Golden LEAF Scholarship
College Foundation of North Carolina
Award Amount: $3,500
Deadline: 3/1/2026
Location: Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Avery, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Burke, Caldwell, Camden, Caswell, Catawba, Cherokee, Chowan, Clay, Cleveland, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Dare, Davidson, Davie, Duplin, Edgecombe, Franklin, Gaston, Gates, Graham, Granville, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Jackson, Jones, Lee, Lenoir, Macon, Madison, Martin, McDowell, Mitchell, Montgomery, Nash, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Person, Polk, Pitt, Randolph, Richmond, Robeson, Rockingham, Rowan, Rutherford, Sampson, Scotland, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Tyrrell, Vance, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wilkes, Wilson, Yadkin, Yancey, NC
Minimum GPA: 2.5
Grade Level: 12
Overview
The Golden LEAF Scholarship is offered to residents of rural North Carolina who are current high school students or community college transfer students enrolled in a college or university for the fall. Applicants seeking an associate or bachelor's degree and plan to return to a rural North Carolina community upon graduation are welcome to apply.