Scholarship Information

Listed below are Scholarships available each year for Forsyth Tech students. The Office of Student Financial Services posts institutional scholarships each year from March 1st through April 15th. The availability of each scholarship is subject to change from year to year based on available funds.

Applicants must complete one application to be considered for all of the Forsyth Tech scholarships. If a non-Forsyth Tech application is required, the scholarship information lists the appropriate web site to download the application.

Available Scholarships

Some scholarships require an essay in addition to the application. To be considered for every scholarship for which you may qualify, carefully review the essay requirements. If appropriate, attach your essay to the back of your application.

Scholarship Name

Programs Of Study

Required Criteria

Forsyth Technical Community College Alumni Association Scholarship

Any Associate Degree, Certificate, or Diploma Program

  • Must maintain a minimum enrollment of ½ time
  • Must have cumulative GPA of 2.5
  • Recipient will be asked to attend an Alumni Association meeting

Apple Foundation Scholarship

All Programs (General)

  • Must be a Stokes County resident
  • Must be a 2011 graduate of North or South Stokes high schools
  • See North or South Stokes guidance staff or the Forsyth Tech Stokes County Center for details and application

John P. Arrowood Sr. Scholarship

Air Conditioning, Heating, Refrigeration, Real Estate, Plumbing, Welding Technology, Architectural, Electrical/Electronics

  • Must be a high school or GED graduate

Branner Dixon Baldwin Scholarship

Practical Nursing

  • Must be enrolled in Practical Nursing
  • Must have a minimum GPA of 2.0
  • Must be of a caring and compassionate nature
  • Priority to those interested in oncology nursing
  • Requires a 250-500 word essay “Why I want to be a nurse and any nursing field of particular interest.”
  • Will be selected at the end of Fall 2011

Marshall B. Bass Scholarship

All Programs (General)

  • Must be a second year student
  • Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
  • Must be U.S. Citizen and resident of Forsyth County
  • Preference given to minorities

Karen Bowen Scholarship

Business Technologies

  • Must be enrolled at least half-time (6 credit hours)
  • Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0
  • By the end of Spring 2011, must have earned at least 50% of the credit hours needed for graduation
  • Must be a positive representative of the Business Technologies program in the college and community
  • Must display the potential for a successful career in the student's chosen field

R.D. Boyer Scholarship

Plumbing, Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration, Welding, Carpentry, Electrical/Electronics

  • Must apply for Federal Aid
  • Must have financial need
Mike and Wendy Brenner CNA Endowment Certified Nursing Assistant Diploma Program
  • Must be a resident of North Carolina
  • Must have financial need
Mike and Wendy Brenner Early Childhood Endowment Early Childhood Diploma Program
  • Must be a resident of North Carolina
  • Must have financial need
Mike and Wendy Brenner Scholarship Engineering Technologies
  • Must be enrolled in Welding, Machining or Carpentry
  • Must be a resident of North Carolina
  • Must have finiancial need

Clemmons Rotary Scholarship

All Programs (General)

  • Must be a full time resident of Forsyth County
  • Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
  • Must have financial need
  • Priority West Forsyth High School Graduate
  • Can not be spouse, child, or grandchild of a Rotarian

Fred and Marjorie Crouch Memorial Scholarship

All Programs (General)

  • Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0
  • Must have financial need

Cheryl Fatzinger \ PENTA Scholarship

Medical Assisting

  • Must have financial need
  • Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0

Forsyth Medical Center Auxiliary Scholarship

All Health Programs

  • Must be a rising second year student
  • Must be planning to graduate May 2012
  • Must be enrolled full-time
  • Must have financial need and merit
  • Must be highly motivated
  • Requires a 250 – 500 word essay “Why this career?”

Garden Club Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County Scholarship

Horticulture Technology and Landscape Architecture

  • Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
  • Must be a rising second year student currently enrolled
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen and a resident of Forsyth County
  • Preference given to minorities
  • Apply through the Winston-Salem Foundation (www.wsfoundation.org)

GMAC \ Integon Scholarship

Office Systems Technology

  • Must be enrolled full-time
  • Must be a rising second year student
  • Must have minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0

Marshall P. Johnston Scholarship

Automotive Systems

  • Must have financial need
  • Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5

Charlie King, Student Development Memorial Scholarship

All Programs (General)

  • Must have a minimum cumulative GPA 2.0
  • Requires a 250 – 500 word essay “Reason(s) for applying for this scholarship”

Ivy Lamb Scholarship

Business Administration /International Business

  • Must be enrolled in at least nine credit hours per term
  • Must have earned at least 3 hours in INT Studies in the last term of enrollment
  • and be enrolled in 3 hours of INT Studies in the term the scholarship is awarded
  • Must write 500 word essay on “Business/International Business”

David W. Lewis Scholarship

Accounting

  • Must have a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA
  • Must have financial need
  • Must be resident of Forsyth, Stokes, Davie , or Davidson Counties
  • Must be a single parent living on his/her own

Lucent Technologies Pioneers Scholarship

All Programs (General)

  • Must be Full-Time Resident of N.C.
  • Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
  • Priority given to single parents and those who were employees of AT&T Technologies, Lucent Technologies or Western Electric.
  • Priority merit and need considerations

Catherine-Kiser Marshall Scholarship

Associate Degree Nursing

  • Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8
  • Must have need
  • Must be 24-years or older
  • Requires a 250 – 500 word essay “Why this career?”

McPhail (Pilot Club) Scholarship

Practical Nursing

  • Must have financial need
  • Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
  • Requires a 250 – 500 word essay “Why this career?”
  • Will be selected at the end of Fall, 2011

Medlin Scholarship

All Programs (General)

  • Must have financial need

N. W. Mitchell / Piedmont Federal Savings and Loan Scholarship

All Programs (General)

  • Fall 2011 must be the student's first college semester
  • Must have outstanding grades in high school
  • Must be a resident of Forsyth, Davie , Davidson, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, or Yadkin County

Modern Machine Scholarship

Welding

  • Must be full-time fall and spring semesters
  • Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0
  • Must have combination of financial need and merit

Steve R. Moser Scholarship

Paralegal Technology

  • Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
  • Must be a North Carolina resident
  • Must be a Forsyth County resident
  • Must have financial need

William H. and Hilda Moser Scholarship

Paralegal Technology

  • Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
  • Must be a North Carolina resident
  • Must be a Forsyth County resident
  • Must have financial need

Jane Gaither Murray Scholarship

Associate Degree Nursing

  • Must have financial need
  • Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
  • Requires a 250 – 500 word essay “Why this career?”

Orthopaedic Specialists Nursing Scholarship

Associate Degree Nursing

  • Must agree to practice in Forsyth County upon graduation
  • Apply through the Winston-Salem Foundation (www.wsfoundation.org)

Pfafftown Jaycees / Lynn Canada Memorial Scholarship

Associate Degree Nursing

  • Must be Forsyth County resident
  • Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
  • Apply through the Winston-Salem Foundation (www.wsfoundation.org)

L. Gordon Jr. and June D. Pfefferkorn Scholarship

All Programs (General)

  • Must be a 2011 Graduate of a Forsyth County High School
  • Must have a minimum 2.5 high school cumulative GPA

Dack Reeves Memorial Scholarship

Welding

  • Must have recommendation from department

State Employees' Credit Union (SECU) Scholarship

All Programs (General)

  • Must be enrolled full-time and have financial need
  • Must be a U.S. citizen and resident of North Carolina
  • Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
  • Must have demonstrated leadership, excellent character, integrity, and community involvement
  • Preference will be given to those with family members who are public sector employees in North Carolina

SGA / Mayerchak Scholarship

All technical and transfer programs

  • Must be a rising second year student
  • Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
  • Must be full-time student

Shelton Foundation Scholarship

All Programs (General)

  • Must be a 2011 graduate of a Stokes County high school
  • Must use the Shelton Foundation Application
  • See Stokes County guidance staff for details and application

Thomas E. Shown Scholarship in Practical Nursing

Practical Nursing

  • Must be 22 years old or older
  • Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75
  • Must work at least 40 hours per month while attending school
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen
  • Recipient must write the donor semi-annually
  • Requires and interview

Siecor Scholarship

Information Systems or Manufacturing Engineering

  • Must be full-time resident of N.C.
  • Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
  • Must have financial need
  • Preference given to relatives of those who are or were employees of
  • Siecor and single parents

Society for Manufacturing Engineers Scholarship

Mechanical Engineering Technology / Drafting and Design

  • Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
  • Requires a 250 – 500 word essay “Reason(s) for applying for this scholarship?”
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church Scholarship

Automotive Technologies Construction Technologies Health Sciences 
  •  Must have financial need and academic merit

Tom Staley Memorial Scholarship

Business Administration

  • Must be planning to graduate in May, 2012
  • Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
  • Must have earned a minimum of 30 credit hours by the end of Spring 2012

Tree Bright Scholarship of Excellence

Therapeutic Massage

  • Must have a minimum cumulative 3.5 GPA
  • Must be at least a second Semester student
  • Must demonstrate need
  • Will be selected at the end of Fall, 2011

Wachovia General Scholarship

Business or Information Systems

  • Must be a rising second year student
  • Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better
  • Priority to full-time students

Wells Fargo Technical Scholarship

All 2 Year Programs

  • Must be full-time, rising second year student
  • Must have financial need
  • Must demonstrate scholastic promise

Spencer C. and Nell K. Waggoner Scholarship

All Programs (General)

  • Must have financial need

Louise G. Wilson Scholarship

All Programs (General)

  • Must maintain a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA
  • Must be poverty level and Pell eligible
  • Must be a Resident of Forsyth County
Winston-Salem/Twin Cities Kiwanis Clubs Scholarship All Programs (General)
  • Must be a 2011 graduating senior from a Forsyth County high school planning to enroll at Forsyth Tech in the fall term of 2011
  • A separate application is required, available in the high school guidance offices and Office of Student Financial Services
  • Requires an interview

Scholarship Scams

Be careful when searching for information on student financial assistance. Make sure information and offers are legitimate. Be wary if scholarship offers require a processing fee to apply.

Be cautious and look for these telltale lines:

  • The scholarship is guaranteed or your money back.
  • You can't get this information anywhere else.
  • I just need your credit card or bank account number to hold this scholarship
  • You've been selected by a national foundation to receive a scholarship
  • That you're a finalist in a contest you never entered.