{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-116-292","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-292","heading":"Cheatham-White Scholarships; eligibility and selection criteria.","body":"(a)\tEligibility. - To be eligible to be nominated as a potential candidate for a Cheatham-White Scholarship, a person must satisfy all of the following criteria:\n(1)\tBe a competitive applicant for admission as a freshman in the fall semester into a baccalaureate program at either North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University or North Carolina Central University.\n(2)\tBe a United States citizen or permanent resident.\n(3)\tBe on course to graduate from high school in the spring semester prior to college admission.\n(b)\tSelection Criteria. - Candidates for Cheatham-White Scholarships shall be selected on the basis of academic merit, honorable character, outstanding leadership potential, and a demonstrable commitment to service. Financial need shall not be a consideration. (2016-94, s. 11.4(e).)","path":["Chapter 116. Higher Education.","Article 35. Cheatham-White Scholarships."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_116/GS_116-292.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:17:57Z","sha256":"864ca76c863c84eed89ed6753400f779165ebcdc6e4241071d8f43ac4547463b","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-116-291","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-116-293"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}