Our Opportunities

You must complete the General Scholarship Application to be considered for a Foundation Scholarship in the 2025-26 academic year. If you already submitted an application for 2025-26, you may update any information on your application that has changed.

Note the following important dates:

  • March 17, 2025 – scholarship portal opens for 2025-26 scholarships
  • August 31, 2025 – application deadline for 2025-26 academic year (Fall ’25, Spring ’26 & Summer ’26) and Fall ’25 scholarships
  • February 15, 2026 – application deadline for new students starting in Spring ’26 and for students who did not submit an application by August 31, 2025 who want to be considered for Spring ’26 and Summer ’26 scholarships

Your application is active from the moment you start until all opportunities close at the end of the cycle and can be updated throughout that time. You can save your application at any time by clicking Save and Keep Editing at the bottom of the form. Once completed, you can submit your application by clicking Finish and Submit. Once you submit, you will automatically be considered for all auto-match opportunities for which you meet the scholarship criteria.

After submitting your General Application, please check your Recommended Opportunities for additional scholarships you may be eligible for. Your scholarship application will remain on file throughout the academic year. Incomplete or unsubmitted applications will not be considered for a scholarship.

Employees of the college are not eligible to apply for Foundation scholarships unless they were already enrolled as students before being hired into a part-time position (such as work-study or NextGen roles). Students who seek part-time employment while enrolled may retain both their scholarship and employment as long as they remain in good standing. The college reserves the right to disqualify any employee of Central Piedmont from scholarship eligibility if awarding the scholarship would conflict with the Employee Code of Conduct or any other policies.

Note: Required fields are marked with an asterisk. Help text is listed below the answer box for some questions; this text will provide additional guidance to assist you as you answer the questions. Any words that have the i next to it will produce a help box that will provide more information when you hover over the icon with your cursor.

Unless otherwise noted, scholarships provide a credit for tuition, tuition fees, and books with awards applied first to tuition and tuition fees for the specified term. Scholarship awards apply to credit courses only. Unused scholarship funds will not be refunded to the student. If a student is continuing for another term and would like the unused funds to be applied to that next term, they should contact the Central Piedmont Community College Financial Aid at scholarships@cpcc.edu.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
Varies Dr. Marion Charles Lane Endowed Scholarship
The Dr. Charles Lane Endowed Scholarship provides scholarship assistance...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies Dr. Mel Gay Endowed Scholarship
The Dr. Mel Gay Endowed Scholarship is available to students taking...
Deadline08/31/2025
Up to $3,200 Dr. Tony Zeiss Endowed Scholarship
The Dr. Tony Zeiss Endowed Scholarship is available to students with...
Deadline08/31/2025
Up to $3,000 Early Childhood Education Pathway Scholarship
The Early Childhood Education Pathway Scholarship shall be used to...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies Edgar Terrell Jr. Endowed Scholarship
The Edgar Terrell Jr. Endowed Scholarship is available to students...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies Esther Fishel Endowed Scholarship
The Esther Fishel Endowed Scholarship is available to Central Piedmont...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies Eugene (Gene) Howerdd Endowed Scholarship (Cato)
The Cato-Eugene (Gene) Howerdd Endowed Scholarship is available to...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies Ezequiel Vega Honorary Scholarship
The Ezequiel Vega Honorary Scholarship is available to students who have...
Deadline08/31/2025
Up to $1,000 F. Kenneth (Ken) Iverson Endowed Scholarship (Cato)
The Cato-F. Kenneth (Ken) Iverson Endowed Scholarship is available to...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies First Trust Bank Endowed Scholarship
The First Trust Bank Endowed Scholarship is available to students who...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies First Union National Bank Endowed Scholarship
The First Union National Bank Endowed Scholarship is available to...
Deadline08/31/2025
$1,500 Frankie Graves / Mike Realon Southwest Charlotte Business Association Scholarship
The Frankie Graves / Mike Realon Southwest Charlotte Business...
Deadline08/31/2025
Up to $2,500 plus travel stipend Fred Sprock Sr. Endowed Scholarship
The Fred Sprock Sr. Endowed Scholarship is available to students...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies Garinger Education Foundation Scholarship
It is the Donor’s intent that the Fund will provide monetary...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies Gary & Cindy LaBrosse Endowed Scholarship
The Gary & Cindy LaBrosse Endowed Scholarship is available to students...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies General Scholarship
General Use Scholarship
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies Georgia Jacquez Lewis Family Endowed Scholarship
The Georgia Jacquez Lewis Family Endowed Scholarship is available to a...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies Geraldine Horne Rhodes Endowed Scholarship (Cato)
The Cato-Geraldine Horne Rhodes Endowed Scholarship is available to...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies Goodrich Corporation Endowed Scholarship
The Goodrich Corporation Endowed Scholarship is available to students...
Deadline08/31/2025
Up to $1,000 Grant Alan Miller Memorial Scholarship
The Grant Alan Miller Memorial Scholarship provides financial assistance...
Deadline08/31/2025
Up to $500 Gregory L. Recard Memorial Scholarship
The Gregory L. Recard Memorial Scholarship fund shall be used...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies Grover Maxwell Endowed Scholarship (Cato)
The Cato-Grover Maxwell Endowed Scholarship is available to Central...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies Gurdian Endowed Scholarship
The Gurdian Endowed Scholarship is available to Central Piedmont...
Deadline08/31/2025
Up to $3,200 Health Sciences Scholarship
The Health Sciences Scholarships will provide cytotechnology and/or...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies Helen N. Lee Endowed Scholarship (Cato)
The Cato-Helen N. Lee Endowed Scholarship is available to Central...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies Hilary B. Waddell Endowed Scholarship
The Hilary B. Waddell Endowed Scholarship is available to students who...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies Hubert H. Thomason Memorial Endowed Scholarship (Cato)
The Cato-Hubert H. Thomason Endowed Scholarship is available to Central...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies Invitation Homes Scholarship
The Invitation Homes Scholarship provides scholarship assistance provide...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies Iris J. Potts & Margaret L. Drumm Endowed Scholarship
The Iris J. Potts and Margaret L. Drumm Endowed Scholarship is available...
Deadline08/31/2025
$900 Jack & Barbara Claiborne Endowed Scholarship
The Central High School Legacy-Jack and Barbara Claiborne Endowed...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies Jack Crist Endowed Scholarship
The Jack Crist Endowed Scholarship is available to students in any...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies Jaeger Scholarship
The Jaeger Scholarship shall be used exclusively to support the College...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies James Douglas Zeller Endowed Scholarship
The James Douglas Zeller Endowed Scholarship is available to students...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies James V. (Jimmy) Johnson Endowed Scholarship (Cato)
The Cato-James V. (Jimmy) Johnson Endowed Scholarship is available to...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies James W. (Jim) Emry Endowed Scholarship (Cato)
The Cato-James W. (Jim) Emry Endowed Scholarship is available to Central...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies James W. Hughes Memorial Endowed Scholarship
The James W. Hughes Memorial Endowed Scholarship is available to...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies Jane & Steven Cooper Endowed Scholarship
The Jane & Steven Cooper Endowed Scholarship is available to Central...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies Jay O. Emry Endowed Scholarship (Cato)
The Cato-Jay O. Emry Endowed Scholarship is available to Central...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies Jesse Campbell Horticulture Scholarship
The Jesse Campbell Horticulture Scholarship is available to students...
Deadline08/31/2025
Up to $1,200 Joe Summer Horticulture Endowed Scholarship
The Joe Summer Horticulture Endowed Scholarship is available to students...
Deadline08/31/2025
Up to $1,000 John & Claudia Belk Endowed Scholarship
The John and Claudia Belk Endowed Scholarship is available to students...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies John Emory (Jack) Efird II Endowed Scholarship (Cato)
The Cato-John Emory (Jack) Efird, II Endowed Scholarship is available to...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies John W. DeStefano Scholarship (Cato)
The Cato-John W. DeStefano Endowed Scholarship is available to Central...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies Judith & James Allison/Johnston Allison & Hord Endowed Scholarship
The Judith and James Allison/Johnston Allison & Hord Endowed Scholarship...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies Judith N. and James W. Allison Endowed Scholarship
The Judith N. and James W. Allison Endowed Scholarship is available to...
Deadline08/31/2025
$2,900.00 Katherine & Michael James STEM Scholarship
The Katherine and Michael James STEM scholarship will assist students...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies Ken Szymanski Scholarship
The Ken Szymanski Scholarship (formerly the Greater Charlotte Apartment...
Deadline08/31/2025
Varies Kenneth D. Hardin Memorial Endowed Scholarship
The Kenneth D. Hardin Memorial Endowed Scholarship is available to...
Deadline08/31/2025
Up to $3,200 Kenneth R. Miller Veterans Scholarship
The Kenneth R. Miller Veterans Scholarship is available to U.S. military...
Deadline08/31/2025
$3,350.00 Landon and Kathryn Wyatt Endowed Scholarship
The Landon and Kathryn Wyatt Endowed Scholarship Fund provides...
Deadline08/31/2025