The North Carolina Extension and Community Association, better known as NCECA, offers an Annual Scholarship for youth and adults at the state and county levels. The NCECA State Scholarship is worth $800 and the Person County ECA Scholarship is worth up to $300, for a potential total of $1,100 to go towards your education.
The purpose of the scholarship is to assist students youth and adults in obtaining a degree at any North Carolina university or college, in any field of study, with priority given to Family and Consumer Sciences, and related fields. These could include but are not limited to:
Youth Development
Nutrition/Culinary Arts
Food Sciences
Family Life Education & Coaching
Child Development / Family Relations
Family and Consumer Sciences
ECA is a non-profit volunteer organization affiliated with Cooperative Extension that has been active for more than 100 years. Formerly known as the Extension Homemakers or Home Demonstration Clubs, ECA is committed to empowering families and individuals to improve their quality of life. To learn more about ECA visit the Person County ECA page.
Every county Extension office that works with ECA submits its scholarship candidate(s) to the state NCECA Scholarship Committee which in turn will select a district winner. Even if our county candidate doesn’t win the district scholarship, the Person County ECA will award the local scholarship to our selectee.
Requirements:
You are currently a high school senior or student in college with no break in your formal education OR you are an adult who completed high school, had a break in your education, and want to further it now.
All applicants must live in North Carolina and plan to attend a North Carolina accredited college, community college, or technical institute.
You could be a part-time student and must carry no less than six (6) hours per semester, or a full-time student and must carry no less than twelve (12) hours per semester.
Previous applicants and/or recipients may reapply each year that they remain in school.
Due date: Application and accompanying documents should be submitted by 5:00 p.m., Monday, February 2, 2026.
Application and Documents to Submit
Download, print, and complete the application from the following link and submit along with the required documents: NCECA-Scholarship-Form
Documents to be submitted along with the application:
High School or College transcript (if you are or have been in college, only submit your college transcript): High school transcripts— Ask for an official signed transcript from school in an envelope and submit along the rest of the documents. College transcripts— request an official transcript to be mailed to N.C. Cooperative Extension Person County Center Attn: Jennifer Brown 304 South Morgan Street, Room 149 Roxboro, NC 27573.
Impact Statement: On a separate page, write a brief paragraph explaining the value or impact the Extension & Community Association (ECA), the 4-H Youth Program, the Family and Consumer Sciences programs, and/or N.C. Cooperative Extension has had on your life or your family’s life.
Three (3) letters of reference, signed by the individuals.
Bring or mail your application and accompanying documents to:
N.C. Cooperative Extension Person County Center Attn: Jennifer Brown 304 South Morgan Street, Room 149 Roxboro, NC 27573.
(Our office is located across the road from Huck Sansbury Park in the main Person County Office Building).
What is Your Connection to North Carolina Cooperative Extension?
This is one of the questions in your application. If you or a family member have participated in any of these, you are connected to us in one way or the other:
4-H or FFA member
Participated in Central Piedmont Jr. Livestock Show
Child of local farmer/agribusiness people served by Cooperative Extension
Senior or Adult who is a volunteer of the 4-H program
Child of or Adult local farmer/agribusiness served by Cooperative Extension
Family of Extension’s ECA member
Participated in 4-H Camp in Person County
Participating in Juntos Program
Child of participant or Adult that participated in Extension’s FCS program
If you are the awardee for any of the scholarships, you will be notified before the Fall semester begins (Verification of enrollment at a North Carolina institution must be received by the NCECA appointed treasurer before a check can be mailed).
For questions, please contact Jennifer Brown, Family and Consumer Science Agent for North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Person County Center via email at jennifer.brown@ncsu.edu or by phone at 336-599-1195.
