Kathleen Morrissey Klutey Memorial Scholarship

North Carolina Community Foundation

Deadline: Mar 3, 2026

To support students from Lenoir County public schools who intend to pursue postsecondary education at a four-year college or university. Qualifications: Applicants must be a current seniors at a Lenoir county public high school who intend to enroll in a four-year college or university, recipients will be chosen on the basis of having demonstrated exceptional academic performance while taking a rigorous course load, as well as having significant involvement in extracurricular activities (e.g. athletics or the arts), with demonstrated achievement and leadership experience in those activities, financial need is not required but may be considered, an additional essay should highlight how the student has taken advantage of the school's advanced placement and other advanced course offerings and should also detail the student's demonstrated achievement and leadership experience in his/her primary extracurricular pursuits; undergraduates, graduates, medical and professional school students and adult re-entry students who are attending community colleges, four-year universities, career/technical schools, teaching credential programs and graduate, medical or professional schools in the United States are eligible for scholarships offered at NCCF. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on committee criteria. How to apply: Applications must submit through online; the components of scholarships application include: demographic data including county of residence, gender, date of birth; high school information including name of high school and gpa; standardized test scores, if taken; very few nccf scholarships require the submission of standardized test scores; school/college planned for fall attendance; year of study for coming fall semester (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, other); enrollment status (full-time or part-time); essay and/or supplemental questions (prompt provided in the application form); list of extracurricular activities; current or most recent transcript; two letters of recommendation; one from a teacher; and one from a teacher, guidance counselor, coach, pastor, supervisor, or other qualified individual; signature by student (or parent/guardian if applicant is under 18); most nccf scholarships also require the fasfa student aid index (sai) number; all applicants who indicate they have financial need will be asked to provide their fasfa student aid index (sai) number and will be asked to provide additional information about their financial need; email address of applicants school counselor; high school transcripts must be submitted with the application; email addresses of applicants references; two letters of recommendation must be submitted by applicants references; fafsa student aid index; intended major or field of study. Focus: General studies/Field of study not specified.

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