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There are many scholarships for Asheville students. If you are searching for scholarships for a particular high school located in Asheville, please select the appropriate school from the list below. The scholarship database contains scholarships for Asheville students in the following categories:

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Scholarships360 "No Essay" Scholarship
Deadline: Jun 30, 2025
$10,000
The Scholarships360 $10,000 “No Essay” Scholarship is open to all students who want some extra help paying for their education. Whether you are a high school student who hopes to go to college, a graduate student who’s in a master’s program, or an adult learner who wants to return to school, you are eligible for our no essay scholarship.This scholarship...
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Common App Scholarship
Deadline: Nov 30, 2024
$2,000
To encourage students to spend more time preparing for the Common App, Scholarship Guidance has created an annual scholarship to reward students.To be eligible for the Scholarship Guidance "Common App Scholarship" a student must:A) Be in Grade 11 or Grade 12B) Be attending college or university no later than October 1, 2026.C) Have achieved a GPA of 2.5 or greater...
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Thiel Fellowship
Deadline: Dec 31, 2024
$100,000
Founded by technology entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel in 2011, the Thiel Fellowship is a two-year program for young people who want to build new things. Thiel Fellows skip or stop out of college to receive a $100,000 grant and support from the Thiel Foundation's network of founders, investors, and scientists.What is the Fellowship?The Thiel Fellowship is a two-year, $100,000...
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Path to Pro Scholarship Program
Deadline: Dec 31, 2024
$2,000
The Home Depot Foundation works to improve the homes and lives of U.S. veterans, train skilled tradespeople to fill the labor gap and support communities impacted by natural disasters. The Foundation has pledged to invest $50 million in training the next generation of skilled tradespeople and bridging the opportunity gap through its Path to Pro program.We want to help create...
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Roger W. Kahn Scholarship
Deadline: Dec 31, 2024
$10,000
The Roger W. Kahn Scholarship was created to honor the memory of Roger Kahn (1907–1962) and his passion for aviation and entertainment. Kahn spent the latter part of his career at Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation as a test pilot and then managed the technical service and sales division. In the 1940s, Kahn was actively involved with the Institute of the...
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A C Reynolds High A C Reynolds Middle Asheville High Asheville Middle Clyde A Erwin High Clyde A Erwin Middle Erwin High Reynolds High Roberson High T C Roberson High

Asheville is a city in the western part of North Carolina State. With a population of about 83,318, it is the biggest city in the state and serves as the county seat of Buncombe County. Asheville is a part of the four-county Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area, that has an estimated population of roughly 417,000. The city's land area is 40.9 square miles.

The city is situated in the Blue Ridge Mountains at the confluence of the Swannanoa River and the French Broad River. The area was originally inhabited by the Cherokee Indians at the time when Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto arrived in the year 1540. DeSoto and his party of men brought with them diseases which infected the native inhabitants. Hence, the population was considerably lessened. The area was first called Morristown. In 1797 Morristown was renamed Asheville to honor the Governor of South Carolina, Samuel Ashe.

The town was a well known health resort throughout the 1890's. A tropical storm damaged a lot of the town in the year 1916, forcing a major flood. In the Civil War the majority of Asheville men were on the Confederates' side. The end of the Civil War brought severe economic difficulties to Asheville. The city slowly gained stability from the Depression Era through to the 1980's.

Today the city of Asheville is the heart of economic development for western North Carolina. Asheville's industries make furniture, textiles, electrical products and paper products. Healthcare, tourism, education, government and construction playing significant roles in the local economy. The city has a developing technology sector. Roughly 33% of the workforce is involved in management, professional and related jobs.

The most important employers in the Asheville region, includes Mission-St. Joseph's Health System, Baxter Healthcare, General Electric Lighting Systems, Drexel Heritage, Champion International, Cone Mills Corp, ITT Automotive, Sterling Diagnostic Imaging, Ingles Markets Inc. and much more.