Piedmont Advantage Announces 2026 General Scholarship Recipients

Please join Piedmont Advantage in congratulating our 2026 Piedmont Advantage General Scholarship recipients!

At Piedmont Advantage, we recognize and reward our members’ academic achievement and advancement.  

Piedmont Advantage General Scholarships, administered through the Carolinas Credit Union Foundation, are for high school seniors and beyond who are ready to take the next step in continuing their education.

Piedmont Advantage awards six to eight $1,000 scholarships to local students pursuing higher education each year.

We could not be more thrilled to announce this year’s Piedmont Advantage scholarship recipients, beginning the journey to achieving their dreams:

Victoria Robinson

  • Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Ashley Makell

  • Charlotte, N.C.
  • University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Austin Imes, Jr.

  • Mocksville, N.C.
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Jacob Heim

  • Charlotte, N.C.
  • North Carolina State University

Kyera Combs

  • Mooresville, N.C.
  • Georgia Southern University

Lucas Chalco

  • Eden, N.C.
  • Johnson and Wales University

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