Ernestine D. Lyon Endowed Scholarship

The recipient(s) shall be determined by the Scholarship Committee of NCCU. The Scholarship Committee shall apply the following criteria in the selection of the Scholarship recipient(s). This scholarship shall be limited to a single student until such time as the fund can support additional awards. This scholarship fund shall provide an annual scholarship to a student or students as follows: 1) Recipient(s) must be a student from the Durham Public Schools system; 2) Recipient(s) must be an undergraduate majoring in Mass Communications and/or Education or a graduate student concentrating in Library and Information Sciences; 3) Recipient(s) shall be in good academic standing as defined by NCCU (2.5 GPA), and may apply for renewal of the scholarship if in good standing with the University; 4) the recipient(s) shall demonstrate financial need, as determined by the Office of Financial and Student Aid.