Phelps Family Scholarships

Phelps Family CAP and Student Success Awards

The Phelps Family Awards were established to recognize Brian Phelps, son of the Donors and a 2012 graduate of the University, and to honor Dr. Sherilyn Morrow, Communication Studies Professor.

Bob and Bonnie Phelps created these scholarship funds as a means: 1) to support student success at the University and, 2) to call attention to three (3) core values and behaviors, using the acronym “CAP”, which the Donors believe to be among the keystone pillars for building and living meaningful lives:

• Contribute…by volunteering time and personal skills, talents, abilities, experience and passion around issues in service to the community;
• Achieve…by displaying a bias toward action and performance (including academically), self-reliance, persevering, and overcoming obstacles to accomplishing goals;
• Pay-it-forward…by impacting the lives of others in meaningful and positive ways to them through small or large, random or planned, acts of kindness, caring, and “giving back.”

Phelps Family Scholarships are offered through 12 different awards

• $10,000 each Phelps Family CAP Awards
• $10,000 Phelps Family Speech-Language Pathology Graduate CAP Scholarship**
• $7,500 Phelps Family Aims2UNC Business CAP Scholarship
• $7,500 Phelps Family Humanities CAP Scholarship
• $7,500 Phelps Family LGBTQA+ CAP Scholarship
• $7,500 Phelps Family Marcus Garvey Science and Business CAP Scholarship
• $7,500 Phelps Family Mathematics CAP Scholarship
• $7,500 Phelps Family Military Service CAP Scholarship
• $7,500 Phelps Family Music CAP Scholarship
• $7,500 Phelps Family Musical Theatre CAP Scholarship**
• $6,000 per team Phelps Family NHS CAP Student Research Awards
• $4,000 each Phelps Family Student Success Service Awards (SSSA)

** These scholarships typically have a different due date. Please check each individual scholarship for the specifics regarding eligibility, application requirements and due dates.

How to Apply

1. Login to your UNC Scholarship Application located in Ursa or visit the DIRECT LINK
2. On your Recommended Opportunities page scroll down and find the Phelps scholarships by using the search function with “Phelps.”
3. Review the scholarship requirements and apply for all that match your situation!

Due date for (most) Phelps applications

February 1, 2026