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Grants & Scholarships

Athletic Scholarship: Louisburg College offers several athletic scholarships ranging from $500-$18,000.

Honors Program Scholarship, $500.00: The honors program is a merit award for those students who are selected to participate in the Louisburg College honors program.

Legacy Scholarship, $500.00: The Legacy scholarship is for those students who have a parent or grandparent that is a Louisburg College Alumnus.

Robbins Methodist Student Grant: $1,000: This grant is available to Methodist students who have at least a 2.0 GPA. A recommendation from the student’s home church pastor is required.

Sibling Award: Grants of $500.00 per year are awarded to siblings who are simultaneously enrolled as full-time students in a given semester.

Alumni Appreciation Scholarship: Louisburg College awards one or more rising sophomores the Alumni Appreciation Scholarship every year based on the following eligibility requirements:

  • Financial need
  • Scholastic aptitude
  • Qualities of character and leadership

The application process takes place in the spring semester. Students receive information about how to apply via email. The scholarship committee interviews applicants and announces the winner(s) on awards day. 

*Scholarships are awarded to full-time students of Louisburg College and limited funding is available. Academic (Merit) Scholarships

Academic scholarships are awarded annually to incoming freshmen based on academic promise, leadership, and character. There are several classifications of academic awards offered by Louisburg College. See the list below for scholarships and requirements:

Opportunity Scholarships: Scholarships of $5,000 are awarded annually to students based on GPA and SAT scores. Faculty scholarships are renewable for the second year provided the recipient maintains an overall grade point average of at least 2.0-2.49.

Leadership Scholarships: Scholarships of $5,500 are awarded annually to students based on GPA and SAT scores. Students may receive this award if they do not receive an academic scholarship of greater value. The Great Futures Scholarship is renewable for the second year provided the recipient maintains an overall grade point average of at least 2.5-2.84.

Faculty Scholarships: Scholarships of $6,500 are awarded annually to students based on GPA and SAT scores. Faculty scholarships are renewable for the second year provided the recipient maintains an overall grade point average of at least 2.85-3.14.

Trustee Scholarships: Scholarships of $7,500.00 are awarded annually to incoming students based on GPA and SAT scores. Trustee scholarships are renewable for the second year provided the recipient maintains an overall grade point average of at least 3.15-3.64.

Presidential Scholarships: Scholarships of $8,000.00 are awarded annually to incoming students based on GPA and SAT scores. Presidential scholarships are renewable for the second year provided the recipient maintains an overall grade point average of at least 3.65-4.0.

Note: Should a recipient of the academic scholarships be eligible for other forms of Louisburg College financial aid (e.g., employee tuition waiver), the program offering the higher amount of aid will be the one received by the student. Merit scholarships for Franklin County Grant recipients will be reduced proportionally, depending on amount of scholarship award.

Whitehead Program: Outside Funded Scholarships

Whitehead Program: Scholarships for $3,000 awarded to female students who have a financial need, have identified themselves as Christian on our admissions application, and who reside in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. This scholarship is renewable.

Whitehead Leadership Program: These substantial scholarships are awarded to female students entering their final year at Louisburg College who have a financial need, identified themselves as Christian on our admissions application, and who reside in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. The recipients of this scholarship reside in the Joyner House (an on-campus residence) and participate in enriching programmatic leadership activities throughout the semester under the guidance of a staff or faculty coordinator. This scholarship awards $8,000 to recipients. This scholarship is renewable.

Hurricane Helene Emergency Grant Program

Louisburg College was awarded a limited amount of funds from the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority for the 2024-25 academic year. To be eligible, students must have a financial need as defined by the FAFSA, enrolled in a post-secondary institution,demonstrate a financial need as it relates to the impact of Hurricane Helene, and either enrolled in or reside in one of the affected areas. Students can be awarded up to $2,500 for either transportation, housing, tuition & fees, living expenses, textbooks, etc. Please return this completed form along with all supporting documents to the financial aid office no later than 5 pm on November 25th. Funds will be awarded on a first come, first serve basis.

Affected counties include: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina, Forsyth, Gaston, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Iredell, Jackson, Lee, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Nash, Polk, Rowan, Rutherford, Stanley, Surry, Swain, Union, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin, and Yancey.

Apply for the Hurricane Helene Emergency Grant

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