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Purpose: The North Carolina Correctional Association (NCCA) Scholarship
Awards Program is designed to financially assist qualified applicants preparing
to, or actively participating in an accredited college, university, technical
or vocational program of higher education. This Scholarship is based on
merit. The recipient may recive the scholarship only once.
Process: Each year a minimum of two (2) persons will be selected
to receive Scholarships from the NCCA. All applications must be completed
and submitted to the Chairperson of the Scholarship Committee by March
1st of each year. Scholarship recipients will be notified in writing.
The recipients of the Scholarships will be presented at the NCCA Annual Conference. The funds for the Scholarship will be deposited with an accredited school toward the recipient's tuition and/or related academic expenses.
Eligibility:
- Applicant has never received this scholarship.
- Applicant must be an active NCCA member, member's spouse, or dependent.
- Applicant must be pursuing a graduate, undergraduate, technical or
vocational degree/certificate.
- Applicant must be officially accepted in an accredited college, university,
technical or vocational school.
- Applicant must have a minimum 2.5 GPA.
- Applicant must complete the NCCA Scholarship Application. Provide
all required supporting documentation. Submit the entire package to
the Scholarship Committee by September 1, 2008. Incomplete Scholarship Applications
will not be accepted for consideration.
- Applicants must provide the Scholarship Committee with the name of
the school and address he/she plans to attend.
- Applicant must provide name, title, address and phone number of the
school's financial officer where the Scholarship Award would be deposited.
Scholarship application
Submit Scholarship application to:
North Carolina Correctional Association
Scholarship Committee Chairperson
Post Office Box 10404
Raleigh, NC 27605-0404 |