Emma Kapp Ogburn Memorial Fund Grant

Emma Kapp Ogburn Memorial Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Winston-Salem Foundation
Last Updated: March 03, 2026

Summary

The Emma Kapp Ogburn Memorial Fund, established in 1946, offers scholarships for Forsyth County residents of the Methodist denomination pursuing education in ministry or Christian education. With over 150 scholarship funds, the program has supported 573 students with $1.67 million in aid this year. Open to various academic backgrounds, the fund aims to make higher education accessible to students regardless of GPA or high school attended. Applications can be submitted online.

Overview

Since 1923, people from around our community have joined together to ensure that more local students have the resources to be all that they dream they can be. We hold more than 160 scholarship funds that supported 582 students from Forsyth, Davidson, Davie, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, and Yadkin Counties with $1.7 million this school year. Scholarships are available in a wide range of areas—no matter your GPA, your high school, or the college you plan to attend, we likely have an opportunity for which you’re eligible to apply. Emma Kapp Ogburn Memorial Fund Established in 1946 by S.C. Ogburn, as a memorial to his wife, Mrs. Emma Kapp Ogburn, to provide scholarships to Forsyth County residents, who are of the Methodist denomination, and who will pursue education for the Methodist ministry or Christian education. Download and submit completed applications Here.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. To provide scholarships to Forsyth County residents, who are of the Methodist denomination, and who will pursue education for the Methodist ministry or Christian education.