Lees-McRae College Rankings & Scholarships

Alessia Ann Albritton Memorial Scholarship

Applicant must be a member of tennis team. Selection is made by coach.

Applicant must be in good academic standing.

Applicant must be in good academic standing and possess good leadership that benefits campus. Selection is made by the President and the award is presented at the Homecoming ceremonies.

Alumni Council Scholarship

Applicant must be in need of financial aid and be a contributing member to the campus community. Preference will be given, but is not limited to, descendants of Lees-McRae alumni.

Ann and Sam Peters Scholarship

Applicant must be in need of financial aid and be in good academic standing. Applicant must also exhibit leadership qualities.

Associates Trust Scholarship

Applicant must display financial need

Bachman Scholarship

Applicant must be academically ambitious and have high integrity and good character

Barbara Tuttle Hale Scholarship

Applicant must be a resident of East Tennessee.

Barr Family Scholarship

Applicant must be in good academic standing. Applicant must be from Ashe Central, Beaver Creek, or Northwest Ashe high schools.

Bernhardt Scholarship

Applicant must be in need of financial aid and in good academic standing. Preference is given, but not limited, to a resident of Caldwell County, NC.

Betsy Durland Performing Arts Scholarship

Applicant must have displayed excellence in the field of performing arts.

Betty Cashion Wilson Scholarship

Applicant must be in need of financial aid and must have demonstrated academic merit

Bradford Crain Scholarship

Applicant must have the highest GPA based on 30 credit hours taken at Lees-McRae College and be a rising junior. Applicant must be receiving his or her teacher certification through Lees-McRae College.

Broughman Scholarship

Applicant must be in good academic standing.

Bruce Hathaway Jr. Memorial Scholarship

Applicant must display leadership abilities or talent in scholarship, sports, campus government or other areas.

C.L. Robbins Scholarship

Applicant must be in need of financial aid and be in satisfactory academic standing

Cain Foundation Math Scholarship

Applicant must be interested in teaching math

Carol Brinkley Scholarship

Applicant must be in dire financial need and would not be able to obtain a college education without a scholarship

Clara Tompkin Scholarship

Applicant must be in the work study program

Clark-Corpening Scholarship

Applicant must be in need of financial aid.

Class of 1940 Scholarship

Applicant must be in need of financial aid.

Class of 1955 Scholarship

Applicant must be in need of financial aid

Coffey Foundation Scholarship

Applicant must have scholastic achievement, character and financial need. Preference will be given to applicant from Caldwell County.

Crouse Family Scholarship

Applicant must be in need of financial aid.

David A. Long, III Scholarship

Applicant must in need of financial aid and be from the High Country. Preference is given, but not limited, to children of a Presbyterian minister.

Doug and Grace Avery Scholarship

Applicant must be in good academic standing

Durwood Robbins Scholarship

Applicant must demonstrate financial need and be in good academic standing

E.H. and Julia E. Morris Scholarship

Applicant must be deserving.

E.L. Pete Lafferty Scholarship

Applicant must have contributed time and service to the betterment of Lees-McRae College

Eastman Chemical Company Mathematics Scholarship

Applicant must be interested in teaching math

Ed Heppart Scholarship

Applicant must be a student tutor.

Edith Robbins Scholarship

Applicant must be in need of financial aid in order to attend college

Elizabeth J. Wiseman Scholarship

Applicant must be in need of financial aid.

Ettinger Scholarship

Applicant must be from the Southern Appalachian region and demonstrate dire need for financial aid. Applicant must not be able to attend college without a scholarship.

Foundation Scholarship

Applicant must be in need of financial aid and academic training.

Frank Hale Scholarship

Applicant must be in dire need of financial aid.

Frank and Annie Belle Perry Scholarship

Preference is given to an applicant studying religion and/or intending to enter the Christian Ministry

Fred Reid Jones Memorial Scholarship

Applicant must be well-rounded with a genuine interest to further his or her education

George Hammond Sullivan Scholarship

Applicant must be in good academic standing

George I. Alden Scholarship

Applicant must show financial need and academic potential. Applicant must be from the Southern Appalachian region, specifically Northwestern North Carolina, East Tennessee and Southwestern Virginia.

George Jones Scholarship

Applicant must be in need of financial aid, have a moral character, and demonstrate leadership qualities. Preference will be given, but not limited, to an applicant who is pursuing a degree in business administration and/or religion.

Gibboney Educational Fund Scholarship

Applicant must intend to prepare for the Christian ministry of full-time church work or be of excellent academic ability and strong Christian character

Glade Valley Scholarship

Applicant must come from a middle-income family and be in good academic standing. Preference will be given to applicant who resides in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

GlaxoSmithKline Foundation of North Carolina

Applicant must be attending school in North Carolina for their undergraduate or graduate degree conducting cellular, molecular, or genetic research on aging-related illnesses. Award provides funding for chemical, molecular and genetic research on aging or aging-related illnesses.

Grady Harmon Scholarship

Applicant must be in need of financial aid and preference is given to an applicant who is an incoming freshman. Priority is given, but not limited, to resident of Gaston County, NC.

H. Jack Faw Scholarship

Applicant must be in need of financial aid and in good academic standing. Preference will be given, but not limited, to an applicant from Catawba County, NC.

H.C. Evans Scholarship

Applicant must be in good academic standing.

High Country Scholarship

Applicant must have strong academics, leadership qualities, and citizenship.

Jennie Marr Bowness

Applicant must come from a single-parent home and be in need of financial aid

John W. Luke Scholarship

Applicant must be in good academic standing and a resident of the High Country. Applicant must be in need of financial aid who has also proven to have leadership qualities and good citizenship. Applicant must be a rising junior. Preference will be given, but not limited, to an applicant that is pursuing religious work.

John Yelton Memorial Scholarship

Applicant must be well-rounded and deserving. Financial need can be taken into consideration.

John and Abby Seals Hildebrand Scholarship

Applicant must show scholastic achievement

Kate F. Bralley Scholarship

Applicant must be a resident of Russell County, VA for a minimum of five years and be of good moral standing. Applicant must get application from one of the Russell County high schools.

Katherine F. Shapard Scholarship

Applicant must be in good academic standing and be a performing arts student

Kubota Scholarship

Applicant must be in need of financial aid with strong academic credentials. Applicant must display personal integrity and have leadership qualities.

Leggett Foundation Scholarship

Applicant must be in good academic standing

Lewis Hall Scholarship

Applicant must show outstanding service to Lees-McRae College.

Linda Trotter Jones Scholarship

Applicant must display exemplary conduct and be in good academic standing

Margaret Jones Witherow Music Scholarship

Applicant must be a student of musical theater and must desire to pursue a career in music

Margaret Tufts Neal Scholarship

Applicant must be in good academic standing, exhibit good citizenship and demonstrate talent/leadership ability that would benefit the campus.

Mary Mildred Sullivan Scholarship

Applicant must be in need of financial aid and demonstrate character and ability

McClure Foundation Scholarship

Applicant must have a strong Christian character and a desire to help humankind. Applicant must be in need of financial aid. Preference will be given to an applicant who resides in a rural location.

Missionary Emergency Fund Scholarship

Applicant must either be the child of missionary parents or ministers, or be preparing to enter into Christian service

Neron Wilson Math Scholarship

Applicant must have superior achievement in math

Norma Shiring Scholarship

Applicant must be deserving

North Carolina Student Incentive Grant

Applicant must be a resident of North Carolina, demonstrate financial need, and be enrolled full-time at a school in North Carolina.

O'Dell Smith Scholarship

Applicant must have excelled in his or her position as a resident assistant and must be planning on being a resident assistant next year

Paul McEwen Scholarship

Applicant must have a great need for financial aid

President's David Batten Craft Scholarship

Award is given to two students, male and female, at the end of their junior year

R.C. Robbins Memorial Scholarship

Applicant must be in need of financial aid, have strong academic credentials and a good character/attitude. Preference will be given to an applicant from Avery, Burke, Caldwell and Watuaga counties.

Reuben E. Faw Scholarship

Applicant must be in need of financial aid, have excellent scholarship, and have exceptional character

Richard Keyes Scholarship

Robert Street Memorial Scholarship

Applicant must be gifted with leadership, music or athletic ability

Roots and Wings Scholarship

Applicant must be deserving

Russ Griffith Memorial Scholarship

Applicant must be currently attending an eligible Datatel client institution who has returned to school after an absence of five years or longer. Awarded to full or part-time, undergraduate and graduate students. Personal statement essay is also required that discusses the impact of being a returning student.

Samuel Scott McConnell Scholarship

Applicant must have a strong academic background and leadership qualities

Shirley Vickers Ferguson Scholarship

Applicant must be in need of financial aid and participate in the work-study program.

Sophia Banner Witt Scholarship

Thad Herndon Scholarship

Applicant must have lost one or both of his or her parents

Trey McCollum Scholarship

Preference will be given to an applicant from the coastal region of South Carolina

Triangle Scholarship Program

Applicant must fit into one of the following categories and criteria: (a) graduating high school senior who: plans to enroll as freshmen at any of North Carolina's post-secondary educational or technical institutions and has a minimum 2.5 GPA; (b) a working single mother who: is actively working in the Research Triangle Area, has a high school diploma or a GED by June, and currently attends or plans to enroll at any of North Carolina's post-secondary educational or technical institutions; (c) a health care profession student who: has a high school diploma or a GED by June and currently attends or plans to enroll at any North Carolina community college to pursue a certificate, diploma or associate's degree in the health care professions.

Trustee Leadership Scholarship

Applicant must have shown leadership potential

UPS Scholarship

Applicant must be in need of financial aid and must have demonstrated academic excellence.

W.A. Hearst Scholarship

Applicant must be a first-generation student from the Southern Appalachian region who demonstrates financial need. Applicant must show promise for success in college.

W.K. Armstrong Family Scholarship

Applicant must be in need of financial aid.

Winnie Coxe Scholarship

Applicant must be in need of financial aid. Preference will be given, but not limited, to an applicant who desires to pursue nursing as a career.

Zachary Palmer Hayes Scholarship

Applicant must have academic potential that may not be reflected in his or her academic record.