Western North Carolina High School
& College Scholarships
Avery County
Students must meet both the general
criteria listed on the scholarship
home page and the specific criteria following each scholarship description
to be eligible for that award.
WNC Regional Scholarships
(Deadline: January 15)
Clyde & Mildred Wright Memorial Scholarship Fund
William Forster, Jr. and
Nancy Forster Stevens Scholarship Fund
Lucius
Lanier Memorial Fund
Nelle Crowell Fletcher & G.L. Crowell Fund
Together, these funds
offer one scholarship to each public high school in Western North
Carolina. Scholarships range from $1,000 non-renewable awards to
$5,000 four-year renewable awards.
To qualify for this scholarship, you must be:
- a graduating senior of Avery County
High School or Crossnore Academy
Harry W. Clarke Memorial Scholarship
(Deadline: January 15)
One $1,500 four-year renewable award to students attending four-year
institutions
One $750 two-year renewable award to students attending two-year
community colleges
To qualify for this scholarship, you must
be:
- a graduating senior of Avery County
High School or Crossnore Academy
- committed to attending
college within North Carolina
Captain John G. Gardner, USMC, Viet
Nam Veterans Memorial Scholarship
(Deadline: January 15)
Three non-renewable $1,000 awards
To qualify for this scholarship, you must be:
- a graduating high school senior
- a relative of an active-duty decorated Vietnam veteran (proof
of military service required)
Walter "Pop" Jarvis Scholarship
(Deadline: January 15)
Up to four non-renewable $1,000 awards
To qualify for this scholarship, you must be:
- a graduating senior of Avery County High School
Murice C. Talley Memorial Scholarship
(Deadline: January 15)
Three $1,000 awards, renewable for one additional year
To qualify for this scholarship, you must be:
- a graduating senior of Crossnore Academy
This scholarship has the following special characteristic:
- preference for students with a 2.0 - 3.3 unweighted GPA
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