Gantt-McColl Scholarship Fund

Program Details
Open Date:
5/5/2022 10:00 AM EST
Close Date:
7/1/2022 1:59 PM EST
Program Type:
Scholarship
Number of Scholarships:
6
Individual Award:
Renewable Up to $30,000 Over a Four (4) Year Period. $7,500 Per School Year.
Eligibility Requirements
Minimum GPA
2.5
Ethnicities
African American/Black
Residency Status
U.S. Citizen, U.S. national or permanent resident
High Schools
Ardrey Kell High, Butler High, CATO MIDDLE COLL HIGH SCHOOL, Charlotte Teacher Early College, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual HS, East Mecklenburg High, Garinger High, Harding University High, Harper Middle College High School, Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences, Hopewell High, Independence High, John Taylor Williams Secondary Montessori, Julius L. Chambers High School, LEVINE MIDDLE COLLEGE HS, MALLARD CREEK HIGH SCHOOL, Merancas Middle College @ CPCC, Myers Park High, North Mecklenburg High, Northwest School of the Arts, Olympic High, Performance Learning Center, Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology, Providence High, Rocky River High, South Mecklenburg High, West Charlotte High, West Mecklenburg High, William Amos Hough High
Academic Classification
High School Senior
States
North Carolina
The scholarship application period for this program has closed, so you cannot apply at this time.
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This Fund was established in honor of Harvey Gantt and Hugh McColl. The Fund's purpose is to provide financial assistance in the form of annually renewable, need-based scholarships to students who have a permanent residence in North Carolina to get to and through college.

 

Eligibility Requirements 

Applicants for the program must meet the following eligibility requirements: 

  •  Possess a minimum cumulative weighted grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.
  •  Complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid ("FAFSA") form.
  •  Have a demonstrated unmet, financial need as verified by their college or university.
  •  Be a permanent resident of North Carolina and a high school senior graduating from a public high school in Mecklenburg County, NC. 
  • Enroll in any U.S. located, accredited, four year college or university of the student's choosing.
  • Students may major in any discipline.

 

Application Requirements 

Program applicants must submit an online application for the Program

  • Provide a letter of recommendation
  • Include a 500-word personal statement responding to the following prompt: "Please discuss your future goals and aspirations, as well as why you will benefit from receiving the scholarship."
  • Submit a current transcript
  • Provide a letter of admission and financial aid offer from the college or university that the student plans to attend
  • Submit a copy of the student's full (all pages) Student Aid Report from the FAFSA.

Application materials will be available via UNCF's website at www.uncf.org. All application materials must be received by the applicable deadline.

Renewal

Recipients may be eligible for up to three additional years of scholarship funds. Eligible students shall be notified.

Renewal students must:

  • Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.
  • Have annually completed a FAFSA form.
  • Continue to demonstrate unmet financial need as verified by their college or university.
  • Continue to be enrolled as a full-time student at any
  • U.S. located, accredited, four-year college or university.

A student who fails to meet the renewal criteria will be placed on probation and given one semester's grace period, while funded, to come into compliance. Should the student fail to come into compliance, the Program Manager will coordinate with the Charlotte Area Office staff to discuss the student's case. If the student is deemed no longer be eligible for the scholarship, the student will be removed, and another student who meets the qualifications will be selected to complete the terms of the scholarship, or in the instance of a brief remaining term, the remaining funds will return to the Program.

 

 Letter of Recommendation/Reference 

A letter of recommendation is needed to complete this application. The recommender should be a non-relative. The letter of recommendation needs to be completed through the online application system by the application due date. Emailed letters of recommendation will not be accepted. 

 Applicants should give the recommender ample time to complete the letter of recommendation by entering all recommender information (name and email address) as early as possible. The recommender will be sent automated instructions at the email address provided to submit the letter of recommendation in the Application System.  

Applicants will receive an "Invite References" reminder, until a recommender is invited. 

 

For additional questions, please contact deandre.elerson@uncf.org