Hickory

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Sallie Mae "No Essay" Scholarship

Deadline: Apr 30, 2024

$2,000

The $2,000 Sallie Mae Scholarship is only open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and any US Territory age 17 or older at the time of entry, and who meet one (1) of the four (4) following eligibility requirements at the time of entry:A parent who currently has a child enrolled in an accredited...

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Be Bold Scholarship

Deadline: May 01, 2024

$25,000

The "Be Bold" Scholarship is a no-essay scholarship that will be awarded to the applicant with the boldest profile. It takes less than 2 minutes to apply.To us, boldest does not mean "best", or "most accomplished". Being bold means being:A) EarnestB) DeterminedC) MovingThe scholarship will be awarded to the student whose profile is most bold, according to these characteristics.Furthermore, the...

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Niche $25,000 Scholarship

Deadline: May 31, 2024

$25,000

Covering the cost of college expenses for four years without writing a single essay? Sounds too good to be true.It isn't with Niche. We are giving one student $25,000 to help pay for tuition, living expenses, books, and other educational expenses.Who Can ApplyAll high school and college students, as well as anyone looking to attend college or graduate school in...

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ScholarshipOwl No Essay Scholarship

Deadline: Apr 29, 2024

$1,000

ScholarshipOwl is your source of relief from the dreaded application process. We put students on the fast-track to success by providing direct access to the scholarships they need the most. Take the hassle out of financial aid and maximize your chance at a free ride in college. No matter how much funding you need for school, we have the opportunities...

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Common App Scholarship

Deadline: Nov 30, 2024

$2,000

To encourage students to spend more time preparing for the Common App, Scholarship Guidance has created an annual scholarship to reward students.To be eligible for the Scholarship Guidance "Common App Scholarship" a student must:A) Be in Grade 11 or Grade 12B) Be attending college or university no later than October 1, 2026.C) Have achieved a GPA of 2.5 or greater...

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SP Scholarship

Deadline: Apr 30, 2024

$2,500

The SP College Scholarship program was created to help students win scholarships without the hassle of filling out paper applications and writing dozens of essays.To be eligible for the Scholarship you must be:A) At least 13 years old and enrolled or will enroll in a college or university in the US.B) A legal resident of the U.S. or Puerto Rico.Thus...

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For School Specific Scholarships, select one of the schools below:

Grandview Middle Harry M Arndt Middle Hickory High Northview Middle Saint Stephens High

Hickory (population 40,010) is located within the county of Catawba in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains within the U.S. state of North Carolina. The Metropolitan Statistical Area is the 4th largest within North Carolina with a population of 341,851. Hickory is part of a main furniture manufacturing region. Hickory is the cultural center of the Catawba River Valley. Hickory could be accessed via the Charlotte/Douglas Intl. Airport.

During the year 1750, the first settler, Henry Weidner, migrated to the region from Montgomery Pennsylvania together with his brother-in-law. They obtained thousands of acres of land that eventually became Hickory. Throughout the 1790's taverner Henry Robinson constructed a pub under a big hickory tree within Catawba County which led to the area being referred to as Hickory Tavern for the next 100 years. Hickory Tavern began to develop during the year 1859 when the railroad came. The local population grew considerably. By the year 1870 Hickory was incorporated. In 1891, Lenoir-Rhyne College was founded by Lutheran pastors.

The area around Hickory has numerous furniture making companies. Hickory Manufacturing Company (currently Hickory White) is one of the the nation's oldest manufacturing companies.

The "Miracle of Hickory", is among Hickory's important highlights. Within the year 1944, over the course of two and a half days, Hickory citizens and the March of Dimes managed to transform buildings that were part of a hospital and a summer camp into a facility for a devastating polio outbreak victims.

Hickory is the economic center of the Catawba River Valley. Not only does the region have among the country's top furniture manufacturers, it is also home to the makers of fiber optic cable. The headquarters of CommScope and Corning Cable Systems are situated there.

Readers Digest placed the city of Hickory 10th in a list of the top places to live and raise a family in the United States. Forbes Magazine named the whole Metropolitan Statistical Area as the 3rd best MSA in the country for business cost. Inc Magazine named the area one of the top entrepreneurial places for high-tech and conventional companies.

In Hickory, most employment is found in furniture and related products, healthcare, manufacturing, educational services, accommodation and food services, electrical equipment, appliances and construction and components. Professional, management and related occupations account for 31% of the labor force. One quarter of the labor force is employed in sales and office jobs. Material moving, production and transportation occupations provide 22% of jobs.