Joanna Cornerstone Ministries Scholarship Fund Grant

The Joanna Cornerstone Ministries Scholarship Fund, established by Joanna Cornerstone Ministries, focuses on supporting high school seniors from Cherokee, Clay, or Graham counties in North Carolina. Eligible applicants must be legal residents planning to attend an accredited college or vocational school full-time. Preference is given to students demonstrating financial need. This initiative is part of the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina's broader commitment to fostering educational opportunities in the region.

We work with individuals, families and corporations to create and manage charitable funds and make grants to nonprofits or public agencies in our region.
In partnership with fundholders, the Foundation has awarded more than $456 million in scholarships to students and grants to nonprofit organizations and public institutions across our 18-county region and beyond. We manage $481 million (June 2025) in assets with a long-term investment strategy that permanently protects and grows these funds.
This scholarship was created by Joanna Cornerstone Ministries for residents of Cherokee, Clay or Graham county.

Eligibility

The Joanna Cornerstone Ministries Scholarship fund provides scholarship awards to graduating high school seniors whose primary residence is in Cherokee, Clay or Graham county.Those who attend the North Carolina School of Arts, the North Carolina School of Science and Math, Tri-County Early College or a home school registered with the NC Department of Non-Public Education are also eligible, as long as they are legal residents of one of the three counties mentioned above.Recipients must plan to attend an accredited U.S. college, university, community college, or vocational school full-time.