This scholarship is open to high school seniors who attend a Forsyth County high school and reside in The Winston-Salem Foundation’s service area. Students must have a grade point average of 2.5 or higher; demonstrate outstanding leadership, school service, and community involvement; and demonstrate financial need.
Category Archives: merit-scholarships
Bruce Shelton Scholarship
This scholarship is open to high school seniors at Forsyth County (NC) public high schools who have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher and are ranked in the top 25 percent of their class. Students must also demonstrate athletic excellence, social responsibility, and leadership.
Thomas E. Shown, M.D. Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is open to residents of Davie, Forsyth, Surry, Wilkes, or Yadkin counties in North Carolina who are 21 years of age or older and plan to pursue an undergraduate degree. Students must have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher, be employed 20 or more hours monthly, and demonstrate financial need.
Coolidge Scholarship
This full-ride scholarship is open to U.S. high school juniors who plan to enroll full time in an accredited U.S. college or university as an undergraduate for the first time in the fall term following high school graduation. Students are selected based on the following criteria: academic excellence; keen interest in public policy.
Ray and Pearl Sams Scholarship
This scholarship is open to U.S. high school seniors who attend a Forsyth County (NC) high school and reside in The Winston-Salem Foundation’s service area. Students must have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher; demonstrate moral character, school service, and community involvement; and demonstrate financial need.
Rider Family Scholarship
This scholarship is open to high school seniors who reside in Forsyth County, NC. Students must have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and demonstrate financial need; merit will be considered to a greater degree than need.
Salem Lodge #139/Robert A. Miller Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is open to African-American high school seniors who attend Forsyth County (NC) high schools and plan to attend a Historically Black College/University (HBCU). Students must have a grade point average of 2.75 or higher and demonstrate financial need; merit and need are equally weighted.
William H. and Lena M. Petree Scholarship
This scholarship is open to U.S. high school seniors who are residents of Forsyth County, NC, who have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and demonstrate financial need. Applicants must demonstrate leadership, school service, and community service during high school.
Willis H. Overby Scholarship
This scholarship is open to high school seniors who reside and attend school in Stokes County, NC, and have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Students must demonstrate financial need as well as outstanding leadership, school service, and community involvement.
Alice Conger Patterson Scholarship
This scholarship is open to women who are 23 years of age or older and attend or plan to attend select NC institutions. Students must have a grade point average of 2.6 or higher, pursue a liberal arts degree, and demonstrate financial need.