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Financial Need Scholarships
| American Schlafhorst Endowed Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Full-time student Resident of North or South Carolina Financial need Demonstrate academic distinction |
| Curriculum criteria: | Technical trade, Business, vocational or college transfer |
| Other criteria: | Students enrolled in marketing, sales or technical trade and/or International Business Program or Electrical Engineering Program |
| Arrowood Association-Frankie Graves Technical Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Graduate of Olympic High School In state student |
| Curriculum criteria: | Technical program - associate or diploma Minimum of 12 semester hours 2.0 GPA |
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| Assistance League of Charlotte Scholarship in Honor of Gary and Margaret Lincoln | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need, graduating senior from CMS, US citizen, full time student 12 cr hrs |
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| Other criteria: | Active in service to his/her community, 2.5 GPA is required to retain this scholarship. Complete a one page double spaced, essay beginning with the phrase "I am the best candidate for this scholarship because..." |
| B.F. "Bev" Dolan Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Independent student no longer claimed as a dependent Minimum 2 years removed from high school Male or female students Qualify for a Pell Grant with a score of 3000-6000 on a FAFSA application (deemed needy, but eligible for less than $200 in Pell aid) |
| Curriculum criteria: | Enrolled in a degree program Enrolled for 12 course hours (if less scholarship will be prorated) |
| Other criteria: | Students can be employed with an income of $13,500 to $20,000 per year depending on # of dependents. |
| Beth Zeiss Endowed Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Graduate of E.E. Waddell High School Financial need but not qualified for Pell |
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| Beth Zeiss Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Graduate of E.E. Waddell High School Financial need but not qualified for Pell |
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| Betty G. & Erskine L. Harkey Scholarship | |
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| Bill and Janey Disher Endowed Scholarship | |
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| Other criteria: | For the under employed and the working poor. |
| Bragg Financial Advisors Endowed Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Completed the Right Moves for Youth Program while in Middle or High School |
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| Central High School Legacy Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Graduate of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Financial need |
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| Chad Joseph Horton Memorial Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Not yet Defined |
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| Charlotte Area City Council of Beta Sigma Phi Scholarship Award | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 Must be female In-state student |
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| Other criteria: | Award is for one semester Award is for $500.00 |
| Co-op Education Program Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Must be a high school graduate or equivalent Must complete placement test |
| Curriculum criteria: | Must be enrolled in Co-op Program Must maintain a 2.5 GPA or better |
| Other criteria: | Students must work one semester for sponsoring contractor before scholarship can be awarded |
| Culbertson Endowed Scholarship | |
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| Cunningham Endowed Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Minimum 6 semester hours |
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| Dr. David Milton Pitts, III Scholarship Award | |
| Eligibility criteria: | In-state student Financial need |
| Curriculum criteria: | Must be taking a minimum of 9 semester hours Must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 |
| Other criteria: | Preference given to minority students |
| East Mecklenburg Alumnus Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Graduate of East Mecklenburg High School |
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| George and Anne Goodyear Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need Preference to those who have worked for pay prior to enrollment or are working for pay, or worked or are working without pay in community service |
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| Goodrich Corporation Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | No restrictions |
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| Gurdian Endowed Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need International students with a preference to Latino Students |
| Curriculum criteria: | Returning students to receive funding if they maintained a 3.0 GPA. |
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| Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Foundation Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need Show academic promise Preference to be given to students of Greek origin Full-time student |
| Curriculum criteria: | Show academic promise Full-time student passing no less than 9 credit hours with GPA of 3.0 or better |
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| Iris J. Potts & Margaret L. Drumm Endowed Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Deserving Students |
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| James Moses & Stella Frosst Alexander Merit Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Full-time student in any college transfer program Well adjusted student who demonstrates leadership qualities in school, church or community Must have ability to get along with peers Must have high moral standards and good character |
| Curriculum criteria: | Full-time student in college transfer program At least a ""B"" average in high school or prep school |
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| Kaye Bernard McGarry Endowed Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Graduate of Charlotte Mecklenburg School System with minimum 3.0 at graduation from CMS |
| Curriculum criteria: | Part or full time student, minimum 6 hrs. Any degree, diploma or certificate program Minimum GPA of 3.0 for renewal of scholarship |
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| Kiwanis Club of Charlotte Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need |
| Curriculum criteria: | Student taking a minimum of 8 semester hours Minimum 3.0 GPA. |
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| Lou and Edwin Jones Endowed Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Not yet defined |
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| Mary Goddard Pickens Endowed Scholarship | |
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| Memorial Scholarship | |
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| Curriculum criteria: | For students in the Dental, Business or Music Programs |
| Other criteria: | Can also be awarded to a handicapped student in any program |
| Merancas JumpStart Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Must be a recent high school graduate |
| Curriculum criteria: | Must be enrolled in the sixteen-week designated programs (Welding, Graphic Arts/Flexography, Information Technology-Network Admin, Web Design, HEATT, Machining, Automotive Technician Specialist, HVAC, Electrical/Electronics) |
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| New Bridge Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Native of the people's Republic of China, A graduate of Beijing New Bridge Foreign Language |
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| Other criteria: | Must be registered for a minimum of nine credit hours |
| Piedmont Natural Gas Endowed Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need Must demonstrate academic promise |
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| Powel Majors Endowed Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need |
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| Reeves Bros. Foundation Endowed Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need |
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| Ruth Easterling Metropolitan Business and Professional Women Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Only restriction is preference to women pursuing an education in a non-traditional profession. |
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| Sandra T. Lare Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Full or part time, minimum 3 hours In or out of state Financial need |
| Curriculum criteria: | Co-op course Minimum 2.0 GPA |
| Other criteria: | $100.00 award |
| Save the Montagnard People Educational Foundation Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Specifically for Vietnamese Montagnards living in Charlotte area (must be 50% Montagnard) Preference given to in-state students |
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| Other criteria: | Requirement: Letter verifying he or she has at least one Montagnard parent. Letter may be from church's pastor, the Montagnard Dega Assn., or the Tribal Council. (See file for financial assistance representatives for this fund & further detail.) |
| Scott Brown Memorial Scholarship | |
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| South Park Lions Club Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need Must have completed General Education Development (GED) program Must have completed one semester at CPCC |
| Curriculum criteria: | Must be working towards a certificate, diploma or degree, but not College Transfer |
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| Stone Estate Trust Fund Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need |
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| Surtman Foundation Scholarship | |
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| The Cato-David T. Cloer Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need Preference to those who have worked for pay, are working for pay, or who have or are working without pay in community service. |
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| The Cato-Eugene M. (Gene) Howerdd Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need Preference to those who have worked for pay, are working for pay, or who have or are working without pay in community service. |
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| The Cato-F. Kenneth (Ken) Iverson Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need Preference to those who have worked for pay, are working for pay, or who have or are working without pay in community service. |
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| The Cato-Geraldine Horne Rhodes Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need Preference to those who have worked for pay, are working for pay, or who have or are working without pay in community service. |
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| The Cato-Grover C. Maxwell Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need Preference to those who have worked for pay, are working for pay, or who have or are working without pay in community service. |
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| The Cato-Helen N. Lee Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need Preference to those who have worked for pay, are working for pay, or who have or are working without pay in community service. |
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| The Cato-Hubert H. Thomason Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need Preference to those who have worked for pay, are working for pay, or who have or are working without pay in community service. |
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| The Cato-James V. (Jimmy) Johnson Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need Preference to those who have worked for pay, are working for pay, or who have or are working without pay in community service. |
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| The Cato-James W. (Jim) Emry Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need Preference to those who have worked for pay, are working for pay, or who have or are working without pay in community service. |
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| The Cato-Jay O. Emry Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need Preference to those who have worked for pay, are working for pay, or who have or are working without pay in community service. |
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| The Cato-John Emory (Jack) Efird, II Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need Preference to those who have worked for pay, are working for pay, or who have or are working without pay in community service. |
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| The Cato-John W. De Stefano Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need Preference to those who have worked for pay, are working for pay, or who have or are working without pay in community service. |
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| The Cato-Larrimore (Larry) Wright Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need Preference to those who have worked for pay, are working for pay, or who have or are working without pay in community service. |
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| The Cato-Mack E. Fisher Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need Preference to those who have worked for pay, are working for pay, or who have or are working without pay in community service. |
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| The Cato-Paul Fulton Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need Preference to students who have worked or are working for pay and have worked without pay or are working without pay in some form of community service |
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| The Cato-Robert L. (Bob) Kirby Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need Preference to those who have worked for pay, are working for pay, or who have or are working without pay in community service. |
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| The Cato-Sherman Drawdy Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need Preference to those who have worked for pay, are working for pay, or who have or are working without pay in community service. |
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| The Cato-Thomas H. (Tom) Hicks Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need Preference to those who have worked for pay, are working for pay, or who have or are working without pay in community service. |
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| The Cato-Thomas M. (Tom) Johnson Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need Preference to those who have worked for pay, are working for pay, or who have or are working without pay in community service. |
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| The Cato-Wiley J. Smith Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need Preference to those who have worked for pay, are working for pay, or who have or are working without pay in community service. |
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| The Cato-William A. (Bill) Hollenbach, Jr. Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need Preference to those who have worked for pay, are working for pay, or who have or are working without pay in community service. |
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| The Cato-William K. (Bill) Van Allen Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need Preference to those who have worked for pay, are working for pay, or who have or are working without pay in community service. |
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| The Crist Scholarship Endowment | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need In state student Demonstrate potential for success in college |
| Curriculum criteria: | Preference to those with a minimum of 9 hour class load Enrolled in a two year degree program |
| Other criteria: | Must complete an application and a brief esasy describing educational and career aspirations. |
| The J. Dent and Clarice Cato Goodyear Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need Preference to those who have worked for pay, are working for pay, or who have or are working without pay in community service. |
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| The Leon Levine Foundation Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need, no more than 15% to be given to associates and family of Family Dollar Stores |
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| The Margaret Boutt Cato Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need Preference to those who have worked for pay, are working for pay, or who have or are working without pay in community service. |
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| The Wayland Henry Cato, Jr. Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need Preference to those who have worked for pay, are working for pay, or who have or are working without pay in community service. |
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| The Wayland Henry Cato, Sr. Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need Preference to those who have worked for pay, are working for pay, or who have or are working without pay in community service. |
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| Van Every Scholarship | |
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| Vickie McKinney Endowed Scholarship | |
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| William Ficklen Memorial Scholarship | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Financial need |
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| WINGS Scholarship (Women Initiating and Nurturing Growth through Scholarships) | |
| Eligibility criteria: | Female Must be at least 25 years old Financial need Must have clear educational and career goals Must have proven ability to accomplish academic work |
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| Other criteria: | Priority will be women who are the major source of financial support for themselves and/or their children and need retraining |
