — North Carolina Community Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March

Joseph H. Tallman Scholarships in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering — North Carolina Community Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March

Joyce Price Johnson’s Samaritan Fund — North Carolina Community Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March

Judy Moore Memorial Scholarship — North Carolina Community Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March

Julia and Blake Lovette Memorial Scholarship for the Study of the — North Carolina Community Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March

Julia Hunt Scholarship — North Carolina Community Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March

L. Gordon, Jr. and June D. Pfefferkorn Scholarship — Winston-Salem Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March 15; August 15.

Lloyd E. and Rachel S. Collins Scholarship — Winston-Salem Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March 15; August 15.

Oliver Joel and Ellen Pell Denny Healthcare Scholarship — Winston-Salem Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March 15; August 15.

Orthopaedic Specialists of the Carolinas Nursing Scholarship — Winston-Salem Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March 15; August 15.

Pineland College/Edwards Military Institute Scholarship — North Carolina Community Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March

Priscilla Anne Edwards Scholarship — North Carolina Community Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March

Purple Tassel College Scholarship — Corvias Foundation

Up to $20,000 · Deadline March

R. P. Buchanan Scholarship — North Carolina Community Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March

Raj Mehta Memorial Scholarship — North Carolina Community Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March

Ralph Edwin and Ruby Irene Holloman Davis Scholarship — North Carolina Community Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March

Ray and Pearl Sams Scholarship Fund — Winston-Salem Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March

Red Oak High School Alumni Scholarship — North Carolina Community Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March

Regions Riding Forward® Scholarship Essay Contest — Regions Financial Corporation

Up to $5,000 · Deadline March

Reid Sasnett Memorial Scholarship — North Carolina Community Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March

Rider Family Scholarship — Winston-Salem Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March 15; August 15.

Sam L. Booke, Sr. Scholarship Fund — Winston-Salem Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March 15; August 15.

Shirley Moore Bolick Scholarship for Yadkin County — North Carolina Community Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March

Stella B. Johnson Scholarship Fund — Winston-Salem Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March 15; August 15.

Stultz Scholarship Fund — Winston-Salem Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March 15; August 15.

The Garden Club Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County — Winston-Salem Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March 15; August 15.

The Winston-Salem Foundation Scholarship — Winston-Salem Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March

Theresa Hooks Memorial STEM Scholarship — North Carolina Community Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March

Thomas E. Shown, M.D. Memorial Scholarship Fund — Winston-Salem Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March

Virginia Elizabeth and Alma Vane Taylor Nursing Scholarship — Winston-Salem Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March 15; August 15.

Wells Family Scholarship — North Carolina Community Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March

Wes Burton Memorial Scholarship — Winston-Salem Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March

William H. and Lena M. Petree Scholarship — Winston-Salem Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline March 15; August 15.

Nell and Spencer Waggoner Scholarship — Winston-Salem Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline April 30 (Merit-based); July 1 (

Central Carolina Community College/Rotary Scholarship in Support of — Rotary Club of Lillington

Up to $1,000 · Deadline May

Ramsay Law Firm, PA Legal Scholarship — Ramsay Law Firm

Up to $1,000 · Deadline May 5th

African American Network of the Carolinas Scholarship — Foundation for the Carolinas

Up to $2,000 · Deadline —

Blanche Raper Zimmerman Teacher Grant — Winston-Salem Foundation

Up to $2,500 · Deadline April 30 (Merit-based); July 1 (

Floyd S. Alford Jr. Scholarships — UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media

Amount varies · Deadline —

Jack Tate ThinkCollege Scholarship — Foundation for the Carolinas

Amount varies · Deadline —

Jefferson L. and Eva W. Sugg Scholarship — North Carolina Community Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline —

Jim Graham Scholarship — North Carolina Simmental Association

Up to $500 · Deadline —

Kathryn M. Cronin Scholarship — UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media

Amount varies · Deadline —

Medlin Charitable Trust Award to Roanoke Rapids HS Graduates — North Carolina Community Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline —

Migrant Farmworker Nursing Scholarship — North Carolina Community Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline —

NCRLA Golden Corral Scholarship — North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association

Up to $4,000 · Deadline —

North Carolina Council of Epsilon Sigma Alpha Scholarships — North Carolina Council of Epsilon Sigma Alpha

Up to $2,500 · Deadline —

North Carolina CPA Foundation Scholarships — North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants

Up to $2,500 · Deadline —

The Maxwell Scholarship in Graduate Medical Journalism — UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media

Amount varies · Deadline —

Watauga-Ashe-Wilkes Scholarship — North Carolina Community Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline —

North Carolina Heroes Financial Hardship Grant — North Carolina Heroes Fund

Amount varies · Deadline —

NCSGC Graduate Research Fellowships — North Carolina Space Grant Consortium

Up to $10,000 · Deadline March

Campus Pride Summer Fellows — Campus Pride

Up to $650 · Deadline —

Everett Fellowship — Legal Aid of North Carolina Inc.

Amount varies · Deadline —

Everett Fellowship — Legal Aid of North Carolina Inc.

Amount varies · Deadline —

Eugene L. Roberts, Jr. Prize — UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media

Amount varies · Deadline —

North Carolina State Grants and Scholarships — North Carolina Student Financial Aid Programs

Amount varies · Deadline —

Jay Lankford Farrier Scholarship Fund — Jay Lankford Farrier Scholarship Fund

Up to $3,000 · Deadline —

Dr Fletcher L Gamble Scholarship — Bold.org

Amount varies · Deadline 2027-04-30

Next NC Scholarship — North Carolina

Amount varies · Deadline June 1 (FAFSA priority date)

NC Need-Based Scholarship for Private College Students — North Carolina

Amount varies · Deadline —

Next NC Scholarship — College Foundation of North Carolina (CFNC)

Amount varies · Deadline —

Next NC Scholarship — CFNC

Amount varies · Deadline —

North Carolina State Forgivable Loan Programs — North Carolina

Amount varies · Deadline —

NCHE Scholarship — North Carolinians for Home Education

Amount varies · Deadline —

KASF Eastern Region Scholarship

Amount varies · Deadline —

North Carolinians for Home Education (NCHE) Scholarships — North Carolinians for Home Education (NCHE)

Up to $2,000 · Deadline 2027-03-31

Also open to North Carolina students

Coca-Cola Scholars Program — Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation

Up to $20,000 · Deadline 2027-10-31

Horatio Alger National Scholarship — Horatio Alger Association

Up to $25,000 · Deadline 2027-10-25

Gates Scholarship — Gates Scholarship Program

Up to $50,000 · Deadline 2027-09-15

Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship — Elks National Foundation

Up to $7,500 · Deadline 2026-11-15

Dell Scholars Program — Michael & Susan Dell Foundation

Up to $20,000 · Deadline 2026-12-01

Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship — Jackie Robinson Foundation

Up to $30,000 · Deadline 2027-01-31

Ron Brown Scholar Program — Ron Brown Scholar Program

Up to $40,000 · Deadline 2027-01-09

Buick Achievers Scholarship — General Motors

Up to $25,000 · Deadline 2027-02-28

Courageous Persuaders Video Scholarship — Detroit Auto Dealers Association

Up to $3,000 · Deadline 2027-02-08

Profile in Courage Essay Contest — John F. Kennedy Library

Up to $10,000 · Deadline 2027-01-12

VFW Voice of Democracy — Veterans of Foreign Wars

Up to $35,000 · Deadline 2027-10-31

VFW Patriot's Pen Essay Contest — Veterans of Foreign Wars

Up to $5,000 · Deadline 2027-10-31

Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship — Amazon

Up to $40,000 · Deadline 2027-02-16

Google Lime Scholarship — Google / Lime Connect

Up to $10,000 · Deadline 2027-02-15

Unigo $10K Scholarship — Unigo

Up to $10,000 · Deadline 2026-12-31

Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team — Phi Theta Kappa / Coca-Cola

Up to $1,500 · Deadline 2026-12-01

Point Foundation Scholarship — Point Foundation

Up to $25,000 · Deadline 2027-01-31

Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar — Hispanic Scholarship Fund

Up to $5,000 · Deadline 2027-03-01

UNCF General Scholarship — UNCF

Up to $5,000 · Deadline 2027-03-31

Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship — APIA Scholars

Up to $20,000 · Deadline 2027-01-19

National Merit Scholarship Program — National Merit Scholarship Corporation

Up to $2,500 · Deadline 2027-10-01

QuestBridge College Prep Scholars — QuestBridge

Amount varies · Deadline 2027-03-20

GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship — GE Foundation / Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation

Up to $10,000 · Deadline 2027-01-05

AEA Teachers' Children Scholarship — American Education Association

Up to $3,000 · Deadline 2027-03-15

National Eagle Scout Association Scholarship — Boy Scouts of America

Up to $5,000 · Deadline 2027-01-31

Girl Scouts Gold Award Scholarship — Girl Scouts of the USA

Up to $5,000 · Deadline 2027-02-15

National FFA Scholarship Program — National FFA Organization

Up to $10,000 · Deadline 2027-01-15

SkillsUSA Scholarships — SkillsUSA

Up to $5,000 · Deadline 2027-04-01

Jack Kent Cooke College Scholarship — Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

Up to $55,000 · Deadline 2026-11-18

Cameron Impact Scholarship — Bryan Cameron Education Foundation

Up to $50,000 · Deadline 2027-09-09

Burger King Scholars Program — Burger King Foundation

Up to $50,000 · Deadline 2026-12-15

Carson Scholars Fund — Carson Scholars Fund

Up to $1,000 · Deadline 2027-01-09

Heisman High School Scholarship — Heisman Trophy Trust

Up to $10,000 · Deadline 2027-10-21

Foot Locker Scholar Athletes — Foot Locker Foundation

Up to $20,000 · Deadline 2026-12-18

Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship — Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation

Up to $2,500 · Deadline 2026-12-05

Regeneron Science Talent Search — Society for Science

Up to $250,000 · Deadline 2026-11-12

Davidson Fellows Scholarship — Davidson Institute

Up to $50,000 · Deadline 2027-02-11

Coolidge Scholarship — Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation

Up to $80,000 · Deadline 2027-01-22

Equitable Excellence Scholarship — Equitable Foundation

Up to $25,000 · Deadline 2026-12-18

TheDream.US National Scholarship — TheDream.US

Up to $33,000 · Deadline 2027-02-26

APIA Scholars Scholarship — Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholars

Up to $20,000 · Deadline 2027-01-15

Society of Women Engineers Scholarships — Society of Women Engineers

Up to $15,000 · Deadline 2027-02-15

NSBE Scholarship Program — National Society of Black Engineers

Up to $10,000 · Deadline 2027-01-31

SHPE Scholarship Program — Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

Up to $5,000 · Deadline 2027-04-30

AISES Scholarships — American Indian Science and Engineering Society

Up to $5,000 · Deadline 2027-05-31

ACS Scholars Program — American Chemical Society

Up to $5,000 · Deadline 2027-03-01

AMVETS National Scholarship — AMVETS

Up to $4,000 · Deadline 2027-04-30

American Legion Oratorical Contest — The American Legion

Up to $25,000 · Deadline 2027-01-15

Scholastic Art & Writing Awards — Alliance for Young Artists & Writers

Up to $10,000 · Deadline 2026-12-01

Doodle for Google — Google

Up to $30,000 · Deadline 2027-03-14

C-SPAN StudentCam Documentary Competition — C-SPAN

Up to $5,000 · Deadline 2027-01-20

DECA Scholarship Program — DECA Inc.

Up to $5,000 · Deadline 2027-01-17

Taco Bell Live Más Scholarship — Taco Bell Foundation

Up to $25,000 · Deadline 2027-01-21

McDonald's HACER National Scholarship — McDonald's

Up to $100,000 · Deadline 2027-02-05

Hagan Scholarship — Hagan Scholarship Foundation

Up to $60,000 · Deadline 2026-12-01

Elks Legacy Awards — Elks National Foundation

Up to $4,000 · Deadline 2027-02-02

BigFuture Scholarships — College Board

Up to $40,000 · Deadline 2027-06-30

Scholarships for Military Children — Fisher House Foundation

Up to $2,000 · Deadline 2027-02-13

Folds of Honor Scholarship — Folds of Honor Foundation

Up to $5,000 · Deadline 2027-03-31

Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation — Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation

Up to $10,000 · Deadline 2027-03-01

DAR General Scholarships — Daughters of the American Revolution

Up to $5,000 · Deadline 2027-01-31

Optimist International Essay Contest — Optimist International

Up to $2,500 · Deadline 2027-02-28

ASHRAE High School Senior Scholarship — ASHRAE

Up to $3,000 · Deadline 2027-05-01

SAE Engineering Scholarships — SAE International

Up to $10,000 · Deadline 2027-03-15

AFCEA STEM Majors Scholarship — AFCEA Educational Foundation

Up to $5,000 · Deadline 2027-04-14

HOSA Scholarships — HOSA - Future Health Professionals

Up to $5,000 · Deadline 2027-03-13

Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards — Hispanic Heritage Foundation

Up to $10,000 · Deadline 2027-10-15

Dream Big Scholarship — Big Sun Athletics

Up to $1,000 · Deadline 2027-06-19

Ayn Rand Institute Essay Contests — Ayn Rand Institute

Up to $10,000 · Deadline 2027-04-24

John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest — JFK Library Foundation

Up to $10,000 · Deadline 2027-01-12

We the Students Essay Contest — Bill of Rights Institute

Up to $7,500 · Deadline 2027-04-15

Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarship — Vegetarian Resource Group

Up to $10,000 · Deadline 2027-02-20

Stuck at Prom Scholarship — Duck Brand

Up to $10,000 · Deadline 2027-06-03

Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship — Gallery Collection

Up to $10,000 · Deadline 2027-03-01

QuestBridge National College Match — QuestBridge

Up to $80,000 · Deadline 2027-09-26

Dr Pepper Tuition Giveaway — Dr Pepper

Up to $100,000 · Deadline 2027-10-15

AFSA High School Senior Scholarship — American Fire Sprinkler Association

Up to $10,000 · Deadline 2027-04-01

Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship — Gen and Kelly Tanabe

Up to $1,000 · Deadline 2027-07-31

NSDA Academic All American Scholarship — National Speech & Debate Association

Up to $4,000 · Deadline 2027-03-20

AACN Nursing Student Scholarship — American Association of Critical-Care Nurses

Up to $5,000 · Deadline 2027-02-15

YoungArts National Arts Competition — National YoungArts Foundation

Up to $10,000 · Deadline 2027-10-13

Morehead-Cain Scholarship — Morehead-Cain Foundation

Up to $100,000 · Deadline 2027-10-15

Lost Dreams Awaken Scholarship — Bold.org

Amount varies · Deadline —

QuestBridge National College Match Scholarship — QuestBridge

Amount varies · Deadline —

Quick Apply Scholarships — scholarships360.org

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Scholarship opportunities for students — Scholarships360

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Pathways to Careers Scholarship Fund — CECU Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline January

Women in HVACR Scholarship — Women in HVACR

Up to $5,000 · Deadline 2027-06-01

Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Scholarships — Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline 2027-03-01

Ford Auto Tech Scholarship — Ford Philanthropy via TechForce Foundation

Up to $5,000 · Deadline —

Bring Back The Trades Scholarship — Bring Back the Trades Inc.

Up to $1,500 · Deadline 2027-05-31

In-Person Trade School Scholarship — Always In Demand

Amount varies · Deadline 2027-05-31

HSF Scholarship — Hispanic Scholarship Fund

Up to $5,000 · Deadline 2027-02-15

Abby Sobrato Scholarship for LCPA Alumni — SVCF

Amount varies · Deadline 2027-02-27

Latinos in Technology Initiative — Hispanic Foundation (HFSV)

Amount varies · Deadline 2027-02-27

HITEC Foundation Scholarship — HITEC Foundation

Up to $5,000 · Deadline 2027-03-16

Chicana Latina Foundation Scholarships — Chicana Latina Foundation

Up to $1,500 · Deadline 2027-01-01

Organization of Latino Actuaries Scholarship Program — Organization of Latino Actuaries (OLA)

Up to $7,500 · Deadline 2027-03-31

Dallas Hispanic Law Foundation Scholarship — Dallas Hispanic Law Foundation

Up to $2,000 · Deadline 2027-03-31

Sage Deandi Scholarship Award — Sage and Leadership Greater Washington

Up to $1,500 · Deadline 2027-04-15

HACEMOS Academic Scholarship — HACEMOS

Up to $2,000 · Deadline 2027-04-25

National Forum for Black Public Administrators Scholarship — National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA)

Amount varies · Deadline 2027-01-20

Frequently asked questions

How many scholarships are available in North Carolina?

Our catalog currently lists 3439 scholarships open to North Carolina students, and we add more as sponsors publish them.

Are North Carolina scholarships easier to win than national ones?

Often, yes. State and local awards have smaller applicant pools, so a strong, tailored application stands out more than it would in a national competition.

Does Scholarship Wizard charge to apply?

No. You always apply directly on the sponsor's official page, and legitimate scholarships never charge an application fee. A Scholarship Wizard subscription pays for matching, essay help, and deadline tracking, never for the right to apply.

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