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Nearly 140 college scholarships administered by the North Carolina Community Foundation are now open for applications, representing nearly $1.8 million in available scholarship funds.

Most NCCF scholarships close for 2025 applications on March 3 at 11:59 p.m. There is no cost to apply, and students can apply online using NCCF’s Universal Scholarships Application.

The Universal Scholarships Application matches information about the student – such as county of residence, GPA or intended major – with criteria for approximately 130 scholarships. Students are then alerted to all scholarships for which they may be eligible and must submit any required supplemental information to apply. More detailed instructions for applicants are available at nccommunityfoundation.org/Scholarships.

About a dozen other NCCF scholarships have separate applications with different due dates. Students are encouraged to review the criteria for those and follow the instructions on how to apply.

This year, NCCF is also administering a special Disaster Relief and Resilience Scholarship to assist students in western North Carolina whose ability to pay for their education has been impacted by Hurricane Helene. This scholarship is also available through NCCF’s Universal Scholarships Application.

NCCF believes in the power of education to improve lives and partners with donors to administer scholarships for the benefit of students across the state. All scholarships are established through endowment funds established at NCCF with criteria determined by the donor. In 2024, NCCF awarded nearly $1.5 million in scholarships to 360 students.

“We’re proud to administer a wide range of scholarships across the state,” said Jennifer Tolle Whiteside, president and CEO of the North Carolina Community Foundation. “We encourage all North Carolina students to use our universal application to find eligible scholarships.”

Scholarships are available for students from all 100 counties, including for non-traditional students, and for students attending all types of institutions, including community colleges.

As eligibility criteria vary greatly, all students are encouraged to complete the NCCF Universal Scholarships Application on the NCCF Scholarships Portal. To learn more and get started, students should visit nccommunityfoundation.org/Scholarships.

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