Scholarship Application Materials
For a tutorial on how to complete your application, watch THIS VIDEO (please disregard the first 18 seconds. This was a video from last year, but the process is the same).
For an overview of all scholarships at a glance, including relevant criteria, review THIS SPREADSHEET.
Recommendation Form(s):
If your scholarship requires any letter(s) of recommendation, please email your recommender THIS FORM to complete and submit to ffh-scholarships@daretolearn.org .
Statement of Financial Need:
If your scholarship requires a Statement of Financial Need, please download and submit THIS FORM along with your application.
Transcripts:
If the scholarship you are applying to requires a transcript, these will be submitted for you by the counseling office. You are only required to acknowledge transcript submission in the accompanying Google Form.
External Local Scholarships:
A number of local scholarships (ie. Dare Education Foundation, Outer Banks Community Foundation, etc.) are NOT processed by First Flight High School and instead have their own online processes. Links to those processes are provided at the bottom of this page.
FFHS SCHOLARSHIPS
Danielle James Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Requirements: 2 Letters of recommendation, Statement of Financial Need, Essay (complete in word doc).
Completed application upload link
Dare County Arts Council Scholarship
Amount: $500
Requirements: 1 Letter of recommendation, Essay (complete in word doc).
Completed application upload link
Dare County Boat Builders Foundation Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Requirements: 2 Letters of recommendation, Statement of Financial Need, Essay (complete in word doc).
Completed application upload link
Dare County Motorsports Charity Group Scholarship
Amount: $1,500
Requirements: 2 Letters of recommendations, Essay (complete in Word Doc), Statement of Financial Need, Resume
Completed application upload link
Farm Bureau Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Requirements: 2 Letters of recommendation, Essay (complete in word doc).
Completed application upload link
First Flight Athletic Boosters Club Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Requirements: 3 Letters of recommendation, Essay (complete in word doc).
Completed application upload link
First Flight Lions Club Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Requirements: 2 Letters of recommendation, Statement of Financial Need, Essay (complete in word doc).
Completed application upload link
First Flight Society-Bob Watson Memorial Scholarship
Amount: $600
Requirements: Essay (complete in word doc); photo
Completed application upload link
Jim MacDonald Dare CASA Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Requirements: 2 Letters of recommendation, Essay (complete in word doc).
Completed application upload link
Kitty Hawk Rotary Club Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Requirements: 3 Letters of recommendation, Statement of Financial Need
Completed application upload link
Kitty Hawk UMC-Virgie Cox Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Requirements: 2 Letters of recommendation, Essay (complete in word doc).
Completed application upload link
Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church Scholarships
Amount: Varies
Requirements: Varies, please look at each scholarship
Completed application upload link
NC Beach Buggy Association Scholarship
Amount: $3,400
Requirements: 2 Letters of recommendation, Statement of Financial Need, Essay (complete in word doc).
Completed application upload link
North Carolina Retired School Personnel Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Requirements: 2 Letters of recommendation, Statement of Financial Need, Essay (In word doc).
Completed application upload link
OBX Chorus Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Requirements: 2 Letters of recommendation, Essay (complete in word doc).
Completed application upload link
OBX Forum for the Lively Arts Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Requirements: 3 Letters of recommendation, Essay (complete in word doc).
Completed application upload link
OBX Hokie Scholarship (VA Tech admitted students)
Amount: Varies
Requirements: 1 Letter of recommendation, Essay (complete in word doc).
Completed application upload link
OBX Home Builders Association
Amount: Varies
Requirements: 3 Letters of recommendation, Essay (complete in word doc).
Completed application upload link
OBX Shipping-Jennifer Hahs Wall Memorial Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Requirements: 2 Letters of Recommendation, Essay (complete in word doc), Statement of Financial Need
Completed application upload link
Outer Banks Gun Club
Amount: $500
Requirements: Essay (complete in word doc), 2 Letters or recommendation, Statement of Financial Need
Completed application upload link
Ryan Swinton Memorial Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Requirements: Essay (complete in word doc), Statement of Financial Need
Completed application upload link
Seaside Cares Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Requirements: 2 Letters of recommendation, Essay (complete in word doc).
Completed application upload link
Surf Pediatric Foundation Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Requirements: 2 Letters of recommendation, Essay (complete in word doc).
Completed application upload link
Surfrider Scholarship - OBX Chapter
Amount: $1,500
Requirements: 1 Letter of recommendation, Essay (complete in word doc).
Completed application upload link
The Outer Banks Hospital Healthcare Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Requirements: 2 Letters of recommendation, Essay (complete in word doc).
Completed application upload link
Theatre of Dare Scholarship
Amount: $500-$1,500
Requirements: 2 Letters of recommendation, Essay (complete in word doc).
Completed application upload link
Ward Family Scholarship
Amount: $2,000
Requirements: 2 Letters of recommendation, Essay (complete in word doc).
Completed application upload link
World's Greatest Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Requirements: Open format application
Completed application upload link
EXTERNAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Chesapeake Hospital Authority Scholarship
Online application Link
Dare Education Foundation
Online application Link
Denver Lindley Scholarship
Online application Link
Outer Banks Community Foundation Scholarships
Online Application Info and Links
2022 OBCF Info Presentation