Scholarships

Community Foundation of Henderson County's Scholarship Program began in 1984. Thanks to the generosity of passionate donors, over 2,000 traditional and non-traditional students have been provided more than $10 million in scholarships to pursue higher education.

Scholarship Applications are open from December 1st, 2025 until February 2nd, 2026.

 

CFHC is honored to offer 136 scholarship awards for the 2026-2027 academic year. Most of our scholarships use one application, the CFHC General Scholarship Application. To learn more about the eligibility criteria for each scholarship, you can click "Scholarship Funds" below.

CFHC General Scholarship Application Portal Directions with Screenshots

CFHC General Scholarship Application Guidelines

Scholarship Application Portal

 

If you are pursuing an undergraduate, graduate, or doctorate degree in the field of fisheries, aquaculture, freshwater biology, or other related fields, you may also be eligible to complete the Pisgah Chapter of Trout Unlimited: William L. Arbuckle Memorial Scholarship Application. Please use the above portal and select the For Freshwater Fisheries and Related Studies: The William L. Arbuckle Memorial Scholarship Application.

 


Additional Scholarship information:
 

Scholarship 101 Scholarship Funds Renewals

Click here to learn more about 
The Pisgah Chapter of Trout Unlimited William L. Arbuckle Memorial Scholarship.

Key Dates

  • December 1:
    Scholarship Application Opens
  • December 30:
    Fall Grades & Spring Schedules Due for Spring Payment for Renewing Scholarship Recipients
  • February 2:
    Scholarship Application Closes
  • February/March: 
    Screening and Interviews for 2024-25 Scholarships
  • May 15: 
    Renewal Application Opens for Renewing Scholarship Recipients
  • July 30:
    Renewal Application Closes 

2025-2026 Scholarship Recipients

Community Foundation is pleased to announce and congratulate recipients of 2025-2026 Scholarship Awards.

View the list of recipients here

Ezekiel Ballard, 2019 recipient of the Mulcahy Scholarship, is attending the University of North Carolina at Asheville.

SCHOLARSHIP SPOTLIGHT

Established in 1999, the Thomas Oliver & Louise Jordan Mulcahy Scholarship was created to help graduates from any Henderson County high school pursue higher education.

The Fund made its first award in 2000 and has since award more than $700,000 to over 60 students to attend a multitude of colleges and universities.

"Every time I register for classes, I am reminded of how it wouldn’t be possible for me to be attending college if it weren’t for the Community Foundation.”

- Ezekiel Ballard

Resources for Scholarship Applicants

 

For questions regarding Community Foundation's Scholarship Program, contact scholarships@cfhcforever.org