Created in August 2011 by the UNC System Staff Assembly in memory of UNC-TV employee Janet B. Royster, this annual scholarship is open to any full-time, non-faculty, UNCW system employee. For the 2023-24 academic year, this scholarship will have a maximum award of $1,000 and can be used towards earning a degree or other professional certification.
The UNCW Staff Senate has awarded seven merit-based scholarships to aid employees or their dependents pursuing their degrees at the university. Each recipient received $706 to offset expenses.
“The investment the Staff Senate has made in our staff and their dependents through our scholarship fund has made a wonderful impact,” said Susan Smith, Staff Senate chair and UNC System Staff Assembly vice chair. “This commitment of staff supporting colleagues and their families is what the Staff Senate at UNCW does exceptionally well.”
This year’s recipients are:
The Staff Senate Scholarship is open to non-faculty employees working a minimum of three-fourths of the time and their dependents. The recipient must be accepted into an undergraduate or graduate program at UNCW.