The Outer Banks Community Foundation has scholarships for EVERYONE!
The 2025 Scholarship Season Is Open!
The scholarship application deadline is Monday, February 24, at 11:59 PM.
In 2024, 93 named scholarships totaling nearly $250,000 were awarded to 77 students. By completing our common application, students will automatically be considered for all eligible scholarships listed below, with the exception of partner scholarships hosted on our portal or those administered directly by partner organizations.(Click here to learn how to apply for partner scholarships).
Most of our scholarships are renewable for up to three additional years. Some are exclusively available to renewing college students. If college students choose not to reapply, those scholarships will then become available to graduating high school seniors..
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Available Scholarships
| Scholarship Name | Total Awards | Renewability | Scholarship Information |
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP PORTAL |
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| Barbara Barnes Sherman Scholarship Fund | 1 | yes | Preference given to Education majors |
| Best Family Scholarship Fund | 1 | yes | Preference given to mainland Dare residents, need-based |
| Bill Jones Memorial Scholarship Fund | 4 | yes | Required NC State University attendance |
| Catherine Carrington Clawson Scholarship | 1 | yes | For MHS grads only, Music Programs |
| Charles H. & Dorothy S. Luedemann Art Scholarship | 4 | yes | For Arts majors |
| Courtney M. Burgess Scholarship | 2 | yes | For MHS & FFHS grads only, merit-based |
| Curtis Creech Scholarship | 1 | yes | For MHS grads only, needs-based |
| Dare County Fire Officers Association Scholarship | 4 | invited to compete | Dare County Fire Department member or child of member, needs-based |
| Doug and Maureen King Scholarship Fund | 1 | yes | Preference given to those with a learning difference, needs-based |
| Dr. Frederic B. Jr. and Ernestine H. Westervelt Scholarship Fund | 1 | yes | Ocracoke students only, MUST INTERVIEW |
| Duck Woods Ladies Golf Association Founders Scholarship | 1 | Golf interest a must, needs-based | |
| Duck Woods Ladies Tennis Association Scholarship | 1-2 | yes | Tennis interest a must, needs-based |
| Elizabeth and Wayne Evans Scholarship | 4 | yes | For Nursing Majors, needs-based, MUST INTERVIEW |
| Frank M. Cahoon Scholarship | 1 | For law enforcement, criminal justice, or law degrees, needs-based | |
| Gayle Grinstead Memorial Scholarship | 2 | yes | For Dare or Currituck graduates only, preference for STEM majors, needs-based |
| George W. Neighbors Scholarship | 1 | yes | Merit-based, for Marine Sciences, real estate, or Engineering majors |
| Glenn & Pat Eure Scholarship for Arts Education | 1 | yes | For visual, performing, or literary arts majors |
| Greg and Eden Honeycutt Scholarship | 2 | yes | For CHSS & OS grads only, NC Colleges/Universities |
| Healthcare Professionals Scholarship Fund | 1 | yes | For Healthcare related majors, MUST INTERVIEW |
| Howell Revier Shearouse, Jr. Scholarship | 1 | yes | Needs-based, NC Colleges/Universities only, MUST INTERVIEW |
| Inez Daniels Austin Scholarship | 1 | For CHSS female grads only, must demonstrate leadership skills | |
| Irene Nolan Memorial Scholarship Fund | 1 | yes | For OS or CHSS grads only, preference for Journalism, English, Writing, broadcasting, Public Relations majors. |
| Jerry & Arlene Davis Scholarship | 4 | yes | For MHS or FFHS grads only, needs-based, MUST INTERVIEW |
| John T. Daniels, Lois Pearce Smith, and J. Bryan Smith Scholarship | 1 | yes | Merit-based, photography interests preferred |
| Josephine A. Oden Scholarship | 1 | yes | For CHHS grads only, needs-based, MUST INTERVIEW |
| Karen Willis Memorial Scholarship | 1 | yes | For Dare and Currituck grads, preference for majors with health care focus and needs-based |
| Lillian Riddick Scholarship for Nurses | 1 | yes | For Nursing majors, needs-based |
| Love of Learning Scholarship Fund | 1 | yes | For CHSS grads only, GPA 2.5 or better, NC institutions only |
| Lucian Griffin Scholarship | 1-2 | yes | For Currituck grands only, merit-based, calculus level math |
| Milton A. Jewell Academic Scholarship | 4 | yes | Merit-based, two essay requirements, MUST INTERVIEW |
| NC Press Club Bettye Neff Merit Award in Communications | 1 | yes | For communications majors, NC Colleges/Universities only. |
| OBX Scholars | 3 | yes | Our most diverse scholarship, needs-based preference |
| Ocracoke Friends of the Library Scholarship Fund | 1 | yes | Ocracoke students only, preference for writing or literature majors, MUST INTERVIEW |
| Osborne Scholarship | 1-3 | invited to compete | For FHS, MHS or CHSS grads only, NC Colleges/Universities only, needs-based preference |
| Outer Banks Association of Realtors Scholarship | 8 | Students interview with OBAR, merit and needs-based | |
| R. Stewart Couch Hatteras Island Scholarship | 1 | For CHSS grads only, needs-based, MUST INTERVIEW | |
| Ralph & Ida Lee Saunders Scholarship | 1 | invited to compete | Needs-based, NC Colleges/Universities only |
| Ray Gray, Jr. Memorial Scholarship | 1 | yes | Hatteras Island students only, preference for good academics, community engagement, extra curriculars |
| Rex Sample Scholarship for Courage and Determination | 1 | FFHS grads only, athletics participation, must show courage and determination | |
| Robert E. Rollason, Jr. Scholarship | 1 | FFHS grands only, merit-based, must attend NC Colleges/Universities | |
| SAGA Community Focus Scholarship | 1 | yes | For Dare or Ocracoke, preference for Building Construction & Engineering majors or trade skills related. |
| Sawyer Scholarship | 1 | yes | Needs-based, looks at work history, preference for bulding construction & other technical skills |
| Scott Day Family Scholarship | 1 | yes | For CHSS grads only, needs-based and education major preference |
| Smith-Cooper Scholarship Fund | 1 | yes | Needs-based, looks at work history, preference for 1st Generation college students, MUST INTERVIEW |
| Teddy and Savory Garrett Veterinary Medicine Scholarship Fund | 1 | yes | For all graduating seniors, preference given to those pursuing veterinary medicine |
| Wallace H. McCown Scholarship | 1-3 | Merit-based, NC public Colleges/Universities only | |
| Warren and Jane Davis Memorial Dare Math/Science Scholarship | 1 | yes | For Science or Math Related field majors |
DARE GUARANTEE GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP PORTAL |
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| Hanft McDevitt Family Scholarship Fund | 1-2 | yes | For COA Dare Guarantee Graduates (excluding dual enrollment), preference for education, political science, and rehabilitation, as well as the literary, performing, and visual arts majors |
| Jennette U. McOwen Memorial Scholarship | 1-2 | yes | For COA Dare Guarantee Graduates, preference given to MHS graduates and education majors |
| Mary Anne McKay Memorial Scholarship Fund | 1-2 | yes | For COA Dare Guarantee Graduates, needs-based |
| OBX Scholars | 1 | yes | For COA Dare Guarantee Graduates (excluding dual enrollment) |
| R. Wayne Gray Memorial Scholarship Fund | 1 | yes | For COA Dare Guarantee Graduates (excluding dual enrollment students), preference for high GPA, a history of community service, or a career goal in mind |
PARTNER SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP PORTAL |
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| Artrageous Youth Scholarship | 1 | — | Administered by Dare Arts |
| Wayne Fulcher Arts Scholarship | 1 | — | Administered by Dare Arts |
| Helping Hand Cookie Jar Scholarship | 1-2 | — | Administered by OBCF, for non-traditional learners going back to school |
PARTNER SCHOLARSHIPS (must contact partner to apply) |
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| Billy G. Roughton Memorial Scholarship for Tourism and Hospitality | — | — | Administered by COA Continuing Ed & Workforce Development |
| Joe Riddick Trade & Technical Scholarship | — | — | Administered by COA Continuing Ed & Workforce Development |
| Milton A. Jewell Trade & Technical Scholarship | — | — | Administered by COA Continuing Ed & Workforce Development |
| Milton A. Jewell Trade & Technical Scholarship: HOSPITALITY | — | — | Administered by COA Continuing Ed & Workforce Development |
| Vocational Opportunity | — | — | Administered by COA Continuing Ed & Workforce Development |
| Billy G. Roughton Memorial Scholarship for Medical Professions | — | — | Administered by COA Foundation |
| College of The Albemarle Scholarship | — | — | Administered by COA Foundation |
| Dorothy Scott Townsend Fletcher Memorial Scholarship | — | — | Administered by COA Foundation |
| ECB Land of Beginnings Living Legend Scholarship | — | — | Administered by COA Foundation |
| Flight Rotary Lacy J. McNeill First | — | — | Administered by COA Foundation |
| First Flight Society Scholarship | — | — | Administered by COA Foundation |
| Linda Porter’s Shear Genius Scholarship | — | — | Administered by COA Foundation |
| North Banks Rotary Scholarship | — | — | Administered by COA Foundation |
| Peggy O’Brien Scholarship | — | — | Administered by COA Foundation |
| Sgt. Earl Murray Scholarship | — | — | Administered by COA Foundation |
| Tom O’Brien Scholarship | — | — | Administered by COA Foundation |
| Kellogg Cuthrell Manteo Rotary Scholarship | — | — | Administered by Manteo Rotary |
| Manteo Rotary Club Scholarship | — | — | Administered by Manteo Rotary |
| Manteo Rotary Club Sonny Albarty Memorial Scholarship | — | — | Administered by Manteo Rotary |
| Manteo Rotary Meekins Scholarship | — | — | Administered by Manteo Rotary |
| Karen Phillips Memorial | — | — | Administered by Mount Olivet |
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