Scholarships
Scholarships provide students with valuable financial support to help make higher education more affordable without having to pay anything back.
Durham Tech partners with local businesses and organizations, state government, and the North Carolina Community College System to offer students a wide range of meaningful scholarship opportunities.
SECU Foundation: People Helping People Scholarship
The SECU Foundation provides two $5,000 scholarships to two students at each North Carolina Community College. The scholarship is payable at $1,250 per semester, up to four consecutive semesters.
Two new recipients are chosen each year by the Durham Tech Financial Aid Office Scholarship Selection Committee.
- Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible, students must:
- Be a current student at Durham Tech or are accepted to attend Durham Tech
- Be a North Carolina resident eligible for in-state tuition
- Be a high school graduate (or complete GED) enrolled in an associate degree, diploma, or certificate program
- Demonstrate academic achievement with a 2.5 or higher unweighted GPA on a 4.0 scale
- Exhibit leadership, excellence of character, integrity, and community involvement
- File their FAFSA as part of their college application
Complete and submit the application and consent form to the Financial Aid Office in Wynn (Building 10), Room 210 by Monday, July 6, 2026. Notification of award decisions will be sent in mid-August 2026.
Durham Tech Foundation Scholarships
Durham Tech Foundation Scholarships are awarded by the College’s review committee through a single application process designed to give students the best chance of receiving scholarship funds. Applications are accepted from March 15 – April 15.
Login to AcademicWorks.com using your normal Durham Tech login and password to complete the application. Each student will be notified whether or not they were selected, and scholarship awards will be applied to the student’s account prior to the beginning of the fall semester.*
Complete Scholarship Application
*Students who receive a scholarship must submit a thank-you letter to their donor and attend the scholarship breakfast to engage with the donor. If a thank-you letter is not submitted, the scholarship will be removed from the student’s account.
Next NC Scholarship
The Next NC Scholarship is a financial aid program that helps most North Carolinians from households making $80,000 per year or less pursue higher education by fully covering tuition and fees at any community college or more than half, if not all, of tuition and fees to attend any public university in the state. The best part? It’s money that doesn’t have to be repaid.
Students attending a community college will receive at least $3,000. That’s more than the cost of full-time tuition!
All you have to do is submit your Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA) and you will be considered!