Triangle Community Foundation is all set to help students gain college experience at an affordable price through its Benjamin F. Ward Scholarship. This funding opportunity intends to honour the life of Benjamin F. Ward, and his commitment to education and community service. This scholarship will be utilized to cover the total cost of attendance. This funding scheme is available to only those planning to attend a 4-year public or private college or university in North Carolina. Applicants must be residents of Chatham, Durham, Orange, and Wake counties.
With this scholarship’s support, Triangle Community Foundation wants to develop leaders in the Chatham, Durham, Orange, and Wake counties. Nowadays, the high cost of education has become a big barrier to acquiring further education for students who hail from a poor background. Without an advance degree, no student can establish a successful career. And keeping this fact in mind, Triangle Community Foundation has made available this opportunity. Winners of this program can gain needed free money that they don’t need to repay, and motivation to continue to do better during their academic program.
Triangle Community Foundation is known for building stronger triangle for all. It works with donors and nonprofit organization to fill in gaps, reduce inequities, and solve the region’s most pressing challenges. It has been working in the Triangle region of North Carolina to establish a more vibrant community for all.
Brief Description
For quick information, go through this table:
| Organization | Triangle Community Foundation |
| Educational Level | All |
| Subjects | All |
| Amount | $10,000 |
| Access Mode | Online |
| Number of Awards | N/A |
| City | Research Triangle Park |
| Nationality | Domestic |
| Country | United States |
| Application Deadline | March 1, 2021 |
| Application Fee | N/A |
| Requirements | N/A |
Who May Be Eligible
If you meet the following requirements successfully, then the chances are that you can be recruited for this program:
- Candidates must have a minimum GPA of 2.5;
- Applicants must be residents of Chatham, Durham, Orange, and Wake counties;
- Applicants must be planning to attend a 4-year public or private college or university in North Carolina.
How to Apply
To complete the registration process, you need to create an account or create your login credentials through the online portal. After the log on to the online system, you will have to enter some basic information through the eligibility quiz. Once, you complete this quiz, the system will present you with all the available scholarships you are eligible for and their application questions. After that, all you need to do is to submit both the universal application and the individual scholarship questions to be considered.
Benefits
The value of the scholarship is $10,000. This scholarship is a contribution toward students’ needs and their total cost of attendance. The award will be granted annually for four years. Applicants are required to maintain a 2.5 GPA and submit semester reports to continue receiving funding.
Application Deadline
Applicants can apply through March 1, 2021. After this date, applications will not be considered.
