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Whitehead Leadership Program
Scholarships and a progressive leadership experience for Southern, Christian women with financial need.
Whitehead Leadership Program
A foundation for educating women
The Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation was established in 1946 by Conkey Pate Whitehead as a memorial to his mother, Lettie, with the purpose of educating women. The foundation’s scholarship program awards its annual grant to more than 200 accredited educational institutions across the Southeast, including 37 institutions in North Carolina.
Every year, the Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation awards scholarship funding to support deserving female students with financial need at Louisburg College. Hundreds of students have benefited from the foundation’s donations throughout the years.
At Louisburg College, Lettie Pate Whitehead Scholarships are awarded on two levels and connected through a progressive leadership experience offered on campus.
Two Levels
The scholarship and the cohort
1st Level Whitehead Scholarships
The first level of the Whitehead Scholarship is open to all women who meet the eligibility criteria. Designed for Southern, Christian women with financial need, this scholarship provides up to $3,000 to help ease the financial burden of higher education.
Applicant requirements:
- Southern, Christian women
- Demonstrated financial need
Whitehead Leadership Cohort
Women who are in their final year at Louisburg College can apply to the Whitehead Leadership Cohort. If selected, these women will be awarded an $8,000 scholarship and participate in a transformative leadership development experience that stimulates personal growth. Recipients will have the opportunity to live together as a cohort in the historic Joyner House on Louisburg College’s campus. This cohort of student leaders will participate in a leadership course, attend regular meetings, engage with esteemed guest speakers on topics of leadership, and plan community enrichment events.
Applicant requirements:
- Southern, Christian woman
- Demonstrated financial need
- Entering final year at Louisburg College
- 2.75 cumulative GPA
- 1 reference (reference letters submitted with the application)
Ready to Lead?
Every Whitehead award starts with your FAFSA.
Financial need is part of the criteria at both levels.