Assistance League® of Charlotte is a nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and their families through community-based philanthropic programs. Assistance League of Charlotte Scholarship Fund, one of five programs serving area children, has awarded over $350,000 in college scholarships since the program‘s inception in 2002.
The Assistance League® of Charlotte Scholarship will be awarded to a 2018 Mecklenburg County high school graduate who exhibits outstanding community service. The scholarship, not to exceed $10,000, will provide funding toward tuition, room and board, required fees and books for the freshman year at one of the 16 campuses of The University of North Carolina. At the discretion of the organization, additional scholarships are awarded to students with financial need who have exhibited a commitment to community service.
The 2017- 2018 application is attached to this email and is also available online at www.charlotte.assistancelea
ONLY COMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED. Each year we receive applications that must be eliminated because they are incomplete in some way. Please use the checklist on the application form to confirm with students that the application packet is complete.
All application paperwork (hard copy) should be returned to your counselor, by:
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
All paperwork must be postmarked by and mailed by school counselor by:
Friday, February 23, 2018
Please mail all completed applications to:
Assistance League of Charlotte
Attn: Scholarship Committee
PO Box 471112
Charlotte, NC 28247-1112
IMPORTANT: Please send an email to Tankle1014@gmail.com advising scholarship chairman, Deborah Tankle, of the student’s name(s), high school, your name and the date the application(s) were mailed.THIS ALLOWS US TO TRACK IF WE ARE MISSING ANY APPLICATIONS.
Sincerely,
Deborah Tankle
2017 - 2018 Scholarship Chair
