Scholarship Information

One-year scholarships are awarded to qualified applicants who are members of the North Carolina National Guard Association, their spouses, children, legal dependents, and grandchildren of Life Members. If you are not a member of the NCNGA, you may join online.  Scholarship recipients must attend an accredited educational institution and may reapply each year by completing a current application and competing on the same basis as other applicants.

College students with only one semester remaining may qualify for a partial scholarship.

The Scholarship Selection Committee meets in April to review applications. The committee is made up of six people, three who read the high school applications and three who read the college applications. Applications are reviewed on the below criteria. After selections have been approved, notifications are sent to all applicants in May.

*The 2024-2025 Scholarship application will go live on December 1, 2023. *

Applications are individually and equitably evaluated on the basis of:

Academic Achievement

Applicant must have a 3.5 or higher GPA. (Official transcript is required.)

Must be attending a 4-year college or university.

Leadership/Citizenship

Applicant’s involvement and leadership in school, civic, and/or community activities.

Additional Information

Applicant’s personal letter, unusual and/or specific circumstances, academic workload, quality of completed application package, and other pertinent information.

This scholarship is only awarded to one high school student and one college student.

Applications are individually and equitably evaluated on the basis of:

Academic Achievement

Applicant must have a 2.0 or higher GPA. (Official transcript is required.)

Applicant must be enrolled for a minimum of six credit hours per semester.

Need

Applicants need financial assistance in order to continue their education.

Tax information is required.

Leadership/Citizenship

Applicant’s involvement and leadership in school, civic, and/or community activities.

Additional Information

Applicant’s personal letter, unusual and/or specific circumstances, academic workload, quality of completed application package, and other pertinent information.