North Carolina § 116-292 - (Effective beginning with the 2017 fall academic semester - see note) Cheatham-White Scholarships; eligibility and selection criteria.

§ 116-292. (Effective beginning with the 2017 fall academic semester - see note) Cheatham-White Scholarships; eligibility and selection criteria.

Eligibility. - To be eligible to be nominated as a potential candidate for a Cheatham-White Scholarship, a person must satisfy all of the following criteria: Be a competitive applicant for admission as a freshman in the fall semester into a baccalaureate program at either North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University or North Carolina Central University. Be a United States citizen or permanent resident. Be on course to graduate from high school in the spring semester prior to college admission. Selection Criteria. - Candidates for Cheatham-White Scholarships shall be selected on the basis of academic merit, honorable character, outstanding leadership potential, and a demonstrable commitment to service. Financial need shall not be a consideration. History (2016-94, s. 11.4(e).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2016-94, s. 11.4(e1), provides: "G.S. 116-291, as enacted by subsection (e) of this section, becomes effective July 1, 2016. The remainder of subsection (e) of this section becomes effective beginning with the 2017 fall academic semester so that students may be nominated for the scholarship during the 2017-2018 academic year, and recipients of the scholarship may enroll to begin a course of study at the constituent institution beginning with the 2018 fall academic semester." Session Laws 2016-94, s. 1.2, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2016.'" Session Laws 2016-94, s. 39.4, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2016-2017 fiscal year, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2016-2017 fiscal year." Session Laws 2016-94, s. 39.7, is a severability clause.