The scholarship is open to all high school seniors from any Wake County high school. Applicants must attend a college or university in North Carolina in order to receive the scholarship.

The deadline for consideration for this scholarship is January 1st, 2021.

Members of our Club’s Education Community Service Program will review all applications received and select a group of finalists to interview. One winner will be awarded the Junior Woman’s Club of Raleigh’s Sallie Southall Cotten Scholarship.

Our Club’s scholarship recipient will compete at the District VI scholarship competition. The recipient is expected to attend the GFWC-NC District VI Arts Festival to be interviewed by a panel of judges and possibly win additional scholarship monies of $1,000 (Club Year 2020-2021). The District VI Arts Festival for Club Year 2020-2021 is Saturday, February 15, 2021, 8am – 12pm at First Baptist Church Raleigh, 99 N Salisbury St. Raleigh, NC 27603.

The winner from each District in North Carolina goes on to compete for the State Scholarship of $12,000 which consists of $3,000 per year for four years!

The rules and requirements are as follows:

Applicant must be in upper fourth of his or her class.
The scholarship is to be used at a four-year College or University in North Carolina.
Student must personally submit:
Application (pdf)
Recent photograph
A personal letter as to why he/she desires to continue his/her education, his/her future plans and why financial aid is necessary
Letter of recommendation from the principal, guidance counselor or a school teacher
Letter of recommendation from a business or professional person other than school personnel
2018 Tax Returns
High School transcript with grades through the first semester of senior year
College entrance exam scores (math and verbal)
Student’s rank in the senior class and the number of students in the graduating class
Grade point average, weighted and unweighted