Scholarships

All colleges and universities in North Carolina have a scholarship tab on their financial aid webpage. Click here for a list of every public and private school in North Carolina, along with a link to scholarships offered at each institution.

Scholarship link for various 2-4 year schools: https://cacrao.org/images/Scholarship_Directory_2025.pdf

In addition to the list below, local scholarship opportunities will be emailed to every senior throughout the year.

September

Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship

https://www.elks.org/scholars/scholarships/mvs.cfm

NC Elks Association Nursing Scholarship

https://ncelks.org/programs/nursing-scholarship/

NC Scholarship Database

https://classroom.google.com/c/MjE1NzUyNTI3OTQz/m/NjIyNzUzMDg5OTUy/details

VFW Voice of Democracy Essay/Voice Recording

https://www.vfw.org/community/youth-and-education/youth-scholarships

Delta Psi Scholarship

SilverPen Local Writing Contest Sponsored by Ridgecrest/Mt. Airy, NC

https://silverpen-slc.com/

Taylor Legal Rural Justice Scholarship

https://bold.org/scholarships/taylor-legal-services-scholarship/

October

NC Next Scholarship is a financial aid program that helps most North Carolinians from households making $80,000 or less pursue higher education. Students attending a community college will receive at least $3,000 per year. Those attending a public university in North Carolina will get a minimum of $5,000 per year .

https://www.cfnc.org/pay-for-college/next-nc-scholarship/

King Rotary Club Scholarships (Winners selected by West Stokes Faculty)

NC Teaching Fellows Scholarship

https://myapps.northcarolina.edu/ncteachingfellows/

November

Daughters of the American Revolution National and State Scholarships

https://www.dar.org/outreach/education/scholarships

December

Mary Morrow-Edna Richards Scholarship

https://ncfpsc.org/mary-morrow-edna-richards-scholarships/

Bill Johnson Scholarship

Winston-Salem Foundation Scholarships

https://wsfoundation.academicworks.com/

North Carolina Community Foundation Scholarships

https://www.nccommunityfoundation.org/scholarships?nc-counties=

January

The Winston-Salem Foundation has more than 140 scholarship funds that support students from Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, and Yadkin Counties

https://www.wsfoundation.org/

SECU People Helping People Scholarship

Mountain View Home and Hardware Construction Scholarship. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=DVcu_n-0_0izwp7YHR_YTnD_rc6rJthHjrdGXZ18djxUMDlMTlRSQkkwV1NCNDhITkdYVldaN0owUi4u

Aubrey Lee Brooks Scholarship

Workforce Development Scholarship

The Eunice Riggins Memorial Scholarship

NC Community Foundations Scholarships

https://www.nccommunityfoundation.org/apply/scholarships/how-to-apply/scholarships-using-nccfs-universal-scholarships-application

The Mary Rose Mills-Linda Rankin Memorial Scholarship

River Street Networks Stokes County Scholarship

https://myriverstreet.net/about-us/community/our-scholarship-program/

J Howard Coble Scholarship