ACCC Application for Student Scholarship now available
- Apr 2
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Updated: Apr 2
The Arts Council of Carteret County (ACCC) offers scholarship opportunities of up to $1,000 per student to provide tuition assistance to students pursuing degrees in the arts at the college level (two- or four-year courses of study) or the North Carolina School of the Arts. These are one-time (non-renewable) scholarships.
Scholarships under this program are available for tuition assistance only. They are not available to pay for private tutoring or classes other than those offered by accredited educational institutions.
Criteria
a) For the purpose of these scholarships “arts” are defined to encompass
vocal and instrumental music education, performance, music theory,
composition, art, art history, architecture and design, arts education,
creative writing, theatre, drama, dance, media arts, sculpture, film
studies and photography.
b) Applicants must be high school seniors attending a public or private
high school in Carteret County, NC. Homeschooled applicants residing in Carteret County will also be considered as eligible.
c) Applicants who have been accepted to attend or who are attending
Carteret Community College (CCC) and pursuing a degree in the arts
either at CCC or as a transfer student from CCC to an accredited
educational institution in the United States will also be considered
eligible.
d) The Arts Council will also consider applicants who have not completed
high school but have been accepted in advanced programs of study in
art related disciplines.
e) More than one student per household may be eligible; however,
separate applications must be completed for each applicant.
f) Children of Arts Council of Carteret County Board Members are not
eligible to apply.
Awards: Awards are based on relevant experience, achievement in chosen field, academic potential, commitment to the field, and overall impressions as they relate to scholarship criteria.
The Arts Council scholarship committee will review applications from students and reserves the right to distribute no funding if there are no applicants who meet standards of acceptability. Scholarship checks will be made payable to the institution in which the student has enrolled. Students receiving scholarships will be required to provide the Arts Council official enrollment verification before checks will be issued.
Restrictions: The Arts Council reserves the right to withdraw an award if
the student does not enroll in an arts-related program at an accredited higher education institution within nine months of the award, or if any of the application information is determined to be false.
Applications: Applications are to be made via the below link to an online form. Completed applications are due by 11:59 pm on April 30, 2026.
