The NCFRW Caring for America Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship intended to assist eligible children of North Carolina service members desiring to pursue a degree (or vocational certification) from an accredited North Carolina college, vocational or technical institution. Applicants must be a dependent child of an NC service member wounded or killed while serving from September 11, 2001 until present (service member can be from any branch of service). Winners will be notified by the end of May.