Scholarships

When you hear the word 'scholarship,' you might immediately think merit-based award. While that is certainly the case for some; it is definitely not for all! In fact, there is such a variety of scholarships available, that there is most likely one (or more) that fits your criteria. It is important to note, however, that in many cases, you will need to have filled out a FAFSA prior to filling out a scholarship application.

The RCC Foundation offers numerous scholarships to RCC students. To be eligible for consideration for RCC Foundation Scholarships students must have applied for admission to RCC, or be currently enrolled, and completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Curriculum scholarships are awarded based on merit and need through an automatic award process associated with students' application and FAFSA data. The Office of Financial Aid and Veteran’s Affairs posts these awards to student accounts and notifies the student.

Continuing Education (short-term training) scholarships are offered through the program areas and their coordinators. For more information contact Shaneka Jones at smjones@randoph.edu.

For more information about the RCC Foundation, including how you can support, please visit their website at www.randolph.edu/foundation!

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Each year, the RCC Financial Aid Office receives several letters from scholarship entities that are offering free money to students like you. 

All of the scholarships below are reviewed and maintained by the Office of Financial Aid and Veterans Affairs to assist students in finding additional funding for college.The number of scholarships will continue to grow as we receive information from scholarship entities.

1st-Art-Gallery.com Annual Art & Design Scholarship

  • Amount: $1,000
  • Program Eligibility: Open/General
  • Application Deadline: June 1, annually

24x7 Doctors Answering Service Scholarship

  • Amount: $1,000
  • Program Eligibility: Open/General
  • Application Deadline: June 15 and December 15, annually

Addiction.com Scholarship Contest

  • Amount: Up to $3,000
  • Program Eligibility: Health
  • Application Deadline: August 1, 2023

American Indian College Fund

  • Amount: Varies
  • Program Eligibility: Minority
  • Application Deadline: Varies

American Muscle Scholarship

  • Amount: 2- $2,500 (1 in Fall and 1 in Spring)
  • Program Eligibility: Industrial, Engineering, & Transportation Programs
  • Application Deadline: June 15 (fall award) and October 15 (spring award), annually

American Trucks Student Scholarship

  • Amount: $2,500
  • Program Eligibility: Industrial, Engineering, & Transportation Programs or Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Programs
  • Application Deadline: October 15 and June 15, annually

Asian Pacific Fund

  • Amount: Varies
  • Program Eligibility: Minority 
  • Application Deadline: Varies

Ayn Rand Atlas Shurgged Essay Contest

  • Amount: $10,000
  • Program Eligibility: General
  • Application Deadline: November 6. 2023
Beldon Scholarship
  • Amount: $1,000
  • Program Eligibility: Business & Commercial Arts Programs
  • Application Deadline: September 1, annually

Catching the Dream Scholarship

  • Amount: From $500 - $5,000
  • Program Eligibility: Minority
  • Application Deadline: Summer Semester- March 15, Fall Semester- April 30, Spring Semester- September 15

CFNC Scholarships

  • Amount: Varies
  • Program Eligibility: Open/General
  • Application Deadline: Varies

Chairish Scholarship Program

  • Amount: $2,500
  • Program Eligibility: Arts, Social Sciences, and Public Services Programs, Industrial, Engineering, & Transportation Programs, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Programs, or Health Sciences & Cosmetic Arts Programs
  • Application Deadline: January 1 and June 30
College Board
  • Amount: Varies
  • Program Eligibility: Open/General
  • Application Deadline: Varies

College Greenlight

  • Amount: Varies
  • Program Eligibility: Minority
  • Application Deadline: Varies

College Scholarships for Underrepresented Students

  • Amount: Varies
  • Program Eligibility: Minority 
  • Application Deadline: Varies

Course Hero Scholarships

  • Amount: $5,000
  • Program Eligibility: Open/General
  • Application Deadline: Varies

DoD Smart Scholarship-for-Service Program

  • Amount: Annual Stipends are between $25K-$38K depending on degree level
  • Program Eligibility: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
  • Application Deadline: Varies

EduMed Scholarships

  • Amount: Varies
  • Program Eligibility: Veteran/Military, Minority, or Health Sciences & Cosmetic Arts Programs
  • Application Deadline: Varies

Emergency Dentists USA Scholarship

  • Amount: $1,000
  • Program Eligibility: Health Sciences & Cosmetic Arts Programs
  • Application Deadline: July 1, annually

Employment BOOST College Scholarships

  • Amount: $1,000
  • Program Eligibility: Open/General
  • Application Deadline: April 1, July 1, October 1, January 1

FinAid.org Scholarships

  • Amount: Varies
  • Program Eligibility: Open/General
  • Application Deadline: Varies

Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs

  • Amount: $27,000 for three years
  • Program Eligibility: General
  • Application Deadline: September 1, 2023

Frank Kazmierczak Memorial Migrant Scholarship

  • Amount: $1,000 annually
  • Program Eligibility: Minority
  • Application Deadline: February 1

Future Nurse Scholarship Program  

  • Amount: $1,000
  • Program Eligibility: Health Sciences & Cosmetic Arts Programs
  • Application Deadline: August 1 and January 15, annually

George Sink, P.A Injury Lawyers Veterans & Family Scholarship

  • Amount: $1,000
  • Program Eligibility: Military/Veteran
  • Application Deadline: June 15, 2023

Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities

  • Amount: Varies
  • Program Eligibility: Minority
  • Application Deadline: Varies

Hispanic League Scholarship

  • Amount: Varies
  • Program Eligibility: Minority
  • Application Deadline: Varies

Horatio Alger Association Scholarships

  • Amount: Varies
  • Program Eligibility: Industrial, Engineering, & Transportation Programs
  • Application Deadline: Varies

Immigrants Rising

  • Amount: Varies
  • Program Eligibility: Minority
  • Application Deadline: Varies

Jungle Scout - Jungle Scholar

  • Amount: at least $2,000
  • Program Eligibility: Business & Commercial Arts Programs
  • Application Deadline: Varies

Kaleidoscope

  • Amount: Varies
  • Program Eligibility: General
  • Application Deadline:Varies

NAACP-Scholarships

  • Amount: Varies
  • Program Eligibility: Minority 
  • Application Deadline: Varies

National Merit Scholarship Corporation

  • Amount: Varies 
  • Program Eligibility: General
  • Application Deadline: Varies

NC Assist Scholarship Contest

  • Amount: $1,000
  • Program Eligibility: Open/General
  • Application Deadline: Varies

NC Reach

  • Amount: Varies
  • Program Eligibility: Open/General
  • Application Deadline: No deadline

NC State Scholarship for Children of War Veterans

  • Amount: Varies
  • Program Eligibility: Veteran/Military
  • Application Deadline: Varies

North American Van Lines Logistics Scholarship

  • Amount: Total award - $3,000; Number of awards given -3; Max Award - $1,000 per winner
  • Program Eligibility: General
  • Application Deadline: December 15, 2023

North Carolina A&T State University Transfer Scholarship

  • Amount: $1,000
  • Program Eligibility: Open/General
  • Application Deadline: Varies

North Carolina Community Foundation Scholarships

  • Amount: Varies
  • Program Eligibility: Open/General
  • Application Deadline: Varies

North Carolina Education and Training Voucher Program (NC ETV)

  • Amount: Varies
  • Program Eligibility: Open/General
  • Application Deadline: No deadline

Open Education Database - African-American Grants

  • Amount: Varies
  • Program Eligibility: Minority
  • Application Deadline: Varies

Open Education Database - Minority Scholarships

  • Amount: Varies
  • Program Eligibility: Minority
  • Application Deadline: Varies

Phi Theta Kappa Scholarships

  • Amount: Varies
  • Program Eligibility: Veteran/Military, Health Sciences & Cosmetic Arts Programs, or Open/General
  • Application Deadline: May 15 and December 1, annually

PNC Bank - Student Lending Scholarship

  • Amount: $2,000
  • Program Eligibility: Open/General
  • Application Deadline: June 1 and December 1, annually

Rehabs.org Scholarship

  • Amount: Varies
  • Program Eligibility: Open/General
  • Application Deadline: August 1, 2023

Rise Marketing Scholarship

  • Amount: $1,000
  • Program Eligibility: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Programs
  • Application Deadline: August 1, annually

Rustic Pathways - Global Perspectives Scholarship

  • Amount: $1,000
  • Program Eligibility: Open/General
  • Application Deadline: August 7, 2023

Scholarship America

  • Amount: Varies
  • Program Eligibility: Open/General
  • Application Deadline: Always Available

Scholarships.com - Disability Scholarships

  • Amount: Varies
  • Program Eligibility: Disabled
  • Application Deadline: Varies

Scholarships for LGBTQ+ Students

  • Amount: Varies
  • Program Eligibility: Open/General
  • Application Deadline: Varies

SECU People Helping People Scholarship

General Information Regarding SECU Scholarship

  • Amount: $1,250 per semester, for up to four consecutive semesters
  • Program Eligibility: Open / General
  • Application Deadline: July 3, 2023

Study.com: Criminal Justice Law Enforcement Degrees Scholarship

  • Amount: $500
  • Program Eligibility: Arts, Social Sciences, and Public Services Programs
  • Application Deadline: April 1, annually

Study.com: Undergraduate Distance Learning Degrees Scholarship

  • Amount: $500
  • Program Eligibility: Open/General
  • Application Deadline: April 1, annually

TEACH Early Childhood Scholarships

  • Amount: Varies
  • Program Eligibility: Arts, Social Sciences, and Public Services Programs
  • Application Deadline: Varies

The VFW's "Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship"

  • Amount: up to $5,000
  • Program Eligibility: Veteran/Military
  • Application Deadline: Fall semester: January 1 through April 30, Spring semester: August 1 through November 15

UNC-G Transfer Scholarships

  • Amount: Varies
  • Program Eligibility: Arts, Social Sciences, and Public Services Programs
  • Application Deadline: Varies

United Negro College Fund (UNCF)

  • Amount: Varies
  • Program Eligibility: Minority
  • Application Deadline: Varies

Veterans & Military Family Scholarship  

  • Amount: $1,000
  • Program Eligibility: Veterans/Military
  • Application Deadline: June 15, 2022

Welding Stars Scholarship   

  • Amount: $1,000
  • Program Eligibility: Open/General
  • Application Deadline: September 30, annually