Capps Family Scholarship

Western Carolina University

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About the Scholarship

Opens: 10/1/2026

Closes: 2/1/2027

The Capps Family Scholarship supports undergraduate students at Western Carolina University. Junior and senior students studying middle school education who demonstrate financial need and have graduated from a high school in select counties in North Carolina are welcome to apply.

Award Amount Varies

Essay Required: No
Need-Based: Yes
Merit-Based: Yes
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Requirements

Minimum 3.00 GPA

Resident of the U.S.

Attending Western Carolina University

College junior or senior

Graduate of a high school in Buncombe, Burke, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, or Yancey counties in North Carolina

Seeking a bachelor's degree fulltime

Studying middle school education

Exhibit good character

Demonstrate financial need