North Carolina is composed of 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte. In the past five decades, North Carolina’s economy has undergone a transition from heavy reliance upon tobacco and furniture making to a more diversified economy with engineering, biotechnology, and finance sectors.
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- North Carolina Scholarship Applicant must be a high-school senior and attend one of the high-schools located in the state of North Carolina;
- North Carolina Scholarship Applicant must have a G.P.A. of at least 2.0 at the time of completing the North Carolina scholarship application;
- North Carolina Scholarship Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, and North Carolina resident at the time of completing the North Carolina scholarship application;
- North Carolina Scholarship Applicant must register his/her name and email address, and scholarship preference with National Academy of American Scholars;
- North Carolina Scholarship Applicant must write an essay in 500 words or less why he/she believes that as an North Carolina resident, how winning the North Carolina scholarship will benefit the state of North Carolina.
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