The Winston-Salem Foundation

The Winston-Salem Foundation Scholarship

This $4,000 renewable scholarship is for graduating high school seniors who attend a Forsyth County high school and reside in The Winston-Salem Foundation's service area, and who will pursue post-secondary education at an accredited institution.

Amount: $4,000.00
Awards: 0
Deadline: Nov 30, -1

Eligible applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 and exemplify The Winston-Salem Foundation's core values.

Woodbine Big Dreams Scholarship

This $1,000 non-renewable scholarship is for graduating high school seniors who attend a Forsyth County high school and reside in The Winston-Salem Foundation's service area of Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, Yadkin, or Wilkes counties, and who will pursue post-secondary education at accredited vocational/technical school, community college, or college/university in pursuit of a certificate, diploma, or degree in communications, graphic design, journalism, public relations, creative writing, or digital media or related field.

Amount: $1,000.00
Awards: 0
Deadline: Nov 30, -1

•     attend a Forsyth County high school and reside in the Foundation’s service area (Davie, Davidson,
Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, or Yadkin counties)
•     be graduating high school seniors
•     have a minimum cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.3
•     demonstrate financial need, but not restricted to lower incomes (student’s financial need and merit will be considered equally)
•     demonstrate outstanding school
service and community involvement
•     intend to major in communications, graphic design
, journalism, public relations, creative writing,
digital media or related fiel

Clyde and Martha Aldridge Scholarship

This $1,000 non-renewable scholarship is for graduating high school seniors who attend Reagan High School and reside in The Winston-Salem Foundation's service area of Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, Yadkin, or Wilkes counties, and who will pursue full-time undergraduate degrees from accredited post-secondary institutions.

Amount: $1,000.00
Awards: 0
Deadline: Nov 30, -1

•attend Reagan High School and reside in The Winston-Salem Foundation’s service area
•be graduating high school seniors
•have a minimum cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.0
•have participated in school or club sports during their high school years
•demonstrate financial need, but not restricted to lower family incomes (student’s financial need
and merit will be equally weighted

Annie S. Alexander Memorial Scholarship

This $1,800 non-renewable scholarship is for traditional and non-traditional age students pursuing full-time undergraduate nursing degrees; preference given to African-American students from Forsyth County.

Amount: $1,800.00
Awards: 0
Deadline: Nov 30, -1

•    pursue an undergraduate nursing degree
•    have a minimum cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.0 for high school seniors or college students
•    be a resident of Forsyth County, NC
•    demonstrate financial need, but not restricted to lower incomes (student’s merit will be considered to agreater degree

William H. Andrews/HAWS Scholarship

This non-renewing scholarship is for traditional and non-traditional students living in housing owned or managed by the Housing Authority of the City of Winston-Salem (HAWS). Scholarship amounts range from $600 for attendance at two-year institutions to $1,200 at four-year institutions.

Amount: $600.00
Awards: 0
Deadline: Nov 30, -1

• be listed on the lease of the property owned or managed by HAWS
• have a minimum cumulative unweighted GPA of 2.0 at time of initial application (college students with a history of poor college grades, but who have not been in college in the last two years, will be evaluated on a case by case basis)
• demonstrate evidence of community involvement or schoolactivities including any awards or leadership roles
• traditional age students must be enrolled full-time each semester (minimum of 12 hours)
• non-traditional age students are encouraged to be enrolled full-time, but must be enrolled a minimum of six hours each semester

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The Winston-Salem Foundation has been recognized for having organizational and financial practices that are in accordance with the National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations.

In 2000, The Council on Foundations (www.cof.org) and leaders in the community foundation field created National Standards to establish legal, ethical, and effective operational practices that would show community foundations' transparency and financial responsibility in the light of increased public scrutiny of foundation practices. In 2012, after a thorough recertification process, the Foundation received National Standards reaccreditation from the Council on Foundations.

In many ways, the Foundation’s mission and values are intertwined with those of our community. As a philanthropic organization with a broad community focus, we witness our values being practiced on a daily basis – among community members, students, businesses and nonprofits just to name a few. Collaborative partnerships among these stakeholders continue to propel our community forward through the many challenges that we face.