The Cheatham-White Scholarship offers a comprehensive award package, designed to create an exceptional educational experience for accomplished and well-rounded students.
Recipients of the Cheatham-White Scholarship will possess a diverse array of interests, excel in both arts and sciences, exhibit leadership qualities, and a strong commitment to community service.
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Cheatham White Scholarship Eligibility
Eligibility and Selection Criteria for Cheatham-White Scholarship:
To qualify as a Cheatham-White Scholar, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Admissions Application: Apply for first-year freshman admission for the fall semester in pursuit of a baccalaureate program at North Carolina A&T.
- Honors College Application: Submit an Honors College application, which should include a school or self-endorsed nomination.
- Citizenship Status: Be a United States citizen or permanent resident.
- High School Graduation: Be on track to graduate from high school in the spring semester before college admission.
- Academic Achievement: Maintain a minimum weighted cumulative GPA of 4.00 or higher.
- Standardized Test Scores: Achieve a minimum scholastic test score of 1280 on the SAT or 28 on the ACT (test scores are optional).
- Character and Leadership: Display exceptional qualities of character and leadership.
- Extracurricular Involvement: Actively participate in extracurricular activities.
- Commitment to Service: Demonstrate a strong commitment to community service.
Expectations of Recipients:
To maintain scholarship eligibility, recipients must:
- Maintain Academic Excellence: Achieve and sustain a 3.5 cumulative GPA annually.
- Full-Time Enrollment: Enroll as a full-time student in each semester and accumulate a minimum of 30 credit hours per academic year.
- Active Engagement: Maintain membership in the Honors College and actively participate in its programs and activities.
How to Apply for the Cheatham-White Scholarship:
- Nomination Initiation:
- A high school administrator (principal, vice-principal, or guidance counselor) must nominate the student, or students can opt for self-nomination.
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After the nomination process is complete, applicants can access the Cheatham-White Scholarship application.
- Nomination Submission:
- High school administrators can submit nominations through the Cheatham-White Scholarship Nomination Form.
- Students who have submitted an application for undergraduate admission can self-nominate via their Eagle Promise Portal.
- Nominations must be completed by November 1.
- Nomination Opening for 2024–2025:
- Nominations for the 2024–2025 academic year will open on August 15, 2023.
- Cheatham-White Application:
- Once a nomination is received and reviewed, the student will gain access to the Cheatham-White Application.
- Students should complete the application in its entirety, attach all required supporting documents, and submit it no later than December 1.
Important Dates:
- August 15, 2023: Nomination forms become available.
- November 1, 2023: Deadline for nomination forms.
- December 1, 2023: Deadline for Cheatham-White application materials.
- January 5, 2024: Applicants will be notified if selected to continue as finalists.
- February, 2024 (Date TBD): Eagle Scholars Day and finalists’ interviews.
- March 1, 2024: All applicants will be notified of their final status.