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, 2010. 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