Metro guide
The Raleigh-Durham metro area covers Wake County, Durham County, Orange County and Johnston County in North Carolina, with principal cities including Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill and Wake Forest. We haven’t confirmed a scholarship limited to this metro yet, so this guide leads with local foundations, statewide awards and state aid.
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The IRS lists 3 community foundations with at least $1 million in assets based in the area’s principal cities; the largest is North Carolina Community Foundation Inc in Raleigh ($569 million in assets). Community foundations hold hundreds of small donor-funded scholarships, often limited to graduates of specific high schools or residents of one county, and many use a single shared application each winter.
Statewide, 6 more open awards are limited to North Carolina residents, and state aid includes Next NC Scholarship. Federal Pell Grants stack on top for students who file the FAFSA. 1 union apprenticeship application window in the area is on our windows tracker.
Where local money hides: ask your school counselor for the local scholarship bulletin (many high schools keep one), check employer and union awards from your parents’ workplaces, and look at service clubs (Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions) and credit unions near you. These awards rarely appear on national sites, which is why their applicant pools are small.
None confirmed right now. See the foundations and statewide awards below.
At least $3,000/yr at community colleges; $5,000/yr at UNC universities (with Pell)
Official page ↗Members of the North Carolina National Guard Association and their spouses, children, legal dependents and grandchildren.
High school seniors no older than 20 on Aug 1, 2027, living in AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MS, MO, NE, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV or DC; financial need is a major factor.
Students who commit to teach elementary education, special education or a STEM field in a North Carolina public school (one year for each year funded). High school applicants need a 3.0 unweighted GPA; college applicants with 24+ credits need 2.7. Must be admitted to a partner university.
North Carolina students applying for the 2027–28 school year; one application considers you for every NCCF scholarship you're eligible for.
High school seniors, graduate students and non-traditional students; each of the 150+ funds sets its own criteria (many are for students in the Charlotte region of North and South Carolina).
Students in the Cumberland County, North Carolina area applying to the foundation's community scholarship funds.
Full North Carolina guide → · All community foundations
We haven’t confirmed one that’s open right now, but the IRS lists 3 community foundations in the area’s principal cities, and most run local scholarships.
Donors set up funds with rules such as a specific high school, county, major or need. The foundation advertises them together, usually with one online application each winter or spring, and matches applicants to every fund they qualify for.
Next NC Scholarship. Most require the FAFSA.