For School Counselors
- Counselor Instructions for all CFWNC scholarship programs
- Nathaniel Ellis Cannady, Jr. Scholarship Counselor Instructions
- Rotary Club of Asheville Harry R. Morrill Scholarship Counselor Instructions
- Irving Jacob Reuter Award Counselor Instructions
- Counselor Instructions for using the online SmarterSelect scholarship system
If you have questions, email Scholarship Officer Amber Harrelson-Williams or call at 828-367-9916.
North Carolina Counties and Schools Served by Scholarships
Alexander
- Alexander Central High School
Alleghany
- Alleghany High School
Ashe
- Ashe County High School
- Ashe County Early College
Avery
- Avery County High School
- Marjorie Williams Academy (formerly Crossnore Academy)
Buncombe
- A.C. Reynolds High School
- Asheville Christian Academy
- Asheville High School
- Asheville School
- Buncombe County Early College High School
- Buncombe County Middle College
- Carolina Day School
- Charles D. Owen High School
- Christ School
- Clyde A. Erwin High School
- Community High School
- Enka High School
- Franklin School of Innovation
- IC Imagine
- Martin L. Nesbitt, Jr. Discovery Academy
- Mt. Sheba Baptist Academy
- North Buncombe High School
- Odyssey School
- Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy
- School of Inquiry & Life Sciences at Asheville (SILSA)
- T.C. Roberson High School
- Temple Baptist School
Burke
- Burke Middle College
- Jimmy C. Draughn High School
- East Burke High School
- Freedom High School
- NC School for the Deaf
- Robert L. Patton High School
Caldwell
- Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy
- Caldwell Early College High School
- Gateway School
- Hibriten High School
- South Caldwell High School
- West Caldwell High School
Catawba
- Bandys High School
- Bunker Hill High School
- Catawba Rosenwald Education Center
- Challenger Early College High School
- Fred T. Foard High School
- Hickory Career & Arts Magnet School
- Hickory High School
- Maiden High School
- Discovery High School of Newton Conover
- Newton-Conover High School
- St. Stephens High School
Cherokee
- Andrews High School
- Hiwassee Dam High School
- Mountain Youth School
- Murphy High School
- Tri-County Early College High School
Clay
- Hayesville High School
Cleveland
- Burns High School
- Cleveland Early College High School
- Crest High School
- North Shelby School
- Kings Mountain High School
- Shelby High School
Gaston
- Ashbrook High School
- Bessemer City High School
- Cherryville High School
- East Gaston High School
- Forestview High School
- Gaston Early College High School
- Highland School of Technology
- Hunter Huss High School
- Mountain Island Charter School
- North Gaston High School
- Piedmont Community Charter School
- South Point High School
- Stuart W. Cramer High School
- Warlick School
- Webb School
Graham
- Robbinsville High School
Haywood
- Central Haywood High School
- Haywood Early College High School
- Pisgah High School
- Tuscola High School
Henderson
- East Henderson High School
- Henderson County Early College High School
- Hendersonville High School
- North Henderson High School
- West Henderson High School
Iredell
- Career Academy & Technical School
- Collaborative College for Technology & Leadership
- Lake Norman High School
- Mooresville High School
- North Iredell High School
- Pressley School
- South Iredell High School
- Statesville High School
- Visual & Performing Arts Center (Early College/Magnet Program)
- West Iredell High School
Jackson
- Blue Ridge School
- Jackson County Early College High School
- Jackson Community School
- Smoky Mountain High School
Lincoln
- Asbury Alternative School
- East Lincoln High School
- Lincoln Charter School
- Lincoln County School of Technology
- Lincolnton High School
- North Lincoln High School
- West Lincoln High School
Macon
- Franklin High School
- Highlands School
- Macon County Early College High School
- Nantahala High School
- Union Academy
Madison
- Madison Early College High School
- Madison High School
McDowell
- McDowell Academy for Innovation
- McDowell Early College High School
- McDowell High School
Mitchell
- Mitchell High School
Polk
- Polk County Early College High School
- Polk County High School
Qualla Boundary
- Cherokee High School
Randolph
- Eastern Randolph High School
Rutherford
- Chase High School
- East Rutherford High School
- Lake Lure Classical Academy
- Rutherford Early College High School
- Rutherfordton-Spindale Central High School
- Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy
Swain
- Swain County High School
Transylvania
- Brevard High School
- Rosman High School
Watauga
- Watauga High School
Wilkes
- East Wilkes High School
- North Wilkes High School
- West Wilkes High School
- Wilkes Central High School
- Wilkes Early College High School
Yancey
- Mountain Heritage High School
Applicant's permanent residence must be in one of the counties served by the applicable scholarship program:
- NC School of Science and Mathematics
- UNC School of the Arts/High School
Scholarship Deadlines
January 8, 2025
- Asheville Young Woman Leadership Award
January 22, 2025
- Cal and Carol Peddy Scholarship
- Captain John G. Gardner, USMC, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Scholarship
- Charles C. and Suzanne R. McKinney Scholarship
- Dr. Brian Ling Memorial Scholarship
- Elda C. Penny/Graham County Woman's Club Scholarship
- Gene and Lee Meyer Scholarship
- Harry W. Clarke Scholarship Programs: Harry W. Clarke Award; William A. Hart Award
- Irving Jacob Reuter Award
- Joanna Cornerstone Ministries Scholarship Fund
- Leon C. and Grace E. Luther Scholarship
- Lynn Brown Slater Memorial Scholarship
- Marilyn Lester and William Lester Scholarship
- Mary Helen Clement Scholarship
- Nathaniel Ellis Cannady, Jr. Scholarship
- Powers Scholarship for Avery County Schools
- Reichman Scholarship
- Roger W. Morrison Scholarship
- Rotary Club of Asheville Harry R. Morrill Scholarship
- Rotary Club of Asheville/West - John Maggard Memorial Scholarship
- Rotary Club of Asheville/West - Warren Bogue Memorial Scholarship
- Ruth Paddison Scholarship
- R. Walker Geitner III Memorial Scholarship
- S. Hayes Robinson Memorial Dance Scholarship
- Transylvania Excellence in Education / Excellence Award
- William Bradley Ayers Memorial Scholarship
- WNC Regionals
- Yates L. and Louise D. Holland Scholarship
March 5, 2025
- A. Joe Hemphill Jr. Scholarship
- Asheville Wilbert Vault Service Scholarship
- Celo Health Education Corporation Dr. Elpenor Ohle Scholarship Fund
- Charlie R. and Charles J. Silver Family Scholarship
- Dorothy Peek Scholarship for New Morgan Hill Baptist Church
- Heffington Scholarship
- John Francis Amherst Cecil Scholarship
- Martha Guy Educational Fund Scholarship
June 4, 2025
- Mary R. Hemphill Scholarship
July 11, 2025
- Chattooga Club Employee Scholarship
The following scholarships will not be awarded in 2025:
- Chuck D. Hargrove Memorial Scholarship
- Frank and Alan Bruckner Scholarship
- Mike Davis Team Spirit Award
- Murice C. Talley Memorial Scholarship
- North Carolina Alpha Epsilon Memorial Scholarship
- Walter "Pop" Jarvis Scholarship