Our Scholarship Donors
Philanthropy powers opportunity
Wake Forest University is committed to providing access and opportunity to students, and philanthropy is powering the way. Because of the generosity of many donors, there are a number of scholarship opportunities for students to pursue their education and follow their passions at Wake Forest. Thank you to the donors who have made all of this possible.
1834 Scholarship
The 1834 Scholarship assists students with exceptional academic achievement and financial need by reducing loan expectations.
Abernethy-Sowers Fund for Wake Forest Scholars
The Abernethy-Sowers Fund for Wake Forest Scholars assists students with financial need by reducing loan expectations, with preference first to residents of Catawba County, NC, and second to residents of surrounding counties.
Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (AFROTC) Scholarships
The Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (AFROTC) Scholarships are awarded through an education services agreement with NCA&T State University. Interested students should contact the Air Force ROTC Detachment at NCA&T State University.
Andrew B. McMerty Fund for Wake Forest Scholars
The Andrew B. McMerty Fund for Wake Forest Scholars assists students with financial need who are US citizens or permanent residents, by reducing loan expectations.
Anne & John Barry Family Fund for Wake Forest Scholars
The Anne & John Barry Family Fund for Wake Forest Scholars assists students with financial need by reducing loan expectations.
Armstrong Family Fund for Wake Forest Scholars
The Armstrong Family Fund for Wake Forest Scholars assists students with financial need by reducing loan expectations, with preference to residents of FL, GA, AR, and PA.
Armstrong–Hartman Scholarship Fund
The Armstrong–Hartman Scholarship Fund assists US citizens or permanent residents, with preference to students with academic and special talents, from middle-class families, who have demonstrated a passionate desire to attend Wake Forest.
Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (AROTC) Scholarships
The Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (AROTC) Scholarships are awarded for academic and personal achievement and pay an amount determined by the U.S. Army for tuition; a flat rate for texts, equipment, and supplies; and a subsistence allowance. Interested students should contact the Department of Military Science.
Aubrey & Andra Martin–Hartman Scholarship Fund
The Aubrey & Andra Martin–Hartman Scholarship Fund assists U.S. citizens or permanent residents, with preference to students with academic and special talents, from middle-class families, who have demonstrated a passionate desire to attend Wake Forest.
Baker Family Fund for Wake Forest Scholars
The Baker Family Fund for Wake Forest Scholars assists students with financial need by reducing loan expectations.
Bauer Family Fund for Wake Forest Scholars
The Bauer Family Fund for Wake Forest Scholars is awarded based on academic merit.
Beekley–Hartman Scholarship Fund
The Beekley–Hartman Scholarship Fund assists U.S. citizens or permanent residents, with preference to students with academic and special talents, from middle-class families, who have demonstrated a passionate desire to attend Wake Forest.
Berczuk Family Fund for Wake Forest Scholars
The Berczuk Family Fund for Wake Forest Scholars assists students with financial need by reducing loan expectations.
Bobby Carlyle & Margaret Ferguson Raynor Fund for Wake Forest Scholars
The Bobby Carlyle & Margaret Ferguson Raynor Fund for Wake Forest Scholars assists students with financial need by reducing loan expectations, with preference first to NC residents wishing to pursue a career in dentistry, second to other students wishing to pursue a career in dentistry, and third to NC residents wishing to pursue a career as a Christian minister.
Bragg Family Fund for Wake Forest Scholars
The Bragg Family Fund for Wake Forest Scholars assists students with financial need by reducing loan expectations.
Byrum Fund for Wake Forest Scholars
The Byrum Fund for Wake Forest Scholars assists students with financial need by reducing loan expectations.
Caitlin Schmidt Memorial Fund for Wake Forest Scholars
The Caitlin Schmidt Memorial Fund for Wake Forest Scholars assists students with financial need by reducing loan expectations.
Carroll Family Scholarship
The Carroll Family Scholarship gives preference first to children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren of Wake Forest alumni children from NC, and second to alumni children from counties in VA, SC, GA, or TN that are contiguous with an NC county.
Charles & Johnnie Murphy Fund for Wake Forest Scholars
The Charles & Johnnie Murphy Fund for Wake Forest Scholars assists students with financial need by reducing loan expectations.
Collins Family Scholarship
The Collins Family Scholarship assists students with financial need who help achieve and sustain the diversity of the student body, with preference first to U.S.-resident Hispanic students who are not U.S. citizens, and second to U.S.-resident Hispanic students.
Connors-Hartman Scholarship Fund
The Connors-Hartman Scholarship Fund assists U.S. citizens or permanent residents, with preference to students with academic and special talents, who have demonstrated a passionate desire to attend Wake Forest.
Cooper Fund for Wake Forest Scholars
The Cooper Fund for Wake Forest Scholars assists students with financial aid by reducing loan expectations.
Costaras–Donnelley Fund for Wake Forest Scholars
The Costaras–Donnelley Fund for Wake Forest Scholars assists students with financial need by reducing loan expectations.
Crawford Fund for Wake Forest Scholars
The Crawford Fund for Wake Forest Scholars assists students with financial need by reducing loan expectations.
Curlee-Hodge Scholarship
The Curlee-Hodge Scholarship assists students with financial need, with preference first to students not intending a major in the School of Business, and second to students with a physical disability. Recipients must maintain at least a 3.00 cumulative grade point average to be eligible for a renewal of the scholarship.
D.E. Ward, Jr., M.D. & Sara Henry Ward Family Fund for Wake Forest Scholars
The D.E. Ward, Jr., M.D. & Sara Henry Ward Family Fund for Wake Forest Scholars assists students with financial need by reducing loan expectations.
Daniel R. & Barbara F. Shouvlin Scholarship
The Daniel R. & Barbara F. Shouvlin Scholarship assists students who help achieve and sustain the diversity of the student body.
Dean Family Scholarship
The Dean Family Scholarship assists students with financial need by reducing loan expectations, with preference to students with US citizenship.
Devine Fund for Wake Forest Scholars
The Devine Fund for Wake Forest Scholars assists students with financial need by reducing loan expectations.
Donald C. & Heidi Hagen Prentiss Fund for Wake Forest Scholars
The Donald C. & Heidi Hagen Prentiss Fund for Wake Forest Scholars assists students with financial need by reducing loan expectations, with preference first to students from the NC counties of Bertie, Camden, Currituck, Chowan, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrell, or Washington, and second to students from eastern NC.
Dr. George E. & Lila C. Bradford Scholarship
The Dr. George E. & Lila C. Bradford Scholarship is awarded to outstanding entering first-year students with an intent and capacity to prepare for a career in medicine.
Earl F. & Jane P. Slick Fund for Wake Forest Scholars
The Earl F. & Jane P. Slick Fund for Wake Forest Scholars assists students with financial need by reducing loan expectations.
Earl Haden Hamilton, Sr. Fund for Wake Forest Scholars
The Earl Haden Hamilton, Sr. Fund for Wake Forest Scholars assists students with financial need by reducing loan expectations.
Eddins Family Scholarship
The Eddins Family Scholarship assists students based on ability, character, integrity, leadership, and a desire to make a contribution in their communities, with preference first to residents of Stanly or Polk counties, NC, or Spartanburg County, SC, and preference second to students from North Carolina and South Carolina.
Edward Otis Burroughs Fund for Wake Forest Scholars
The Edward Otis Burroughs Fund for Wake Forest Scholars assists students with financial need by reducing loan expectations, with preference first to a student who is a musical instrumentalist aspiring to be a church or congregational organist, second to a student who participates in choral music at Wake Forest and who aspires to be a director of choral music, and third to a student who intends to major or minor in physics and who aspires to teach physics in a secondary education setting.
Egbert L. Davis Jr. Scholarship
The Egbert L. Davis Jr. Scholarship is awarded to entering first-year students from North Carolina demonstrating outstanding academic performance, diligence, integrity, character, leadership, and reasonable athletic competence. Awards are renewable based on a B average, exemplary personal conduct, and participation in the religious life of the University.
Faig Family Fund for Wake Forest Scholars
The Faig Family Fund for Wake Forest Scholars assists students with financial need by reducing loan expectations, with preference first to graduates of public high schools in the greater New York metropolitan area, and second to graduates of public high schools.
Farmer Fund for Wake Forest Scholars
The Farmer Fund for Wake Forest Scholars assists students with financial aid by reducing loan expectations.
Felman Family – Hartman Scholarship
The Felman Family – Hartman Scholarship assists US citizens or permanent residents, with preference to students with academic and special talents who have a passionate desire to attend Wake Forest.
Fideles Fund for Wake Forest Scholars
The Fideles Fund for Wake Forest Scholars assists students with financial need by reducing loan expectations.
First Citizens South Carolina Scholarship
The First Citizens South Carolina Scholarship assists South Carolina residents who express an interest in pursuing studies in business, accounting, finance, economics, or a related field, with preference to students with financial need.
Fownes Family Fund for Wake Forest Scholars
The Fownes Family Fund for Wake Forest Scholars assists students with financial need by reducing loan expectations, with preference to students interested in premedical studies, chemistry, or biology.
Frank L. Blum Construction Company Fund for Wake Forest Scholars
The Frank L. Blum Construction Company Fund for Wake Forest Scholars assists students with financial need by reducing loan expectations.
Gary Franklin Culler Scholarship
The Gary Franklin Culler Scholarship is awarded to entering first-year students based on ability and leadership potential, with preference to students from High Point, NC.
George Foster Hankins Scholarships
The George Foster Hankins Scholarships assist students with financial need who are residents of North Carolina or children of alumni/ae living in other states, with preference to residents of Davidson County, NC.
The following funds support the Hankins Scholarship program:
- The Roena B. & Petro Kulynych Scholarship assists students with financial need, with preference first to students from Wilkes County, NC, and second to students from Avery County, NC.
- The Kutteh Family Scholarship assists students with financial need, with strong preference first to students from Iredell County, NC, and second to students from its contiguous counties.
- The Lowden Family Scholarship assists students with financial need, with preference first to students from Montgomery County and second to students from Anson, Stanly, Davidson, Randolph, Moore, or Richmond counties, NC.
- The William Henry McElwee & Douglas Plonk McElwee Scholarship assists students with financial need who graduated from a public high school and are residents of Wilkes County, NC, with preference second to residents of Iredell County, NC.
- The Dr. B.L. & Betty Ferrell Woodard Scholarship assists students with financial need, with first preference to applicants attending North Johnston High School in Kenly, NC, second preference to residents of Johnston County, NC, third preference to residents of a county contiguous to Johnston County, and fourth preference to North Carolina residents.
George Hampton Wall & Billie Olive Wall Family Fund for Wake Forest Scholars
The George Hampton Wall & Billie Olive Wall Family Fund for Wake Forest Scholars assists students with financial need by reducing loan expectations.
George M. & Daisy Olive Beavers Scholarship
The George M. & Daisy Olive Beavers Scholarship assists students on the basis of leadership, citizenship, and character.
George Nelson Turner Scholarship
The George Nelson Turner Scholarship assists students based on leadership ability and merit, with preference to those from North Carolina, who graduated from a public high school, who were academically ranked in the top third of the high school class, who lettered in a varsity sport while attending high school, and who participate in Christian religious and community service activities. Financial need is considered but is not a required or controlling factor.
Griffin Bennetti–Hartman Scholarship Fund
The Griffin Bennetti–Hartman Scholarship Fund assists US citizens or permanent residents, with preference to students with academic and special talents, from middle-class families, who have demonstrated a passionate desire to attend Wake Forest.
Hannah Rose Lyons–Hartman Scholarship
The Hannah Rose Lyons–Hartman Scholarship assists US citizens or permanent residents, with preference to students with academic and special talents, from middle-class families, who have demonstrated a passionate desire to attend Wake Forest.