College Bound Scholarship Information

The Human Relations Office is excited to offer three college scholarship opportunities to local Wilson County High School students. Students may attend public, private, charter, or home school. Applications Deadline: March 31, 2026

For complete rules and requirements for each scholarship, you may print an application by clicking here: 2026 College Scholarship application

Printable Flyer: 2026 College Scholarship flyer

The scholarships and brief description are as follows:

Humanitarian Scholarship| $1000 - available to a high school senior who has demonstrated community leadership and made a difference in the Wilson area by volunteering. The student essay should demonstrate how the student has used their time, talents, and resources to help disadvantaged and oppressed citizens, made efforts to overcome obstacles and open doors to solutions, improved the quality of life, raised awareness, participated in advocacy or worked to reduce discrimination and injustice. 

Beyond DisABILITIES Scholarship| $1000 - available to a high school senior with a cognitive, behavioral, physical, and/or emotional challenges. The student essay needs to describe challenges faced and demonstrate, despite these challenges, the student took measures to go above and beyond to assist others, participated in community opportunities, served as a role-model, raised awareness or pushed through barriers to achieve success. 

Wilson Youth Council Alumni Scholarship| $1000 - available to current and active high school seniors who have membership in the Wilson Youth Council (WYC). The student must have been a member of WYC for at least two full years. The student essay must demonstrate leadership through participation, volunteerism and team building. The student essay must express why and how the student went above and beyond the typical WYC standards for membership. 

*Each student essay should include why the student should be selected to receive the scholarship. 

**Scholarship applications are also available in the Human Relations Office. Winners will be presented with a Certificate of Accomplishment during their annual end-of-year school awards ceremony. Official college registration documentation must be provided by scholarship winners to receive scholarship funding. 

Human Relations Office

104 Goldsboro Street E

Wilson NC 27893

For more information, call 252-399-2308 

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2025 Recipients of the Human Relations Scholarships

Mariah Polk

Humanitarian Scholarship

Christina Pappas 

Wilson Youth Council Alumni Scholarship

Logan Dublin

Beyond DisABILITIES Scholarship