The Golden Leaf Scholarship Program, offered by the Golden Leaf Foundation, provides 215 grants each valued at $12,000 to North Carolina high school seniors who will be entering as freshmen into eligible 4-year colleges and universities. The program is also available to community college transfer students entering eligible 4-year colleges and universities. Students may apply online by March 1, 2015. Students must also complete their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to be considered. See the full details below.
From the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority
Press Release
The Golden LEAF Scholarship Program will award up to 215 grants, each valued at of $12,000 ($3,000 per year for up to four years) for the 2015-16 academic year. These scholarships are made possible through a grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation.
To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must:
• Be enrolled during the 2014-15 academic year at a North Carolina public or private high school or a North Carolina community college.
• Be a North Carolina resident for tuition purposes.
• Reside in one of 79 qualifying counties (see county list on the accompanying sheet, or at CFNC.org/goldenleaf).
• Enroll at a qualifying UNC institution, or a North Carolina private non-profit college or university as a full-time, degree-seeking student in the fall of 2015 (see listing of qualifying campuses on the accompanying sheet, or at CFNC.org/goldenleaf).
• Demonstrate financial need. Students MUST submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to be considered for this scholarship.
• Present a satisfactory record of academic achievement and community service.
• Extracurricular activities and information provided in a brief essay submitted by the applicant may be considered in determining recipients.
• Submit an application.For the purposes of this scholarship the value of real property owned by farm families will not be considered when determining financial need. Students in default on student loans and students who have already been awarded bachelor degrees at four-year colleges and universities are not eligible for this scholarship.
The Golden LEAF Scholarship application is available at CFNC.org/goldenleaf. The application deadline is March 1, 2015. The 2015-16 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), available at www.fafsa.gov must be submitted between January 1 and March 1, 2015.
For more information about this program, or about the Golden LEAF Scholarship program for students attending community colleges, visit CFNC.org/goldenleaf or call College Foundation of North Carolina, toll-free at 866-866-CFNC.
Participating Campuses
Appalachian State University
Barton College
Belmont Abbey College
Bennett College for Women
Brevard College
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences
Campbell University
Carolinas College of Health Sciences
Catawba College
Chowan University
College at Southeastern
Davidson College
Duke University
East Carolina University
Elizabeth City State University
Elon University
Fayetteville State University
Gardner-Webb University
Greensboro College
Guilford College
High Point University
Johnson C. Smith University
Johnson & Wales University
Lees-McRae College
Lenoir-Rhyne University
Livingstone College
Louisburg College
Mars Hill College
Mercy School of Nursing
Meredith College
Methodist University
Mid-Atlantic Christian University
Montreat College
Mount Olive College
North Carolina A&T State University
North Carolina Central University
North Carolina State University
North Carolina Wesleyan College
Pfeiffer University
Queens University of Charlotte
St. Andrews University
St. Augustine’s University
Salem College
Shaw University
University of North Carolina at Asheville
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Wake Forest University
Warren Wilson College
Western Carolina University
William Peace University
Wingate University
Winston-Salem State UniversityApplicants Must Reside In One of the Following North Carolina Counties To Be Considered for the Golden LEAF Scholarship Program for the 2015-16
Academic Year
Alexander
Alleghany
Anson
Ashe
Avery
Beaufort
Bertie
Bladen
Burke
Caldwell
Camden
Carteret
Caswell
Cherokee
Chowan
Clay
Cleveland
Columbus
Craven
Currituck
Dare
Davie
Duplin
Edgecombe
Franklin
Gates
Graham
Granville
Greene
Halifax
Harnett
Haywood
Hertford
Hoke
Hyde
Jackson
Johnston
Jones
Lee
Lenoir
Lincoln
Macon
Madison
Martin
McDowell
Mitchell
Montgomery
Nash
Northampton
Onslow
Pamlico
Pasquotank
Pender
Perquimans
Person
Pitt
Polk
Randolph
Richmond
Robeson
Rockingham
Rutherford
Sampson
Scotland
Stanly
Stokes
Surry
Swain
Transylvania
Tyrrell
Vance
Warren
Washington
Watauga
Wayne
Wilkes
Wilson
Yadkin
Yancey
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