Scholarship Information

THE MOREHEAD-CAIN provides a four-year, fully funded educational experience for students of the highest caliber at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The Heisman High School Scholarship continues the legacy of the Wendy’s® High School Heisman® Scholarship, a program created in 1994 by Wendy’s founder Dave Thomas in partnership with The Heisman Trophy Trust. From its inception, the program has leveraged the reputation of the Heisman Memorial Trophy as a symbol of great ability combined with diligence, perseverance, and hard work. The Heisman High School Scholarship program honors the most accomplished, community-minded high school senior athletes.

Scholarships & awards are a key component of the raison d'etre or "reason for existence" of the Honor Society. We offer students exclusive scholarships and connect them to a database of partner scholarships to help them dream bigger and reach further.

• $1,000 Core Values Scholarship - Application Deadline: October 01, 2020

• $1,000 Community Service Scholarship - Application Deadline: October 01, 2020

• $2,000 Undergraduate Achiever Scholarship - Application Deadline: October 01, 2020

• $2,000 Graduate Achiever Scholarship - Application Deadline: October 01, 2020

ELIGIBILITY

• Graduate from a Wayne County high school–public, private, or homeschool

• Complete at least 6 CCP credits at WCC while enrolled in high school

• Graduate high school with a 2.8+ unweighted GPA

• Enroll at WCC as a full-time student the following semester after high school graduation

• Complete and submit the Federal Student Aid Application (FAFSA) and WCC scholarship application by the last Friday in March each year

• Enroll full-time, at least 12 credit hours at WCC in a curriculum Degree, Diploma, or Certificate program

• Maximum eligibility 4 semesters

The Goodnight Scholars Program

In mid-December, the Goodnight Scholars Program will issue approximately 800 invitations to apply to prospective first-year NC State students who have applied for fall 2021 admission. This invitation gives each student access to the Goodnight Scholars Program online application. The invitation is sent to the email address listed on the student’s general NC State application. The application is accessible via Pack ASSIST

The Creative Writing Program and the Department of English of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are pleased to announce the Thomas Wolfe Scholarship, which offers full four-year financial support to one incoming freshman per year.