Additional Resources
Other WNC Scholarship
Opportunities
The Community Foundation manages endowment funds
for a number of scholarships administered by outside entities. Contact
information for these funds is provided below.
Asheville Civitan Club Scholarship
- for graduating seniors of A.C. Reynolds High School, Asheville
High School, C.A. Erwin High School, C.D. Owen High School, Enka
High School, North Buncombe High School, or T.C. Roberson High School
Contact your high school guidance office, or write
to:
Scholarship Committee Chairperson
P.O. Box 1755
Asheville, NC
28802
Carolina High Country Section 1103:
American Society of Quality Scholarships
- for students in a field related to quality control and enrolled
at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, Blue Ridge Community
College, Mayland Community College, McDowell Technical Community
College, or the University of North Carolina at Asheville
Contact the Financial Aid office(s) of the school(s)
you wish to attend
Richard (Yogi) Crowe Memorial Scholarship
- for enrolled members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
who are pursuing graduate or post-graduate education
Visit www.yogicrowecherokeescholarship.org for more information.
Contact:
Mary Herr,
c/o the Richard (Yogi) Crowe Memorial Scholarship Fund
P.O. Box 892
Cherokee, NC 28719
Telephone: (828) 497-9498
E-mail: maryherr@dnet.net
Ernest S. DeWick Memorial Scholarship
- for residents or former residents of the Swannanoa Valley
(C.D. Owen High School district)
Write to:
Kiwanis Foundation Scholarships
P.O.
Box 491
Black Mountain, NC 28711
John and Elizabeth Izard Horticulture Fund
- for students in the field of horticulture at UNC Asheville
Contact the Financial Aid Office of UNC Asheville
Journey Endowment Funds
Visit WNC Communities online for more information about scholarship criteria and application procedures. www.wnccommunities.com.
Little Mountaineer Scholarship
- for Western North Carolina residents who are (in order of
preference) dairy youths/students pursuing education related to
the dairy industry, agriculture youths/students pursuing education
related to the agriculture industry, or rural youths/students pursuing
education that will lead to employment in a rural setting
Contact your high school guidance office, or write
to:
Little Mountaineer Scholarship
243 North Turkey Creek Road
Leicester, NC 28743
McPals Education Foundation of McDowell County Schools
- for McDowell High School seniors
Contact:
Sarah Buchanan
McDowell County Schools
Foundation
telephone: (828) 652-1040
Leroy Ripper Scholarship Fund
Mike Godfrey Memorial Scholarship Fund
-
to assist seniors and current undergraduates from Cherokee, Clay and Graham Counties in their quest for higher education
Visit www.joannacornerstone.org and click on the JCM Scholarship link.
Contact:
Celicia Champion, Executive Director
Joanna Cornerstone Ministries
17 Valley River Avenue, Suite 4
Murphy, NC 28906
Phone: 828-837-8881
Email:
email@joannacornerstone.org
Cheri Roth Nate Scholarship
- for cello students in the Brevard Music Center summer program
Contact:
Brevard Music Center
P.O. Box 312
Brevard, NC 28712
telephone: (828) 884-2011
Rebekah Parker Memorial Scholarship
- for members of the Crossroads Assembly of God who are pursuing
higher education or mission activities
Contact:
Crossroads Assembly of God
20 South Bear
Creek Road
Asheville, NC 28806
Cal and Carol Peddy Memorial Scholarship
(Given by Mountain Air Pilots Association)
- for
graduating seniors of Mountain Heritage High School in Yancey
County
Contact your high school guidance
office
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