LWVNCC Annual Scholarships
Scholarship Overview: For New Castle County residents (current undergraduate students, vocational students, or graduating HS seniors)
Application Available: December 1, 2025
Deadline Date: April 1, 2026
Scholarship Details:
This scholarship is sponsored by the League of Women Voters of New Castle County.
This scholarship is open to any NCC high school graduating senior, or a currently-enrolled fulltime college student or student in a tuitioned vocational program. Applicant’s home residence must be in New Castle County, Delaware
Eligibility Requirements:
- New Castle County students. Note: either student or a parent must reside in NCC.
- either graduating high school seniors, continuing undergrad college students, or students in a tuitioned vocational program.
Application Requirements:
- Review all three of these documents: Application Form, Essay or Video Prompts, and Evaluation Rubric.
- Download and fill out the Application Form.
- Complete the Essay or Video following the one of the provided prompts.
- Combine all of the following into a single compressed, zipped folder (.zip file) and email it to scholarship.lwvncc@gmail.com. Include your name on the subject line, (e.g. “2026 Scholarship submission S.Wilson“), and all the file names you submit:
→ Your completed application form.
→ Your essay or video file. Ensure that your file name includes your name and submission type (e.g., S_Wilson_Essay.pdf or S_Wilson_Video.mp4
→ A photo of your driver’s license or other ID showing Proof of NCC Residence.
→ A copy of your most recent Transcript (school grades). - Ask two people to provide Recommendations for you by the deadline date using this form: LWVNCC Recommendation Letter Submission Form. See page 2 of the Application Form for additional guidelines regarding who should provide recommendations.
Applications must be received by 5 pm on April 1, 2026. Late or incomplete submissions will not be reviewed.
Application Requirements: Delaware Residents Only, Essay, Letter(s) of Recommendation, Transcript, Video
Essay Details:
Essay or Video Prompts included in the links above
Award Amount: $1000
Award Details:
4 awards of $1,000 each.
Website/URL: https://my.lwv.org/delaware/lwvncc-scholarships
Scholarship Manager Information:
Contact Email: scholarship.lwvncc@gmail.com
Additional Contact & Submission Information:
Combine all of the following into a single compressed, zipped folder (.zip file) and email it to scholarship.lwvncc@gmail.com. Include your name on the subject line, (e.g. “2026 Scholarship submission S.Wilson”), and all the file names you submit:
→ Your completed application form.
→ Your essay or video file. Ensure that your file name includes your name and submission type (e.g., S_Wilson_Essay.pdf or S_Wilson_Video.mp4
→ A photo of your driver’s license or other ID showing Proof of NCC Residence.
→ A copy of your most recent Transcript (school grades).
Additional Scholarship Information:
Email us at scholarship.lwvncc@gmail.com to get on our mailing list or to request the application
Filters:
Areas of Study: Open to All
Applicant’s Current Education Level: High School Senior, College Student