Golden LEAF Colleges and Universities Scholarship | COUNTY OF WAYNE: (waynegov.com)
Golden LEAF Colleges and Universities Scholarship | COUNTY OF WAYNE: (waynegov.com)
County of Wayne issued the following announcement on Jan. 23.
The Golden LEAF Foundation has opened their scholarship application!
The Golden LEAF Scholarship is designed to assist current North Carolina high school seniors and North Carolina community college transfer students. Recipients must be from certain rural counties, plan to attend a participating North Carolina college or university, demonstrate financial need, and express an intent to return to a rural North Carolina community upon college graduation. The scholarship is funded by the Golden LEAF Foundation through a grant to the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority.
Eligibility
Be a North Carolina resident for tuition purposes and reside in a qualifying rural North Carolina County as identified by the Golden LEAF Foundation
Applicants must complete residency determination at the North Carolina Residency Determination Service Website
Be a graduating North Carolina high school senior or a currently enrolled North Carolina community college transfer student enrolling full-time (degree seeking) in the fall at a participating North Carolina public or private college/university
Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
Have a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Expected Family Contribution (EFC) that does not exceed the maximum permitted by Golden LEAF
Express an intent to return to a rural North Carolina community upon college graduation
Application Requirements
Complete and submit a full electronic Golden LEAF Colleges and Universities application
Submit an electronic copy of academic transcript that has final grades for most recent Fall semester
Complete and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the appropriate school year
Apply here: https://bit.ly/3QNe9iV
Original source can be found here.
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