Bob R. McGuire Scholarship

Scholarship Value: $1,500

Awards Available: 1

Award Deadline: Register to View


SCHOLARSHIP CRITERIA

At least one Parent must be a member of the North Carolina Child Support Council or a Client of the Child Support Program (either through IVD services or AOC Clerk of Court services).

The applicant must be a resident of North Carolina and a graduating high school Senior.

Applicant must have been accepted to a school of higher learning. Specifically, a College, University, Technical or Trade Institute. Applicants need to attach a copy of an acceptance letter. Payment of scholarship will only be made to a school of higher learning.

Applicant must have maintained a 2.5 unweighted GPA or above during his/her high school career.

Applications must be mailed to one of the following committee members:

Lewis D. Jackson, Jr, c/o Wake County Child Support, PO Box 550, Raleigh, NC 27602

Alyssa Harrell, c/o New Hanover County Child Support, 3309 Jaeckle Drive, Suite 120, Wilmington, NC 28403

Applications must be postmarked no later than April 5, 2024. Final decisions will be made no later than May 1, 2024, and will be awarded at the N. C. Child Support Conference.

The Scholarship will be awarded for the first year only. Recipient must send proof of enrollment to NCCSC, Attention: Treasurer, PO Box 20421, Raleigh, NC, 27619.

Money will go directly to the school of higher learning.

For the purposes of the scholarship selection, the State will be divided into three regions. The Chairs of the State Scholarship Committee will appoint regional

Committee members to advertise the scholarship and screen applications from their regions. They will then return applications to the State Scholarship Committee for final review and selection.

Return completed application to the Scholarship Committee.

Please attach an additional typed page to answer, in 250 words or less, the following question:

In the age of technology and social media, how are you engaging in human interaction while connecting in your community?

Attach the following three items to your completed application:

  • High School transcript
  • Two letters of recommendation (One of these letters must be from a current or former teacher.)
  • Copy of acceptance letter from college
  • Essay word count
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