Our Opportunities

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$2,500 A. Leonel Brunnemer Nursing Scholarship
First Gaston Foundation established this scholarship in 2002 as a...
Deadline01/15/2026
$500 Alex Hegenbart Scholarship
The family and Friends of Mr. Hegenbart established the Alex Hegenbart ...
Deadline01/15/2026
$500.00 Austin Harvell Memorial Scholarship Fund
After completing his welding training at Gaston College, Austin was...
Deadline01/15/2026
$650 Bonnie Hoyle Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established as a memorial to Bonnie Hoyle, an...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,050 Britt D. Cordero Endowed Scholarship Fund
Family and friends of Britt DeAnna Cordero established this fund in her...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,000.00 C. Grier and Lena Sue Beam Family Endowed Scholarship
The fund was established under the will of C. Grier Beam, founder and...
Deadline01/15/2026
$500 CARE | Charlotte Animal Referral & Emergency Scholarship
CARE|Charlotte Animal Referral & Emergency is the Charlotte region’s...
Deadline01/15/2026
$500.00 Charles Setzer Veterans Assistance Endowed Scholarship
This fund has been established in memory of Mr. Charles “Sarge” Setzer,...
Deadline01/15/2026
$550 Chris Coxton Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
Christopher Lee Coxton was accidentally killed while practicing with his...
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$500 Dallas Ambassadors Scholarship
The scholarship is established by the Dallas Optimist Club as part of...
Deadline01/15/2026
$500.00 Dallas High School Men's Group Scholarship
The Dallas High School Men’s Group consists of any man who attended or...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,500 Dennis Doty Athletic Scholarship
This scholarship is in memory of Dennis Lee Doty. In Dennis’early years...
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$540.00 Dr. Teresa Worthy Memorial Scholarship
This fund was established in memorial of Dr. Teresa Worthy who served as...
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$250 Duane Crane Science Scholarship
This scholarship honors the memory of Duane Crane who was chair of the...
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$1,000.00 First Gaston Foundation Liberal Arts and Science Scholarship
This scholarship was initiated by the First Gaston Foundation to assist...
Deadline01/15/2026
$2,000 Fred A. Ratchford, Sr. Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Mrs. Louise K. Ratchford and...
Deadline01/15/2026
$500 Friends of NCVMA Veterinary Student Scholarship
The North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association provides this award to...
Deadline01/15/2026
$500 Gary Daniel Stewart Scholarship
Mr. and Mrs. Gary D. Stewart, grandparents of Gary Daniel Stewart,...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,000.00 Gaston College Teacher Preparation Scholarship
This scholarship was created to support students interested in pursuing...
Deadline01/15/2026
$2,500.00 Gaston College Textile Technology Scholarship
This scholarship is to be awarded to students enrolled in the Associate...
Deadline01/15/2026
$750 Gastonia East Rotary Club Scholarship
Established in 1968 by Gastonia East Rotary Club to benefit Gaston...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies GC Promise Scholarship
GC Promise is a last dollar scholarship covering up to $1250 per term...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,250.00 Harry & Ruby Bryant Scholarship
Mr. Charles King Bryant, Sr.’s Born in Iredell County in 1894, he...
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$1,500 Hershal Hoyle and Gilda R. Beam Family Endowed Scholarship
Mrs. Gilda R. Beam established this scholarship in memory of her...
Deadline01/15/2026
$900 Hunter Huss Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established in 1968 in honor of Mr. Hunter Huss for...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,000.00 J. Dent and Clarice Cato Goodyear Veterinary Medical Technology Scholarship
Established by Mr. and Mrs. Goodyear in 2001 to commemorate their 33rd...
Deadline01/15/2026
$700 Jack Robinson Endowed Scholarship
Mrs. Carol Robinson established this scholarship in honor of her...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,250 James H. Martin, Jr. Nursing Endowed Scholarship
The First Gaston Foundation, Inc. established this award in memory of...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,500 Jeanne Rauch Endowed Art Scholarship
This scholarship was established as a fitting memorial to Jeanne Rauch...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1200 Kate's Skating Rink Employee Scholarship
The scholarship is open to current employees of Kate’s Skating Rink....
Deadline01/15/2026
$500 Kent Spitler Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established in Kent Spitler’s loving memory by his...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,000.00 L.H.J. Houser and Fred K. Houser Scholarship
This scholarship was established in memory of Mr. Fred K. Houser and...
Deadline01/15/2026
$500 Least of These Carolinas Endowed Scholarship
Least of These of Carolinas, established in 2013, is a 501-C-3...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,000.00 Linda I. Rader Scholarship Fund
Linda I. Rader taught at Grier Elementary From 1958 – 1964 and at...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,100.00 Lubrizol Foundation (Biotechnology) Scholarship
The Lubrizol Foundation Scholarship awards six second-year students...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,800 Marischa B. Cooke Endowed Veterinary Technology
Dr. Harry Cooke, Director of Gaston College Libraries, established this...
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$500.00 Mary Lee Aleman Nursing Scholarship
Mr. Leonard Aleman established this scholarship in memory of his wife,...
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$1300 Mayor Walker Reid III Scholarship
Mayor Reid is a Gastonia native, a 1975 graduate of Hunter Huss High...
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$250 Mickey Joel Helms Scholarship
This scholarship was established in 1965 under the will of Howard Max...
Deadline01/15/2026
$250 NC Association of Textile Services Endowment
This endowed scholarship fund was established by The North Carolina...
Deadline01/15/2026
$500 NC Association of Veterinary Technicians Scholarship
The North Carolina Association of Veterinary Technicians is a membership...
Deadline01/15/2026
$725.00 Oneda Sellers Harbin Endowed Scholarship Fund
Ken Harbin established this scholarship in memory of his wife, Oneda...
Deadline01/15/2026
$2,500.00 Patricia L. & Barry D. Farmer Scholarship
Mrs. Patricia L. Farmer established this scholarship in loving memory of...
Deadline01/15/2026
$500 R.L. Kiser Scholarship
Kristi Kiser wishes to honor her father, Mr. Randy Kiser, a 1979...
Deadline01/15/2026
$350 Ray P. Craig Scholarship
Established in 1987 in memory of Ray P. Craig, a former vice president...
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$350 Ruth and Harry Huss Endowed Scholarship
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Huss along with friends and family members...
Deadline01/15/2026
$500.00 Sheriff Alan Cloninger Annual Scholarship
This scholarship is in honor of Sheriff Alan Cloninger who was born and...
Deadline01/15/2026
6,000.00 SPARC S-STEM Scholarship
The SPARC SSTEM Scholarship is designed for students who plan on...
Deadline01/15/2026
$2,500.00 State Employees Credit Union (SECU) Scholarship
The SECU Foundation established this two-year “People Helping People”...
Deadline01/15/2026
$850 Stewart Family Scholarship
Carl J. Stewart, Jr. initiated the Stewart Family Scholarship in honor...
Deadline01/15/2026