Western North Carolina High School
& College Scholarships

McDowell 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 McDowell High School
   

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 McDowell High School
• 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)
   

McDowell Medical Associates, P.A., Scholarship
(Deadline: January 15)

One $500 award, renewable for three additional years

To qualify for this scholarship, you must be:

• a McDowell High School graduating senior

This scholarship has the following special characteristics:

• preference for students who have not received other scholarship support
• preference for students who will live in campus housing or near campus