Yes. Some of the scholarships take grades into consideration, but other scholarships emphasize alternate areas of performance such as leadership, community service and other extra-curricular activities.

Yes. You can still apply for most scholarships at the Community Foundation even if you don’t know which school you will attend.

Yes. We have a few scholarships for students planning to attend a technical school.

No, you may attend academically accredited, not-for-profit institutions or technical/trade schools in the United States unless otherwise specified in a specific scholarship description.

All scholarship decisions will be made by June 30, and all applicants will be notified by letter of the decisions. There is a selection committee, comprised of volunteers, for each scholarship fund. The committee reviews the applications while considering the scholarship’s eligibility and selection criteria, such as enrollment at a particular high school, financial need, academic performance, extracurricular activities, community service or other talents.

We begin sending scholarship payments on July 15 for the fall semester.  We process scholarship payments after we receive your verification of enrollment. Please allow four weeks after submitting your verification of enrollment to receive the scholarship payment.

The spring semester payments are contingent on the scholar submitting required follow ups.

We send scholarship payments to the college or university listed on your verification of enrollment form.

Contact your previous school’s bursar’s office immediately and have them return the check to CFCG. We cannot process a check to your new school until we receive the funds from your previous school AND a new verification of enrollment form from you.

Our donors love to hear from students who received their scholarships. To write a thank you note for your scholarship, send your letter to the Community Foundation of Central Georgia and address it to the scholarship fund. Mail your note of thanks to 577 Mulberry Street, Suite 1600 Macon, GA 31201.

Address your envelope using this format:

Clifton-Whitehead Scholarship Selection Committee

c/o Community Foundation of Central Georgia

577 Mulberry Street, Suite 1600

Macon, GA 31201