Thomas E. Shown, M.D. Memorial Scholarship

Award Amount
Application deadline
Awarded By:

Winston-Salem Foundation

Number of Awards & Eligibility: Multiple awards offered annually.

In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

Description: 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.

Application requirements for the Thomas E. Shown, M.D. Memorial Scholarship are:

  • Application form
  • Official Transcript
  • Tax return
  • Recommendation letters (2)
Additional Information: Applicants must demonstrate financial need, but eligibility is not restricted to lower incomes (student's financial need and merit will be equally weighted). In order to be eligible to apply for financial aid from the Foundation, 50 percent or more of the student's college courses must be taken in a traditional classroom setting. A Student Aid committee of The Winston-Salem Foundation will select recipients. The committee reserves the right to rescind an award should a recipient's circumstances change, such as failure to graduate from high school or failure to enroll at an accredited institution. The Foundation reserves the right to withhold the award in the event that no applicants are deemed to meet the qualifications.

Award Amount: $1,000 annually. Students must reapply for the scholarship each year and may receive consideration for a maximum of four consecutive years. Applicants seeking less than four-year degrees will be eligible for consideration to receive the scholarship for the length of their specific program only.  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $1,000.

Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Monday, April 1

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