Corporate & Country Club Scholarships

The Community Foundation also administers scholarship funds sponsored by regional employers for the benefit of their employees or their employees' dependents. Applications are available through the Human Resources department of the sponsoring employer, unless otherwise noted, as well as directly from The Community Foundation. Employee scholarships are competitively awarded by committees of at least three persons independent of the employer.

In addition to the criteria listed on the scholarship home page, each scholarship description is followed by qualifications specific to that award.

Asheville Wilbert Vault Service Scholarship
(Deadline: March 14)

At least one non-renewable $1,000 award

To qualify for this scholarship, you must be:

• a child of an employee of a funeral home client of Asheville Wilbert Vault Service
• a graduating high school senior, high school graduate, or equivalent

This scholarship has the following special characteristic:

• all members of the family and/or employees of Asheville Wilbert Vault Service are ineligible for this award.

Contact Taylor Sword, Asheville Wilbert Vault Service, at (828) 665-6799 for an application.
 

The John Francis Amherst Cecil Scholarship
(Deadline: March 14)

At least six non-renewable $1,000 awards

To qualify for this scholarship, you must be:

• a legal dependent of a current Biltmore Company year-round full-time or part-time employee, or a seasonal full-time employee, with one year of completed service
• a graduating high school senior, high school graduate, or equivalent

This scholarship has the following special characteristic:

• all members of the family of John Francis Amherst Cecil and all children of the officers of the Biltmore Company are ineligible

Contact Robin Rice, Human Resources, the Biltmore Company, at (828) 225-6794 for an application.
 

The Chattooga Club Employee Scholarship
(Deadline: July 1)

Multiple non-renewable awards of up to $1,000

To qualify for this scholarship, you must be:

• a current permanent or seasonal employee of The Chattooga Club
• in at least your second season of service
• a high school graduate or equivalent

Contact Linda Pridgen, General Manager, at (828) 743-3640 for an application.
 

The Highlands Falls Country Club Employee Scholarship
(Deadline: July 1)

Multiple non-renewable awards of up to $5,000

To qualify for this scholarship, you must be:

• a current permanent or seasonal employee of Highlands Falls Country Club or Highlands Falls Community Association, or a contract employee working full-time
• working an average of 30+ hours a week
• in at least your second season of employment in one of the above arrangements listed
• a senior in a secondary school or doing equivalent work, or a high school graduate

Contact Barbara Estes, Highlands Falls resident, at (828) 526-9041 for an application.
 

The Roger W. Morrison Scholarship
(Deadline: March 14)

One $500 non-renewable award

To qualify for this scholarship, you must be:

• an employee or the child of an employee who has completed at least 18 months of service with Pathologist's Medical Laboratory or Mission Hospitals Laboratories
• a graduating high school senior, high school graduate, or equivalent

This fund has the following special characteristic:

• all donors to the fund and their children are ineligible

Contact the Practice Manager at Pathologist's Medical Laboratory or Michael Teaford at Mission Hospitals Laboratories for an application.
 

The Salsbury Scholarship
(Deadline: March 14)

One $1,000 award, renewable for three additional years

To qualify for this scholarship, you must be:

• a child of a current full-time Shadowline, Incorporated employee with at least one year of completed service
• a graduating high school senior, high school graduate, or equivalent

This scholarship has the following special characteristic:

• all members of the family of Sherrod Salsbury and all children of the officers of Shadowline, Incorporated, are ineligible

Contact the Shadowline, Incorporated Human Resources Department for an application, (828) 437-3821.
 

The Charlie R. and Charles J. Silver Family Scholarship
(Deadline: March 14)

One non-renewable $1,000 award

To qualify for this scholarship, you must be:

• a child of a current SilverLine Plastics Corporation employee with at least one year of completed service
• a graduating high school senior, high school graduate, or equivalent

This scholarship has the following special characteristics:

• preference for students attending public in-state schools
• all children of the officers of SilverLine Plastics Corporation are ineligible

Contact the SilverLine Plastics Corporation Human Resources Department for an application, (828) 252-8755 in NC, or (580) 536-5299 in OK.
 

The Wildcat Cliffs Country Club Employee Scholarship
(Deadline: July 1)

Up to three non-renewable awards of up to $3,000 for students attending a four-year college or university, or up to $1,000 for students attending a community college

To qualify for this scholarship, you must be:

• a permanent or seasonal employee of Wildcat Cliffs Country Club
• working full-time (minimum 30 hours/week)
• in at least your 2nd season of employment with the Club
• a high school graduate or equivalent

Contact George Shook, Country Club Manager, at (828) 526-2165 for an application.