First-Generation Scholarship
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- Student Status: Full-time undergraduate student
- Eligible Institutions: 36 NCICU member colleges and universities
Other requirements
- Background: Must be a first-generation student
- Financial Need: Must demonstrate financial need
- Academic Year: 2022-23
Overview
Geographic Scope: North Carolina independent colleges and universities
Eligibility Criteria:
- Student Status: Full-time undergraduate student
- Background: Must be a first-generation student
- Financial Need: Must demonstrate financial need
Academic Year: 2022-23
Eligible Institutions: 36 NCICU member colleges and universities
Contact Information:
- Name: Lexie Daniels
- Phone: 919.832.5817
- Email: [email protected]
How to Apply
Application Process
- Submission: Form must be filled out by the Financial Aid office at the applicant's institution
- Form: First-Generation Scholarship Student Selection Form (2022-23)
- Submission Method: Submit form through NCICU
Required Information:
- College name
- Student name and information
- First-generation student status verification
- Financial need documentation
What North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 35
- Total given
- $1.07M
- Median grant
- $22K
- Range
- $3,500–$117K
- By dollars: North Carolina 100%. Top recipient cities: Raleigh, NC; Greensboro, NC; Salisbury, NC.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 3% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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Mars Hill University · Mars Hill, NC
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High Point University · High Point, NC
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Montreat College · Montreat, NC
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Warren Wilson College · Asheville, NC
Provide scholarship funds
$77K
Lees-McRae College · Banner Elk, NC
Provide scholarship funds
$67K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Education
- Education equity
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