How to Apply

Review the scholarship requirements to see if you are eligible.

Gather the supporting documents necessary for your application. These include:

An unofficial university transcript
A resume (two pages maximum)
One letter of recommendation

The deadline for 2020-2021 scholarship application has passed.

The North Carolina HBCU/MSI Transportation Scholarship Program helps foster new, diverse transportation professionals by awarding scholarships to students pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees in transportation-related fields by:

Attracting the nation’s brightest minds to the ﬁeld of transportation
Expanding, diversifying and retaining top talent in the transportation industry
Bringing innovation and enhancing the breadth and scope of knowledge of the entire transportation community in the United States
Encompassing all modes of transportation

Eligibility

The N.C. Department of Transportation offers students currently enrolled at accredited historically black colleges and universities, as well as minority-serving institutions in North Carolina, the opportunity to compete each year for the $1,500 scholarship.

Deadline

All applications and supporting material (official transcripts and letters of recommendation) for the North Carolina HBCU/MSI Transportation Scholarship must be received by the deadline.

Disciplines

Although the department encourages students in the majors below to apply, students are not limited to them.

Discipline	Majors
Sciences	Architecture, biology, chemistry, communications, computer science, criminal justice, environmental science, information systems, mathematics, physics
Business	Accounting, business administration, finance, economics, management
Human development	Human factors, human resources, psychology
Aviation	Aeronautical studies, airway science, aviation flight management, science
Engineering	Chemical, civil, construction, electrical, electronic, environmental, geotechnical, manufacturing, mechanical, structural, transportation
Public policy and planning	Public policy and analysis, public administration, political science/government, urban and regional planning, urban studies
Law	Transportation, environmental
Transportation	Logistics management, planning, policy NCDOT may approve other transportation-related academic disciplines on a case-by-case basis.