- Local NCDFS scholarships are awarded on Awards Night which is always prior to graduation

     - You MUST attend Awards Night to receive your award(s)

     - Local scholarship award(s) will not be disbursed until you have completed one semester of post-secondary schooling

     - You have five (5) years from date of graduation to use the local scholarship(s) awarded

               - As an example: If graduation was May 31, 2020, you will have access to your awarded local scholarship(s) until May 31, 2025

               - After five (5) years your unused local scholarship money is returned to the local scholarship fund and no longer available to you, you essentially forfeit your award(s)