The North Carolina Home Builders Educational & Charitable Foundation, Inc.  accepts applications for its college scholarships each year between January and April.  The foundation awards scholarships based on a combination of need and merit to four-year college students entering their junior or senior year and technical school students entering their second year who have declared their major in a construction related field.

To be eligible a student must meet the following criteria and return application the deadline:

• Applicants must be nominated by a NCHBA member firm.
• Nominees shall be immediate family members of NCHBA member firms, related by blood, (i.e. children, step-children or grandchildren).
• Students related by marriage, (ie. son-in-law, daughter-in-law, etc.) shall not be eligible.
• Immediate family members of any current trustee of the NCHB Educational & Charitable Foundation, Inc. shall not be eligible.
• Awards are for one year, but scholarship winners may submit a renewal application and be considered for renewal if they make satisfactory progress in their studies.
• Only full-time students will be considered. NCHBA defines a full-time student as one taking a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester.

Applications for the 2012-2013 school year will be due April 30, 2013. Click here to download the application. For a mailed nomination form, contact NCHBA at (800) 662-7129; (919) 676-9090 or
e-mail: hmassengill@nchba.org.