Dimmette Scholarship Fund

Need-based undergraduate award for legal residents of Gaston, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rowan or Wilkes County who fall between the cracks of other aid. Applicants must be nominated by their county Superintendent of Schools and have at least a 2.5 GPA. Nominees submit the FAFSA SAR, an official transcript, a one-to-two page personal statement and three recommendations. Preference goes to students at or above the state SAT/ACT average and first-generation students, and finalists interview with the committee. Renewable up to three more years.