Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP
Renewable Scholarship Program

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP awards annual scholarships to high school seniors selected from among the four high schools in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School System. The recipient must be entering a four‐year college/university OR a two-year community college.

The scholarships recognize academic achievement, civic engagement, leadership qualities, and strong character. Each scholarship provides $1,000 in the first year and is renewable for $500, subject to criteria.

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2025 Scholarship Application

The scholarship renewal application for 2022-2024 scholarship recipients is due Aug. 1, 2025.

Scholarship Renewal Application

New Scholarship applications are due at 5 pm on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.

Finalists’ interviews will be scheduled for the week of April 21, 2025.

Scholarship Application for New Applicants

Scholarship renewal application for previous recipients coming soon and will be due Aug. 1, 2025.

Eligibility Requirements - New Scholarships

Applicants must be an underrepresented ethnic/racial minority student currently enrolled as a high school senior at one of the district’s four high schools. Applicants for the Ashley Osment Scholarship must plan to pursue a field of study that focuses on civil, social and/or human rights.
Applicants must have a minimum unweighted GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.
Applicants must have a letter of acceptance from a four‐year college/university OR a community/technical college.
Two letters of recommendation must include the reference’s name, address, phone number, and position or title; how long and in what capacity they have known the applicant; description of the applicant’s motivation, leadership skills, and potential for academic success; description of the applicant’s distinctive qualities or unique characteristics.
Applicants must have demonstrated leadership abilities through participation in community service, extracurricular or other civic and/or community activities.

NOTE:

Finalists’ interviews will be scheduled for the week of April 21. The scholarship recipients will be contacted by a representative from the Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP Education Committee.
Verification of enrollment to a four-year college or university or to a two-year community college program must be presented to a Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP Education Committee Representative before the scholarship can be released.

Eligibility Requirements - Renewing Scholarships

Applicants must be previous Chapel Hill-Carrboro Branch of the NAACP 2022-2024 scholarship recipients.
Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 2.5 for the 2024-2025 school year.
Applicants must provide proof of continuous enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year in a four-year college or university or a two-year community college program.

For questions about the Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP Scholarship, please contact scholarships5689@gmail.com.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP Renewable Scholarship Program