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The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) scholarships are available to minority students throughout the United States. A number of scholarship programs are offered through UNCF.

A link to all foundation scholarships at Wake Tech. All foundation scholarships at Wake Tech are made possible through the generous gifts of individual and corporate donors.

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A PDF document from the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.

Here is an application for a no essay scholarship from NC Assist.

The Assistance League of the Triangle, a nonprofit volunteer organization, assists individuals in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina (Wake, Durham, and Orange counties) through service, resources and financial support. The scholarships are valued at $1,000 to $2500 per academic year. Funds must be used for tuition and educational expenses.

Business and Professional Women of Raleigh provide scholarships to students seeking to further their education, advance their careers or re-enter the workforce.

This annual scholarship is designed for any student who is presently enrolled in a college or university and studying education. Its purpose is to assist aspiring teachers who are particularly interested in child guidance who want to make a difference in the lives of North Carolina's children. Eligible participants can be considered for the scholarship after approval of their program by the Board of Directors of the Dottie Martin Teachers Scholarship Fund.

The Gilman Scholarship Program offers awards for undergraduate study abroad and was established by the International Academic Opportunity Act of 2000. This scholarship provides awards for U.S. undergraduate students who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding at a two-year or four-year college or university to participate in study abroad programs worldwide.

Boren Scholarships and Fellowships provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests, and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East.

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for individually designed study/research projects or English Teaching Assistantships. A candidate will submit a Statement of Grant Purpose defining activities to take place during one academic year in a country outside the U.S.

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship honors excellence by supporting outstanding community college students with financial need to transfer to and complete their bachelor’s degrees at the nation’s top four-year colleges and universities.

The Language Flagship is a federally-funded effort and is a component of the National Security Education Program (NSEP) at the U.S. Department of Defense. NSEP was created in 1991 to develop a much-needed strategic partnership between the national security community and higher education to address national needs for expertise in critical languages and regions.