Make a Lasting Impact.
At North Carolina Wesleyan University, making an Endowed Gift is one of the most powerful ways to create a lasting impact. Endowment gifts support students, faculty, and programs, helping propel scholarships, initiatives, and programs forward for centuries to come. A minimum gift of $10,000 is required to start a named endowment account.
Depending upon what type of Annual Scholarship you wish to fund, contributions range from $1,000 to $10,000. Annual named scholarships must be renewed each year before May 31st in order to be listed in the University’s scholarship offerings list. 100% of any donation designated to the scholarship at the time of donation will be awarded as scholarships.
General Scholarship Funds
General Scholarship Funds, gifts of any amount, are always needed to help support the University’s general scholarship awards each year. 100% of any donation designated to the scholarship at the time of donation will be awarded as scholarships.
For more details, or to make a specific Endowment or Scholarship gift, contact the Office of Advancement at 252.985.5581.
Endowed & Donated Scholarships
North Carolina Wesleyan University is fortunate to offer scholarships through the generosity of various donors. Please consider helping the university grow our endowment which allows us to help more students financially as well as support faculty and staff with professional development.
NCWU donors support over 95% of our students with their educational goals. Without these scholarships, the majority of our students would not be able to attend NCWU.
Who determines which scholarship I support?
You decide which scholarship you want to support by selecting the general scholarship fund, or allowing us to choose an established underfunded endowed scholarship to support. All of these ways increase our opportunity to impact our students.
Below is a list of scholarships currently offered by NCWU. Follow links to each scholarship to find out more or give to each fund.
| Scholarship Name | Description |
| Adam F. and Catherine B. Ipock Endowed Scholarship | The Ipock Endowed Scholarship honors the life and contributions of Wesleyan alumni Adam F. and Catherine Ipock (class of 1991 & 1992) to benefit students from Craven, Jones, Edgecombe, Nash or Vance counties. |
| Adult Degree Program Scholarship Fund | The ADP Scholarship was funded by alumni, staff, faculty, and friends for the ADP Program. |
| The Alan A. Harper Endowed Scholarship Fund | The Alan Harper Scholarship was established in memory of Meriam G. Harper’s husband, Alan A. Harper to assist students with a financial need. |
| Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation Endowed Scholarship Fund | The Sullivan Scholarship was established through the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation to promote social entrepreneurship and service with Wesleyan’s campus and community, assist with Sullivan retreats, and other service related activities. |
| Alice A. & Guy E. Barnes Scholarship Fund | The Barnes Scholarship was established in memory of Alice and Guy Barnes, founders of NC Wesleyan to support students with first preference given to those from Nash or Edgecombe counties. |
| Allen S. Johnson Scholarship | The Allen Johnson Scholarship was established by the late Gregory W. Williams, class of 1975 for students majoring in history to honor the former History Professor, Dr. Allen S. Johnson. |
| Alumni Faculty Fund | |
| Alumni Scholarship Fund | The Alumni Scholarship was established by the Alumni Association to benefit the children, grandchildren or dependents of NC Wesleyan’s alumni. |
| Anita Donnelly Gurganus Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund | The Anita Gurganus Scholarship was established by Herman and Naoma Crabtree in memory of his niece to any North Carolina resident majoring in Psychology, Sociology, or Elementary Education. |
| Annie Louise Millikin Merritt Scholarship Fund | The Annie Merritt Scholarship was established from a planned gift left by Geneva House for a student from Halifax County. |
| Arch and Ann Sharer Arboretum Fund | The Sharer Arboretum was established to honor the life and many contributions of Ann and Archibald Sharer (an original member of North Carolina Wesleyan faculty beginning in 1960 and retiring in 1996. Dr. Sharer taught Biology). The Arboretum endowment is for the purpose of beautifying and enhancing the College’s Arboretum. |
| Arch W. Sharer Scholarship Fund | The Arch Sharer Scholarship was established to honor the life and contributions of Dr. Archibald W. Sharer by his son, R. Bruce Share, class of 1968 for students pursuing a major in Environmental Science or Biology. |
| Barbara Perry-Sheldon Endowed Scholarship | The Perry-Sheldon Scholarship was established by Professor Emeritus of Education, Barbara Perry-Sheldon to support a Junior or Senior admitted to the teacher education program. |
| Barnhill Contracting Company Scholarship Fund | The Barnhill Scholarship was established by Barnhill Contracting Company to support students attending NCWU from geographic areas serviced by Barnhill. |
| Baxter B. and Elma G. Slaughter Scholarship Fund | The Slaughter Scholarship was established by the late Rev. B. B. Slaughter to support a student pursuing a Christian vocation. |
| Betsey M. Boyd Scholarship | The Boyd Scholarship was established by alumnae, Judy K. Boyd ’93 in memory of her mother to support students in involved in Wesleyan Singers, Wesleyan Jazz Ensemble or other College sponsored music programs. |
| Beverly and Gaston Small Scholarship Fund | The Small Scholarship was established to give students an opportunity to earn their undergraduate degree with preference given to students who are residents of Pasquotank County, NC. |
| Bishop William R. Cannon Scholarship Fund | The Cannon Scholarship was established in honor of Bishop Cannon to support a student for the ministry of The United Methodist Church with a financial need. |
| Blanche Morris Dixon Memorial Scholarship | The Dixon Scholarship was established to support a student of scholastic achievement, character, citizenship, and have completed their freshman year. |
| Bob and Irene Field Endowed Scholarship Fund | The Field Scholarship was established to support students with a financial need, academic record, personal character, and extracurricular activities. |
| The Bob and Pat Mauldin Fund for Faculty & Staff Development | The Mauldin Scholarship was established to honor the life and contributions of the late Robert Mauldin (a Wesleyan Trustee Emeriti) and his wife, Patricia Mauldin who attended Wesleyan and has been an advocate for Wesleyan. The endowment supports faculty and staff with their professional development. |
| Bryan Fund for Excellence in Undergraduate Education | The Bryan Fund was established from a grant from The Kathleen Price and Joseph M. Bryan Foundation to provide opportunities for faculty to grow in their academic areas and enhance their skills as teachers. |
| C.L. and Anna P. Bonney Endowed Scholarship Fund | The Bonney Scholarship is opened to all students with academic promise and financial need. |
| The Carl and Mary Catherine Turner Endowed Scholarship Fund | The Turner Scholarship was established to honor the life and contributions of former Board of Trustee, Carl Turner (class of 93) and Mary Catherine Turner to support students from eastern North Carolina. |
| Charles and Margaret Hutcheson Endowed Scholarship Fund | The Hutcheson Scholarship was established to support any student from Carteret County or Swansboro. |
| Charles Livingston Rogers II Endowed Scholarship | The Livingston Rogers Scholarship was established by James Gasparis (’75) and Robert Askew on behalf of the Brothers of Alpha Delta Chi Fraternity to honor the life and contributions of Charles Livingston Rogers II (’74). Preference is given to a student majoring in theatre. |
| Christopher S. Cash Memorial Scholarship Fund | The Cash Scholarship was established in memory of Wesleyan alumni, Captain Christopher S. Cash, class of 1993 who lost his life during combat in the Iraq war. Preference is given to students intending to serve in health and human services fields. |
| Claire A. Parham and Samuel J. Parham, Jr. Endowed Scholarship | The Parham Scholarship was established by Samuel J. Parham, Sr. to honor the life and contributions of Claire and Samuel J. Parham, Jr to support students from Nash or Edgecombe County or Eastern North Carolina. |
| The Cliff Sullivan Endowment | The Sullivan Scholarship was established by Merry Ellen Bell Sullivan and family members to honor the life and contributions of Hall of Fame Inductee and former Registrar, Charles Clifton “Cliff” Sullivan who passed away April 2013 after a courageous battle with cancer. The Sullivan Scholarship supports one domestic and one international student. |
| The Corbitt B. Rushing Scholarship Fund | The Rushing Scholarship was established by the Rushing family in memory of the late Dr. Corbitt B. Rushing who taught Political Science for 24 years at Wesleyan. He was a retired Colonel, US Army Reserve who served in WWII and the Korean War. The Rushing Scholarship is open to any rising Senior with first preference given to a student interested in political service. |
| The CSX Endowed Scholarship | The CSX Scholarship was established by CSX to support a high school graduate or GED recipient enrolled in Business, Industry and Technology based degree programs. |
| Dr. Daniel and Brenda Crocker Endowed Scholarship for Nursing | The Crocker Nursing Scholarship was established by NCWU Board of Trustees to honor the life and contributions of Board of Trustee Chair, Dr. Daniel Crocker and former Board of Visitors Chair, Mrs. Brenda Crocker. Funds will support students in the nursing program. |
| David A. Jones Endowed Scholarship Fund | The Jones Scholarship was established through the generosity of faculty, staff, family and friends to honor Dr. David Jones upon his retirement from the faculty of NCWU. He taught for 27 years on history and religion. The scholarship provides assistant to students studying history. |
| The Dewey G. Clark Family Endowed Scholarship Fund | The Clark Scholarship was established by Steven D. Felton ’84 to honor the life and contributions of Dewey G. Clark, class of 82 and 7th President of NCWU. The scholarship supports tuition expenses to students from Franklin, Nash, Edgecombe, or Wilson counties with a major in Business Administration or History. |
| Don Scalf Endowment Scholarship Fund | The Scalf Scholarship was established by Lloyd Nelson ’67 to honor Wesleyan’s Hall of Fame Inductee, Don Scalf. Scalf was Wesleyan’s first basketball coach, former physical education instructor who taught for over 36 years, coached for 18 years and served as Athletics Director for six years. The scholarship preferences students majoring in physical education with a financial need. |
| Donald Briggs and Blanche Everett Harrison Scholarship Fund | The Harrison Scholarship was established from the estate of Martha Della Harrison in memory of her mother, Blanche Everett Harrison and father, Donald Briggs Harrison to support students from eastern part of North Carolina. |
| The Donald Gary Glisson Endowed Scholarship in Memory of Martha L. Glisson and Lottie S. Glisson | The Glisson Scholarship was established by Donald Glisson to honor the lives and contributions of Martha and Lottie Glisson to support a student from Nash County. |
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Donesha “Dee” Scott Living Scholarship
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The Scott Scholarship was established by the Hartness Family to honor the life and contributions of Donesha “Dee” Scott whose life was cut short by a car accident during her freshman year at Wesleyan. The scholarship is awarded to a freshman from Wake county. |
| Edenton Street United Methodist Men’s Bible Class Scholarship Fund | The Methodist Men’s Bible Scholarship was established to support students preparing for the ministry or any Methodist student. |
| Edgecombe/Nash Medical Associates Scholarship Fund | The Medical Associates Scholarship was established by citizens of Edgecombe and Nash county. It is open to any student at NCWU. |
| The Eleanor Hoyt Smith Memorial Reading Fund | The Hoyt Smith Scholarship was established by former Wesleyan faculty member, Dr. Leverett T. Smith, Jr. and family in memory of his mother to fund a single visiting writer. |
| The Elizabeth L. and C. Gilbert Vaughn Endowed Scholarship Fund | The Vaughn Scholarship was established to support students with a financial need. |
| Emma McAfee Cannon Endowed Scholarship Fund | The Cannon Scholarship was established by Bishop William Cannon in memory of his mother to support all students with first preference going to a Methodist student. |
| The Essie Mae Batten Crocker Endowed Scholarship Fund | The Batten Crocker Scholarship funded by of Daniel Crocker, Newland Kay Crocker and Polly Crocker Benton was established to support first, students majoring in music and secondly students majoring in education with a financial need. |
| Everett-Leggett Scholarship Fund | The Leggett Scholarship was funded by the late Robert Everett to support deserving students from Nash and Edgecombe counties with a financial need. |
| Felton Endowed Scholarship | The Felton Scholarship was established by Wesleyan alumni, Steven Felton, class of 198 and chair of NC Wesleyan Foundation Board. Criteria not established. |
| Ferebee Dunn Center Endowment | The Ferebee Endowment was established by the late John J. Ferebee, Sr. (Wesleyan Trustee Emeriti and recipient of the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award). The endowment supports the maintenance and upkeep of the Dunn Center. |
| Frances O. and Frank Tayloe Scholarship Fund | The Tayloe Scholarship funded by the late Hazel W. Tayloe. |
| Frank L. Mock, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund | The Mock Scholarship funded through the Queen Street United Methodist men to honor the memory of Frank L. Mock, Jr was established to support students from Lenoir County, NC with a financial need. |
| Frank Smith Wilkinson Lectureship Award | The Wilkinson Lectureship endowment funded by Citizens Savings Bank and Dorothy Battle Wilkinson was established to honor the life and contributions of Frank Wilkinson (one of NC Wesleyan’s founders) for his leadership and service to the Rocky Mount community. The scholarship supports study and travel for Wesleyan’s Faculty. |
| The “Fritz” James Morrison Smith, Jr. Faculty Development Fund | The Fritz scholarship funded by the family of “Fritz” James Morrison Smith, Jr was established to support faculty development projects. |
| General Endowment Fund | General Endowment Fund was established to support any student with a financial need. |
| General Scholarship Fund | The General Scholarship was established to support any student with a financial need. |
| The George I. Alden Trust | George I. Alden was an experienced and successful teacher who wanted others like him to be aided in their efforts. Scholarships are based on academic performance and financial need of each student. |
| The Dr. George Rufus Ratchford Instrumental Music Endowed Scholarship | The Ratchford Scholarship was established by Kay Ratchford in memory of her late husband to support students with a passion and commitment to instrumental music. |
| George W. and Lillie W Jackson Endowed Scholarship | The Jackson Scholarship was established to honor the lives of George and Lillie Jackson to support students from Perquimans county, next preference Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hyde, Pasquotank, Tyrell, and or Washington. |
| George W. Blount Scholarship Fund | The Blount Scholarship funded by a retired Methodist minister was established to support students studying for the ministry with a financial need. |
| GlaxoSmithKline Women in Science Scholars Endowment | Glaxo Smith Kline Scholarship funded by a grant from North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation was established to support students with first preference given to freshmen women with a strong interest in science. |
| Gravely Arts Endowed Fund | The Gravely Endowment funded by Jane C. Gravely, class of 74 was established to honor the life and contributions of her mother, Janice B. Gravely who was an avid painter. Funds from the endowment offset expenses associated with decoration, restoration, and maintenance of the Gravely Arts Gallery in the Dunn Center. |
| Gwen Gordon Shiley Endowed Scholarship Fund | The Shiley Scholarship funded by NC Wesleyan Women’s Soccer team to honor the life and contributions of Wesleyan alumna, Gwen Shiley ’97 to support a full-time rising Sophomore, Junior or Senior, first preference to female student with a financial need. |
| H. Langill and Elizabeth M. Watson Scholarship Fund | The Watson Scholarship funded by Trustee Emerita, Dr. William and Celeste Pittman was established to honor the life and contributions of his dear friends, H. Langill and Elizabeth M. Watson. It supports first generation students. |
| The Harvey Endowed Scholarship Fund | The Harvey Scholarship funded by Margaret and Felix Harvey was established to support students from North Carolina with a financial need. |
| Helen Lancaster Minton Educational fund | The Minton Scholarship was established to support students that are residents of Nash or Edgecombe county, North Carolina with a financial need. |
| The Henry N. and Sidney T. Davenport Educational Trust Scholarship | The Davenport Scholarship was established to support students that are residents of Nash or Edgecombe county with a financial need. |
| Holderness Professorship in Public Education | The Holderness Endowment funded by Sprint/Carolina Telephone was established to provide professional development to a faculty member. |
| Howard Parsons Biomedical Endowed Scholarship | The Parsons Scholarship funded by Wesleyan alumna, Judith Vilagos Parsons, class of 75 in memory of her late husband, Howard, class of 74 was established to support students that are US Citizens studying Biomedical Science, or other areas of Science. |
| Independent Insurance Agents Scholarship | Insurance Agents Scholarship was established by the Rocky Mount Association of Insurance Agents to any student of NC Wesleyan with a financial need. |
| Dr. Jack W. Moore Endowed Scholarship Fund | The Moore Scholarship was established by Martha Moore and family to honor the life and contributions of the Founding Academic Dean of NC Wesleyan, Dr. Jack W. Moore. The scholarship supports students who have demonstrated a proclivity to living a life guided by the principle of social justice. |
| The JaGlo Scholarship Fund | The JaGlo Scholarship funded by Jack L. Gurganus, Jr. and Sonya Gurganus Bowen in memory of their loved ones was established to support a sophomore or upper-classman from Nash, Edgecombe, or Wilson county. |
| James and Elizabeth Gray Endowed Scholarship | The Gray Scholarship was established to honor the life and contributions of Wesleyan’s sixth President, James A. Gray III and Elizabeth Gray, aka Mama Prez. Known to students as The Elizabeth Gray Education Scholarship, the endowment will support students recommended from the Education Department. |
| James E. & Mary Z. Bryan Memorial Scholarship Fund | The Bryan Memorial Scholarship funded by The James E. And Mary Z. Bryan Foundation was established to support students that are residents of North Carolina who are worthy and need financial assistance. |
| James E. Grantham Scholarship Fund | The Grantham Scholarship established by Rocky Mount Rotary Club in memory of James E. Grantham, a native of Rocky Mount who served in WWII. Capt. James Grantham was killed in action in Belgium, January 10, 1945. He received the Purple Heart. Then Grantham Scholarship was established to support students from Rocky Mount, Nash, or Edgecombe counties, NC. |
| The Janice Bryant Howroyd Endowment | The Howroyd Scholarship was established to honor the life and contributions of Wesleyan’s Honorary Trustee, Janice Bryant Howroyd, a native of Tarboro, the first African American woman to own a billion-dollar company. She is the founder and CEO of the ACT-1 Group. First preference is given to a female student in her Junior or Senior year majoring in STEM subjects. |
| Jasper L. Cummings and Margaret W. Ivey Scholarship Fund | The Cummings and Ivey Scholarship established in recognition of Jasper Cummings and Margaret Ivey (two of Wesleyan’s founders). The scholarship supports students that have graduated from a public high school in Nash or Edgecombe counties, North Carolina. |
| Jenkins-Tapp Scholarship Fund | The Jenkins-Tapp Scholarship funded from the estate of Irma Tapp (one of NC Wesleyan’s Founders) and Mary Jenkins was established to support any student attending North Carolina Wesleyan. |
| The Jessie Bell Raiford Scholarship Fund | The Raiford Scholarship was established to honor the life and contributions of Miss Jessie Raiford who found a home on the campus of Wesleyan after the Littleton College was destroyed by fire for which her mother, Ada Griffin Raiford attended. The scholarship supports any student of personal character, relevant extracurricular activities, motivating interest and financial need. |
| John C. and Huldah B. Daughtridge Memorial Scholarship Fund | The Daughtridge Scholarship was established by Anita Bobbitt in memory of her parents. Preference is given to students who are residents of North Carolina and have a financial need. |
| John C. Bullock Scholarship Fund | The Bullock Scholarship was established to honor the life accomplishments of former Board of Trustee member, John C. Bullock. Scholarship is awarded according to the University Scholarship and Financial Aid policy. |
| The Johnson Scholarship | The Johnson Scholarship was established to honor the life and contributions of Samuel and Velma Johnson, former Board of Trustee who served from 2009 to 2013. The scholarship gives first preference to a female upper-classman with exemplary leadership skills in student government of student affairs. |
| Joseph Dominic Nassrie, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund | The Nassrie Scholarship was established by family and friends in memory of Joseph Dominic Nassrie who was a student at NCWC, and was awarded his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology just prior to his death after a heroic battle with cancer. The scholarship supports upperclassman pursing a major in Biology. |
| The Josephus Daniels Endowed Scholarship | The Daniels Scholarship funded by Frank Daniels, Jr. (former President and Publisher of The News and Observer) and the Josephus Daniels Charitable Fund was established to honor the life of Josephus Daniels. The scholarship supports Freshmen or transfer students with outstanding academic and personal accomplishments. |
| Julia Powers Fund | The Powers fund was established to honor the memory of James Powers and provide support for the Powers Recital Hall located in the Dunn Center. Preference is given to funding cultural activities for students, however funds can be used occasionally to provide improvements to the facility. |
| Julia Weskett Powers Endowed Music Scholarship Fund | The Powers Music Scholarship was established by James Powers to honor his wife in recognition of her love of music and her service to education and the community. Scholarship recipients should be active in the college’s music program and a music major and/or a leader in chorus, band or similar group. |
| Justus and Margaret Everett Scholarship Fund | The Everett Scholarship was established by the late Robert Everett in memory of his parents, Justus and Margaret Everett. The scholarship supports students from Nash, Edgecombe, or Halifax counties with a financial need. |
| Kandis McBride-Jones Living Scholarship | The McBride-Jones Scholarship was established by the Hartness Family to honor the life and contributions of Kandis McBride-Jones whose life was cut short by a car accident during her freshman year at Wesleyan. The scholarship is awarded to a freshman from Halifax county. |
| Laura Elizabeth Boice Endowed Scholarship Fund | The Boice Scholarship was established through the generosity of Laura E. Boice to honor the Eleanor White Dare Chapter Natl. Inc. Colonial Dames XVII Century to support a student majoring in the area of History or Education. |
| Leroy E. Dettman Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund | The Dettman Scholarship established by former Wesleyan student, Gregory Dettman in memory of his father, Leroy Dettman. The scholarship supports students majoring in Business. |
| Leslie H. and Evelyn G. Garner Faculty Leadership Award | The Garner Endowment was funded by the children of Leslie and Evelyn Garner to honor their parents’ contributions to academic excellence. The endowment supports the professional development of faculty members invited to submit proposals for the award. |
| Lewis-Smith Scholarship Fund | The Lewis-Smith Scholarship established by the late Rev. David M. Lewis in memory of Mr. and Mrs. William W. Lewis and the Rev. J. L. Smith supports students preparing for the United Methodist ministry. |
| Linda Flowers Endowed Scholarship | The Flowers Scholarship established in memory of Dr. Linda Flowers, former faculty member of NC Wesleyan. |
| Littleton College Memorial Scholarship Fund | The Littleton Scholarship was established by Littleton College Alumnae. After Littleton College burned down, alumnae began meeting on the campus of Wesleyan. First preference given to young women from eastern North Carolina planning a Christian vocation with a financial need. |
| Lloyd G. Boone and Shirley Parham Boone Endowment | The Boone Endowment was established by Samuel J. Parham, Sr. to fulfill the wishes of his late aunt Shirley Parham Boone in memory of her late husband Lloyd G. Boone, Jr. Mr. Boone graduated from Wesleyan, class of 77. The scholarship supports students with a financial need seeking a major in Logistics or the Nursing Program who are residents of Nash or Edgecombe counties, or eastern North Carolina. |
| Lloyd Nelson BBC Endowment | The Nelson Battling Bishop Club Endowment was established to honor the life and contributions of Board of Trustee member, Lloyd Nelson, class of 67 and Elliott Nelson, class of 66. Lloyd Nelson, Hall of Fame Inductee was the first-ever Basketball’s Most Valuable Player during the 1963-64 inaugural season and a two-time All-Conference. The Nelson endowment was funded to give annual support to Wesleyan’s Athletic Programs. |
| Louise Cowell Scholarship Fund | The Cowell Scholarship was established to support any Wesleyan student with a financial need. |
| The Lucille Thomas Bryan Scholarship Fund | The Lucille T. Bryan Scholarship was established by Donald T. Bryan to honor the life and contributions of Lucille Bryan. Preference is given to any incoming freshman who meets the scholarships’ criteria. |
| Marvin Meadows and Earl Harper Endowment | The Meadows and Harper Scholarship was established by Board of Trustees Chair, Paul Bauer to honor the life and contributions of Marvin Meadows, class of 81, and Earl Harper, a longtime employee in the athletics department. The scholarship will assist and support the needs of the golf program. |
| Mary Benson Yarborough Endowed Scholarship Fund | The Yarborough Scholarship was established by Rebecca Lawrence Benson in honor of her daughter, Mary Benson Yarborough. Preference will be given to students from St. Luke United Methodist Church in Sanford, NC with a financial need. |
| Mary Elizabeth Austin Yancey Endowed Scholarship Fund | Then Yancey Scholarship was established by Mr. L. Clement Yancey and Dr. Lindsay C. Yancey, Jr. to honor the life and contributions of Wesleyan’s Trustee Emeriti, Mary Elizabeth Austin Yancey. Mrs. Yancey served for seventeen years on the board. The scholarship is awarded to a freshman from Granville, Vance, or Pitt counties. |
| Mary Lee B. and William K. Stewart, Jr. Endowed Scholarship Fund | The Stewart Scholarship supports students majoring in Chemistry, Physics or Biology. Preference is given in this order, students from Wilmington, New Hanover County, county in eastern North Carolina, from North Carolina, from South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama or Florida. |
| Miles Frederick Anderson Scholarship Fund | The Anderson Scholarship was established in loving memory of Miles F. Anderson who attended Wesleyan graduating in 1997 with a bachelor’s degree in biology, chemistry, and environmental science. Preference will be given to a Junior or Senior actively pursuing a major in Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science or Pre-Medicine. |
| Mitchell A. Mah’moud and Nana A. Mah’moud Scholarship Fund | The Mah’moud Scholarship was established to honor the life and contributions of Dr. Mitchell A. Mah’moud, and former Wesleyan Trustee, Nana Mah’moud to support upper-class students who have exhibited high academic achievement, and have a financial need. |
| Moe Bauer Battling Bishops Club (BBC) Baseball Endowment Fund | The Moe Bauer Endowment was established by the Raymond Edwin “Moe” Bauer family to honor Moe Bauer life and contributions to Wesleyan serving for over 33 years, Head Baseball Coach, Director of Athletics, Professor of Physical Education, Professor of Education, and a Hall of Fame Inductee. The endowment’s support enhances the baseball program at NC Wesleyan. |
| Nancy A. Shaw Endowed Professorship | The Shaw Professorship was established in memory of Nancy A. Shaw, a successful physician with ties to Nash County. Her trust’s primary focus was to benefit the health and care of felines, which was a passion of hers. The endowment will fund a professor working with pre-vet students and potential future animal care programming. |
| Nancy A. Shaw Endowed Scholarship | The Shaw Endowed Scholarship was established in memory of Nancy A. Shaw, a successful physician with ties to Nash County. Her trust’s primary focus was to benefit the health and care of felines, which was a passion of hers. The scholarship supports pre-vet students or students majoring in future animal care programs. |
| The Nancy S. Parker Endowment | The Parker Scholarship was established to honor the life and wishes of Nancy Parker, a 1970 graduate of NC Wesleyan who taught Math for thirty years with the Roanoke Rapids Graded School District. Preference is given to students majoring in Math or Education from Halifax or Northampton counties, NC. |
| Nancy Shaw Center Endowment | The Shaw Center Endowment was established in memory of Nancy A. Shaw, a successful physician with ties to Nash County. Her trust’s primary focus was to benefit the health and care of felines, which was a passion of hers. The Shaw Center Endowment supported the Shaw Learning Center building project. |
| NC Wesleyan Players Visiting Artist Fund | The Players Visiting Artist Fund was established by theatre professionals, performing artists, theatre alumni and friends to enhance the Theatre Program. Preference will be given to Residencies which provide exposure and enrichment for the students. |
| NC Wesleyan Staff Development Fund | The Wesleyan Staff Development Fund was established to support the professional development of Wesleyan’s staff. |
| The Nell Rose Ellis Boone Endowment | The Nell Rose Ellis Boone Scholarship was established by Neal and Bert Boone to honor the life and contributions of their late mother, Nell Boone who dedicated 35 years of her life as a high school teacher. Preference is given to an upperclassman active in their church, involved in community service, and demonstrates academic achievement and good personal character. |
| Nu Gamma Phi Scholarship Fund | The Nu Gamma Phi alumni established the Nu Gamma Phi Scholarship to support an upperclassman who has exhibited high scholastic achievement. |
| O.W. and Virginia Dowd Scholarship Fund | The Dowd scholarship was established by the estate of Virginia Dowd Prince. Preference is given to students who have the greatest potential for rendering service to The United Methodist Church, and who may consider a career of full-time service to the Church. |
| Olive A. Stokes Endowed Scholarship | The Stokes Scholarship was established from the Olive A. Stokes Trust to support students from Nash or Edgecombe county, NC. |
| Olivia and Chester Bullard Scholarship Fund | The Bullard Scholarship was established to honor the parents of Mrs. Hackett Applewhite to support students with a financial need. |
| The Oscar and Tommy Taylor Scholarship | The Oscar and Tommy Taylor Scholarship was established by the First United Methodist Church of Rocky Mount in memory of Oscar and Tommy who were killed in an automobile accident. At the time of their deaths, Oscar was a student at NC State and Tommy was a student at Rocky Mount Senior High. Scholarship criteria is open. |
| The Patricia Ann Black Grindle Scholarship Fund | The Grindle Scholarship was established by Wesleyan Alumni, Rod K. Grindle ’82 to honor the life and contributions of his wife, Patricia Ann Black Grindle. The scholarship supports students in the Adult and Professional Studies Program who have resided in North Carolina for at least one year. |
| Petree-Forcum Memorial Scholarship Fund | The Petree-Forcum Scholarship was established by Mr. and Mrs. James M. Forcum to honor James Bynum Forcum, Jr. and Rachel Beaulah Petree Forcum. Preference will be given to full-time Junior or Senior students in their second, third, or fourth academic year actively pursuing a declared major in Business Administration. |
| Pitt County Memorial Hospital Lights of Love in Memory of Christopher S. Cash Scholarship | The PCMHLOL Scholarship was established by Dawn Cash-Salau in memory of Christopher S. Cash who was killed in combat during the Iraq war. Chris was a 1993 Wesleyan graduate. Preference is given to a rising Junior or Senior studying Exercise Science, Pre-Medicine or Physical Therapy. |
| Polly and C.R. Philpot Educational Fund | The Philpot Scholarship was funded by a bequest from Polly and C. R. Philpot to support any worthy North Carolina student. |
| Powell-Roberson Endowed Nursing Scholarship | The Powell-Roberson Nursing Scholarship was established by the Community Hospice Foundation to honor the lives and contributions of the Powell and Roberson families to hospice and palliative care patients in eastern North Carolina. The scholarship primary consideration will be given to nursing students with current employment working in hospice/palliative care environment, a nursing home or assisted living facility who are residents of central or eastern NC. |
| Quedeshia “Donyell” Brown Living Scholarship | The Brown Scholarship was established by the Hartness Family to honor the life and contributions of Quedeshia “Donyell” Brown whose life was cut short by a car accident during her freshman year at Wesleyan. The scholarship is awarded to a freshman from Vance county. |
| R. Russell Braswell Scholarship | The Braswell Scholarship was established by Hazel S. Braswell and family in memory of her husband, R. Russell, one of NC Wesleyan Founders. The scholarship supports any qualified students within the state of North Carolina with a need. Preference is given to students from Nash and Edgecombe County if an overwhelming number of applicants. |
| R.W. Davis Scholarship Fund | The Davis Scholarship was established by Mrs. Selma Davis in loving memory of her husband, R.W. Davis. Preference for receiving the scholarship will be given to 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year students from Nash County actively pursuing a major in Business or Education with a financial need. |
| Ray and Dwight Duff Endowed Scholarship | The Duff Scholarship was established by Dr. Evan D. Duff and family to honor the lives and contributions of two brothers, Ray and Dwight Duff. Both Dr. Duff’s uncle Ray and father, Dwight strongly supported education, high school sports, their church and the community. Preference is given to incoming freshman from eastern NC high school. |
| Rexford Francis and Rosa Lee Brake Tucker Scholarship Fund | The Tucker Scholarship was established by the Rexford Tucker family. Preference will be given to a resident student with academic promise and financial need pursuing a major in the humanities or social science with preference given to students accepted in the NC Wesleyan Honors Program. |
| Richard J Ford, Jr. Endowed Scholarship Fund | The Ford Scholarship was established to support any student on the basis of merit or need or both. |
| RMAWC Foundation Fund | Scholarship established for academic support. |
| Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. Zipf, Jr. Scholarship Fund | The Zipf Scholarship was established by Dr. Robert and Mrs. Nancy Zipf to support students majoring in Biology, Chemistry or other related science discipline, and intending to pursue a career related to the Health Sciences. |
| Robyne St Claire Barnes Living Scholarship | The St. Claire Barnes Scholarship was established by the Hartness Family to honor the life and contributions of Robyne St. Claire Barnes whose life was cut short by a car accident during her freshman year at Wesleyan. The scholarship is awarded to a freshman from Northampton county, NC. |
| Roger G. Taylor Endowed Scholarship Fund in Honor of Gaile Davenport Taylor | The Roger G. Taylor Endowed Scholarship was established by Board of Trustees member, Roger Taylor, class of 1970. Hall of Fame Inductee, Roger was one of the greatest players in the history of the Battling Bishops men’s basketball program. A two-time MVP and All-Conference, he funded the endowment to honor his wife, Gaile Davenport Taylor. The scholarship is open to any part or full-time single mother in her Junior or Senior academic year. |
| Roger G. Taylor Legacy Endowment Fund | The Roger Taylor Legacy Endowment was established by Board of Trustees member, Roger Taylor, class of 1970. Hall of Fame Inductee, Roger was one of the greatest players in the history of the Battling Bishops men’s basketball program. A two-time MVP and All-Conference, he funded the endowment to attract promising student-athletes to the campus and to give them improved training and competitive experiences. |
| Rosa B. Taylor Endowed Scholarship Fund | Rosa Taylor Scholarship was established to support students studying for the Methodist ministry or some other Christian related vocation. |
| Ruth Williams Rabil Endowed Scholarship | The Rabil Scholarship was established by Margaret Nixon to honor the life and contributions of her mother, Ruth Williams Rabil, one of NC Wesleyan’s Founders. First Preference is given to a female upper-class student working towards a major in the humanities, and is involved in community service in the Rocky Mount community. |
| Sandra L. Dawson Scholarship Fund | The Dawson Scholarship was established to support a student from the northern Nash community. |
| The Sara Mitchell Powell Scholarship Fund | The Mitchell Powell Scholarship was established by the Virginia Lacy Syke Estate to provide a district scholarship for a descendant of a Confederate veteran who has a financial need. |
| Spero Kounouklis Scholarship Fund | The Kounouklis Scholarship was established by friends of Mr. Kounouklis’ death to support a local student. |
| Swindell Rackley Memorial Scholarship Fund | The Rackley Scholarship was established by Sheila Hale Ogle and Carroll Ogle in honor and memory of their uncle, Swindell Rackley. Preference is given to students who are residents of North Carolina, particularly Nash County, where Swindell was lifetime resident and founding member of the Englewood Methodist Church with a financial need. |
| Taswell and Fidelia Griffin Endowed Scholarship Fund | The Taswell and Griffin Scholarship was established by Nell Griffin Davenport, Mr. and Mrs. James A. Griffin (Patsy Matthews, C’64), Mrs. R.T. Griffin III (Dorothy Crickmore Griffin) and Mrs. Charlotte Griffin Ahalt to honor the life and contributions of Taswell and Fidelia Griffin. Preference is given to students who are Education majors from North Carolina. |
| Theo H. Pitt, Jr. and Molly Browning Pitt Endowed Scholarship Fund | The Theo and Molly Pitt Scholarship was established to support any student considering their academic record, personal character, relevant extracurricular activities, and motivating interest. |
| Thomas and Cynthia Dyer Endowment Fund | The Dyer Endowment was established by Thomas and Cynthia Dyer who both attended Wesleyan. Thomas was class of 1970.The endowment supports the Women’s Soccer Program. |
| The Treva Porter Pendleton Scholarship Fund | The Pendleton Scholarship was established to support students from Pasquotank County or the immediate area with a financial need. |
| Universal Leaf North America Endowed Business Scholarship | The Universal Leaf Scholarship was established by Universal Leaf North America U.S. Preference is given to a first-year student (including transfers) seeking a major in Business Administration and Accounting. Preferential consideration given to students, or their parents, who are involved in an agronomic industry. |
| Velma B. and Ernest A. Brown Scholarship Fund | The Brown Scholarship was established by the estate of Velma B. Brown in memory of Velma and Ernest Brown. The scholarship criteria is open. |
| Vivian Peele Aycock Endowed Scholarship Fund | The Aycock Scholarship was established by Sally Peele Smith to honor her sister, Vivian Peele Aycock. The scholarship is open to any new student majoring in any field with a financial need. |
| Vivian Proctor Mitchell Scholarship Fund | The Mitchell Scholarship was established in honor of Wesleyan alumna Vivian Proctor Mitchell, class of 1974. The scholarship gives preference to students who are residents of North Carolina and a child of a Methodist minister with a financial need. |
| Dr. W. L. Willhite Endowed Scholarship Fund | The Willhite Scholarship was established by Wesleyan alumni, Rick C. Bradham, class of 81 to honor the life and contributions of Dr. W. L. Willhite. Dr. Willhite served as the head of the Business Department for almost ten years. The Willhite Scholarship is awarded to a Junior or Senior majoring in Business with a financial need. |
| Wilbert M. & Doris L. Kemp Scholarship Fund | The Kemp Scholarship was established to honor the life and contributions of Wilbert and Doris Kemp who were dedicated servants of the Methodist church. The scholarship is available for students with a financial need that meet the average requirement to remain in school. |
| Wilbur Putney Williams Memorial Scholarship Fund | The Putney Williams Scholarship was established by Wilbur Williams in memory of his father, Wilbur Putney Williams. Preference is given to students who are residents of North Carolina with a financial need. |
| The William David Boseman and Della Bulluck Boseman Memorial Educational Fund | The Boseman Educational Fund was established by Molly Boseman Bailey to support students from Nash or Edgecombe County with financial need, character, scholastic attainments, demonstrated qualities of leadership, good citizenship and community spirit. |
| The William G. Sasser Music Scholarship Fund | The Sasser Music Scholarship was established to honor the life and contributions of William G. Sasser, the first choral music director at Wesleyan. The scholarship will be awarded to students participating in the music curriculum and activities of the University. |
| William R. and Stella H. Coleman Scholarship Fund | The Coleman Scholarship was established to honor the life and contributions of William and Stella Coleman. The scholarship criteria is open. |
| William Robert Everett Scholarship Fund (Quasi Harrison) | The Robert Everett Scholarship was established from the Estate of Martha Della Harrison in memory of her uncle, William Robert Everett to support students from the eastern part of North Carolina. |
| The William T. & Karen N. Lancaster Family Endowed Scholarship | The Lancaster Scholarship was established by the Lancaster family to honor the life and contributions of their late father, William Ted Lancaster, class of 1970 and their mother, Karen Naylor Lancaster, class of 1970. The scholarship preferences students that are residents of Rocky Mount, NC who demonstrate academic achievement and have a financial need. |
| William W. Shaw Scholarships in Business Administration | The Shaw Scholarship was established in memory of William W. Shaw, one of Wesleyan’s Founders. The scholarship supports students pursuing a degree in Business Administration. |
- Adam F. and Catherine B. Ipock Endowed Scholarship
- Alan A. Harper Endowed Scholarship Fund
- Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation Endowed Scholarship Fund
- Algernon Sydney Sullivan Scholarship
- Alice A. and Guy E. Barnes Endowed Scholarship Fund
- Alumni Scholarship Fund
- Allen S. Johnson Scholarship Fund
- Anita Donnelly Gurganus Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
- Arch W. Sharer Scholarship Fund
- Balfour Scholarship
- Barbara Perry-Sheldon Endowed Scholarship
