Aubrey Lee Brooks Scholarships
Direct application
$12,000
17 winners
Eligibility
Location
North Carolina
Education level
High school
About this scholarship
Graduating high school seniors who are permanent residents of 14 designated North Carolina counties and plan first-time full-time enrollment at NC State, UNC-Chapel Hill, or UNC-Greensboro may apply through CFNC.
Up to $12,000 per academic year is available across 17 scholarships, renewable with continued financial need and academic progress. First-year scholars also receive a one-time $2,500 computer stipend. Submit the application, transcript, test scores, and FAFSA by March 1.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Online Brooks Scholarship application through CFNC
- High school transcript
- SAT and/or ACT score reports
- Academic reference from a school counselor or teacher
- Personal reference from an unrelated individual
- FAFSA listing at least one qualifying institution
- Online Brooks Scholarship application at CFNC.org/Brooks (via a free CFNC account)
- High school transcript submitted electronically via CFNC.org
- SAT and/or ACT score reports submitted electronically by email or fax
- Academic Reference from a school counselor or teacher attesting to academic excellence
- Personal Reference from an unrelated individual attesting to general merit
- FAFSA submitted at FAFSA.gov listing at least one qualifying institution (NCSU, UNC-Chapel Hill, or UNC-Greensboro)
- Must be a graduating NC high school senior residing in one of 14 eligible counties (Alamance, Bertie, Caswell, Durham, Forsyth, Granville, Guilford, Orange, Person, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Swain, W
- Must demonstrate financial need (determined from FAFSA)
- Eligible applicants are interviewed by each county's committee
- All materials due by January 31st
- Applicants are interviewed by their county committee.
- Renewal requires continued financial need and academic progress.