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Goodnight Scholarships
About Us

About Us

The scholarship is available to low and middle-income families from North Carolina and is limited to students studying in the STEM disciplines or affiliated education majors.

Goodnight Scholarships

The value of the scholarship is $24,000 and is renewable for up to four years for first-year students, and three years for transfer students. In addition to the scholarship, Goodnight Scholars have access to an assortment of developmental programming focused on their professional and personal growth.

Visionaries in Technology and Education

Dr. Jim Goodnight is the founder and CEO of the SAS Institute, the world’s leading business intelligence software vendor. Ann Goodnight served 16 years on the Board of Trustees and 8 years on the UNC Board of Governors. Both are NC State graduates. Through their generous philanthropy the Goodnights have impacted the lives of more than 1,000 students by endowing the Goodnight Scholarships, launched in 2008 to benefit students from middle- and low-income North Carolina families majoring in STEM and STEM education fields.

Goodnights

Our Mission and Goals

The Goodnight Scholarships office invests in students from low- and middle-income families in North Carolina studying in STEM or STEM education disciplines. The Program empowers Goodnight Scholars to “pay it forward” as transformational leaders at NC State, in North Carolina, and in the world.

To accomplish this, every Goodnight Scholarships initiative is created with the following goals in mind.

Developing Essential Skills and Competencies

Developing Future STEM Leaders and Advocates

Cultivating Champions of Service and Civic Engagement

Creating a Welcoming and Supportive Community

Goodnight Scholarships At-a-Glance

Program Components

Staff

Meet the Goodnight Scholarships team that supports the program’s scholars through various events, funding, advising, and community-building opportunities.

Meet our Staff 

Scholars

Meet the current Goodnight first-year and transfer scholars and explore their variety of majors.

Meet our Students 

Programming

Programming is a vital component of a Goodnight Scholar’s development during their time with the Program.

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Travel

Goodnight Scholars are provided with subsidized opportunities to travel and experience life outside of North Carolina.

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Community Service

The Goodnight Scholars Program provides opportunities to serve the NC State, Triangle, and global communities, in an effort to live out our mantra “Pay if forward”.

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Enrichment Grants

Additional funding is available to Goodnight Scholars who are pursuing educational and developmental opportunities outside of their traditional coursework.

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Mentorship

Mentorship opportunities are available between students and industry professionals, and between under-and-upperclassmen in the program

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