How to Apply
Applicants must submit the HBCU/MSI Scholarship Program Application along with the following supporting documentation:
- Unofficial university transcript
- Resume
- One letter of recommendation
Application will be available from
May 28 to June 30. NCDOT will select
14 scholarship recipients by
July 31.
Each student will receive a $1,100 scholarship to use toward their school-related financial needs.
All applications must be received by
June 30.
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The Office of Historically Black Colleges and Universities Outreach Scholarship Program at the N.C. Department of Transportation helps foster new and diverse transportation professionals.
Scholarships support students of HBCU and minority serving institutions pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees in transportation-related fields at one of North Carolina’s HBCU/MSI.
This program provides financial assistance each academic year to help cover costs for highly motivated future transportation professionals and leaders.
HBCU/MSI Transportation Scholarship Program Receives New Scholarship Funding for Fall Semester
The Southeastern Association of State Highway Transportation has awarded more than $15,000 in scholarship funds to NCDOT’s Office of Historically Black Colleges and Universities Scholarship program.
Each $1,100 scholarship will be awarded for the upcoming 2024 fall academic semester and will be applied to the recipients' school financial accounts to assist with any school-related costs.
Participating Schools
- Bennett College
- Elizabeth City State University
- Fayetteville State University
- Johnson C. Smith University
- Livingstone College
- N.C. A&T State University
- N.C. Central University
- Shaw University
- St. Augustine's University
- Winston Salem State University
- Chowan University
- Johnson & Wales University, Charlotte campus
- N.C. Wesleyan University
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Who Should Apply
Scholarship applicants must be currently enrolled in an HBCU/MSI undergraduate or graduate program.
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Eligibility Requirements
- Resident of North Carolina
- Completed at least 24 credit hours at a North Carolina HBCU/MSI
- Currently enrolled as a full-time student at a North Carolina HBCU/MSI
- Minimum 2.5 GPA
Disciplines
Although the department encourages students in the majors below to apply, students are not limited to them.
| Sciences | Architecture, biology, chemistry, communications, computer science, criminal justice, environmental science, information systems, mathematics, physics |
| Business | Accounting, business administration, finance, economics, management |
Human development
| Human factors, human resources, psychology |
| Aviation | Aeronautical studies, airway science, aviation flight management, science |
Engineering
| Chemical, civil, construction, electrical, electronic, environmental, geotechnical, manufacturing, mechanical, structural, transportation |
| Public policy and planning | Public policy and analysis, public administration, political science/government, urban and regional planning, urban studies |
| Law | Transportation, environmental |
| Transportation | Logistics management, planning, policy
NCDOT may approve other transportation-related academic disciplines on a case-by-case basis.
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