J. Alton Sutton Scholarship

This scholarship was established through the NC State Alumni Association in memory of James Alton Sutton, Class of 1961, to benefit students with both financial need and high academic merit. We are delighted to recognize your academic accomplishment with this distinguished award and wish you success in your studies at NC State University.

Eligibility Requirements:
-Must be a junior or senior student with a minimum of 60 credit hours
-Recipient(s) shall be a resident of the North Carolina counties of Davidson, Guilford, Randolph, Durham, Scotland, Wake or Wayne
-Demonstrate financial need as demonstrated by the FAFSA (apply by the University deadline annually)
-Must maintain full time enrollments of at least 12 credit hours per semester
-Remain in an undergraduate program pursuing your first degree
-Maintain satisfactory academic progress
-You may not be eligible to receive another major University award in conjunction with this award
-Your total awards including the scholarship cannot exceed the cost of attendance
-Maintain a 3.000 cumulative GPA