The Outer Banks Community Foundation has scholarships for EVERYONE!

 

The scholarship season and application portal are now closed. Come back to this page in late January, early February to apply!  

In 2024, 93 named scholarships totaling almost $250,000 were awarded to 77 students.  Based on an applicant’s information, students will be considered for ALL of the scholarships detailed in the listing below once they complete our common applications (Except for partner scholarships which must be accessed directly through administering partners. Click here to learn how to apply for partner scholarships).

Most of our scholarships are renewable for up to three additional years. Some are only available to renewing college students. If college students do not reapply, that scholarship then becomes open and available for graduating seniors.

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Available Scholarships

Scholarship Name Total Awards Renewability Scholarship Information

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP PORTAL 

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
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 (new this year) 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
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
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
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
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,  MUST INTERVIEW
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

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

Artrageous Youth Scholarship 1 Administered by Dare Arts
Wayne Fulcher Arts Scholarship 1 Administered by Dare Arts

PARTNER SCHOLARSHIPS (must contact partner to apply)

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
Helping Hand Cookie Jar 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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