CROSBY SCHOLARS SCHOLARSHIP PATHWAYS
ESSAY BASED
Do you enjoy telling stories and expressing yourself through writing? While many of our scholarships require an essay, these specific essay based scholarships do not require a certain GPA, academic major, school enrollment, or participation in a particular Crosby Scholars Program!
COMMUNITY SERVICE BASED
Have you spent a lot of your time volunteering in and serving your community? We have several scholarships for students who have served a certain number of volunteer hours, who have spearheaded a service activity and/or recruited others, and more!
ACADEMIC BASED
These scholarships have a GPA requirement that you must meet to be eligible to apply. These GPA requirements range from a 2.0 to 3.5 cumulative weighted GPA. Most of these scholarships also require an essay!
SCHOOL BASED
These scholarships require your enrollment at either UNC-Chapel Hill, Winston-Salem State University, Wingate University, Wake Forest University, or a Historically Black College or University (HBCU)!
FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS
You are considered a First-Generation College Student if neither of your parents have a four-year Bachelor’s Degree from a college or university If this sounds like you, you can apply for a scholarship just for FirstGeneration College Students!
PROGRAM BASED
Are you an active member of the AAMPED Program or have you attended a week of the Right Decisions/Right Now Camp? Our program based scholarships require participation in a specific Crosby Scholars Program!
E S S A Y B A S E D
Friends of Bernardine Rea Scholarship | Non-renewable
To be eligible, student must:
Enroll in a two- or four-year college or university
Actively participate in service to others
Essay Topic | Describe a time when someone unexpectedly treated you with kindness and compassion and how that influenced future behavior
The Goodwill Willpower Scholarship & Art Gibel Scholarship Non- renewable
To be eligible, student must:
Enroll in a two- or four-year college or university
Essay Topic | Describe how willpower and determination have helped you overcome challenges you have encountered in your life. Describe how you overcame obstacles and found success.
Joyce Kohfeldt Determination Award | Non-renewable
To be eligible, student must:
Enroll in a two- or four- year college or university
Actively participate in community service and extracurricular activities
Essay Topic | Describe how determination has served you well throughout your life, and how will it continue to serve you as you embark upon your college journey.
Mariam Niang Memorial Scholarship | Non-renewable
To be eligible, student must:
Enroll in a two- or four-year college or university
Demonstrate an active commitment to service or leadership
Essay Topic | Choice of three essay prompts all pertaining to mental health. Please see application for essay prompts.
Mommie J Scholarship | Non-renewable
To be eligible, student must:
Enroll in a two- or four-year college or university
Actively participate in community service and extracurricular activities
Essay Topic | Describe how a special friendship has shaped your life.
Mona W. Lovett Community Volunteer Excellence Award | Non-renewable
To be eligible, student must:
Enroll in a two- or four-year college or university
Have provided outstanding service to the community as evidenced by their nomination by a local agency
Essay Topic | Explain why you decided to volunteer with the organization that you worked with and how you made a difference through your volunteering.
Mona W. Lovett Excellence in Volunteer Leadership Award | Non-renewable
To be eligible, student must:
Enroll in a two- or four-year college or university
Have created, spearheaded, or recruited others to participate in a service activity
Essay Topic | Explain what made you decide to volunteer with the organization you worked with. How did you make a difference by volunteering?
Mona W. Lovett Outstanding Commitment to Service Award | Non-renewable
To be eligible, student must:
Enroll in a two- or four-year college or university
Have completed a minimum of 50 hours of volunteer service during their junior and/or senior year of high school
These 50 hours need to be verified and recorded in your Crosby Scholars Student Portal. Applicants who have not submitted community service forms totaling 50 hours may submit additional forms by the scholarship deadline to meet eligibility criteria.
Essay Topic | What sacrifice(s) did you make to devote so many hours to service, and what motivated you to do so in light of the already numerous demands on your time?
Mona W. Lovett Service and Relationships Award | Non-renewable
To be eligible, student must:
Enroll in a two- or four-year college or university
Have made a significant relationship to volunteer services in grades 9-12
Essay Topic | Describe a significant relationship developed through volunteering, especially one that might not otherwise have been established.
A C A D E M I C B A S E D
Advancing Capitalism Scholarship | Renewable
To be eligible, student must:
Enroll in a two- or four-year college or university
Plan to major in Business or Economics
Essay Topic | Choice of three essay prompts. See application for prompts.
The Carolyn “Mimi” Fox Education Scholarship | Non-renewable
To be eligible, student must:
Enroll in a two- or four-year college or university
Plan to become a public school teacher
Actively participate in extracurricular activities, including community service Essay Topic | Describe a teacher who has had a positive impact on you.
The Don and Rita Martin Education Scholarship | Non-renewable
To be eligible, student must:
Enroll in a two- or four-year college or university
Plan to become a public school teacher
Actively participate in extracurricular activities, including community service Essay Topic | Describe a teacher, or teachers, who have had a significant impact on your life and how they have influenced your desire to pursue a degree in education.
Jessica Hill Davis Memorial Scholarship | Non-renewable
To be eligible, student must:
Enroll in a two-or four-year college or university in North Carolina
Preference will be given to recipients of the Crosby Scholars Executive Director’s Award, meaning they have completed the Crosby Scholars Program and all requirements every year since 6th grade without interruption or dismissal
Essay Topic | Explain how you have always felt different from others.
Les & Evelyn Riley Memorial Scholarship | Non-renewable
To be eligible, student must:
Enroll in a two- or four-year college or university
Essay Topic | Explain how a significant life experience has influenced you.
Michael Nachman Scholarship | Renewable
Awarded to the Crosby Scholar senior who holds the highest cumulative weighted GPA at the end of the second semester of their senior year and who successfully completes all requirements of the Crosby Scholars Program
Please note that there is no application for this scholarship
Sigma Pi Phi (Gamma Kappa Boule’) Scholarship | Non-renewable
To be eligible, students must: Be an African American male
Essay Topic | Write an essay on “My Brother’s Keeper” with the themes provided. See application for themes.