Charity

Summer Enrichment Scholarships
for Middle School Students

"Get Ready to Make College Part of Your Future!"

North Carolina Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators sponsors the Summer Enrichment Scholarship Program which allows middle school students, who are eligible, to participate in the college experience. Further sponsorship is needed to offer this program to more students. If you are interested in learning more about sponsoring a student, visit us at: www.ncasfaa.com/docs/toc_scholarships.html

Summer Enrichment Scholarships

Scholarships are awarded up to $1000 for any Summer Enrichment Program held on an accredited North Carolina College or University campus. Examples include:

• UNC Greensboro’s All Arts & Sciences Camp
• Wake Forest’s Anthropology Museum Summer Camp
• NC Summer Institute in Choral Arts at Appalachian State University
• Summerscapes at Catawba Valley Community College
• Engineering Starter Program at North Carolina A&T

Eligibility Requirements

• At least 13 years of age at the time of application
• Attending middle school in North Carolina
• Qualify for free or reduced lunch

Application Process

• Applications may be printed from the NCASFAA website:
  www.ncasfaa.com/docs/toc_scholarships.html
• All documents must be received by December 1st of each year.
• Finalists will be notified by the Middle School Enrichment Committee by December 15th.
• Each finalist will be asked to provide a letter of recommendation from his/her guidance counselor and a letter indicating their eligibility for free or reduced lunch.

This scholarship is designed to encourage disadvantaged middle school students to attend college after graduating from high school by providing tuition to a summer enrichment program at a North Carolina college or university.

2005-2006 Winner Melissa Day Robbinsville Middle School UNC-Wilmington "Thank you very much for providing this wonderful opportunity! You’ll never know what it has meant to our entire family. Thank you for all you have done."

2005-2006 Winner Brittney Kingsbury Terrell Lane Middle School East Carolina University - Legislators’ School for Youth "I learned a lot about responsibility, personality and people’s characteristic attitudes. Please continue to help students like me because we are worth the time and effort. I will be attending Louisburg High with my mind and heart focused on college and the future."