Park Scholars

Aug 22, 2023

On the Path to Success

No matter what area — or areas — of NC State you support, your generosity makes a big difference throughout our campus. Our students graduate into successful careers, our faculty drive game-changing research and our programs build valuable connections, expanding our reach and your impact far beyond Raleigh. This past academic year, 36,159 donors joined us on a path to a bolder, brighter future. Learn more about how donor support is powering the extraordinary in a new school year. 

Aug 22, 2023

Meet Our Incoming Students: Park Scholar Julia Murphy

Julia Murphy fell in love with NC State while attending Wolfpack football games with her parents, who are both alumni. Now, as a Park Scholar majoring in elementary education, she will have the opportunity to make her own path at NC State. 

Aug 8, 2023

Chancellor Woodson Talks Mission-Driven Entrepreneurship With 321 Coffee Founders

Chancellor Randy Woodson sits down with Park Scholar alumni Lindsay Wrege and Michael Evans to talk about how NC State helped them launch their mission-driven coffee shop in episode six of Red Chair Chats. 

Aug 8, 2023

Advising a Tech Giant

Park Scholar alumnus Wilson White ’03 brings his computer engineering background and a law degree to work as a vice president at Google. 

Jul 25, 2023

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Student Explores Biofuel at National Laboratory

Paige Seibert comes from a small town in Maryland, but her ambitions will help create a sustainable future for millions of people across the United States. The Park Scholar and rising senior in the College of Engineering is interning this summer at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado, giving her the opportunity to learn how to help save our planet — Seibert’s lifelong dream. 

Jul 11, 2023

North Carolina FFA President Finds Home at NC State

Sydney Loflin ’26 is from a small town in North Carolina but has had a large impact on the state by serving as the North Carolina FFA President. Now, she’s a Park Scholar and part of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ new agricultural communications program. 

Jun 27, 2023

Four Incoming CALS Students Named Park Scholars

The Park Scholarships program recently named 40 students to its class of 2027, including four incoming students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. 

May 30, 2023

Milind Named Knight-Hennessy Scholar

Park Scholars alumnus Nikhil Milind ’21, who is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in genetics at Stanford School of Medicine, recently added another prestigious honor to his résumé by being admitted into the 2023 cohort of Knight-Hennessy Scholars, an international graduate-level scholarship program at Stanford University. 

May 23, 2023

Park Enrichment Grants Awarded in April

The Park Enrichment Grant Committee made 16 awards to Park Scholars who submitted proposals by the April deadline. These funds enable Park Scholars to Think and Do even more during their time with the Pack. 

May 16, 2023

Park Scholarships Announces the Class of 2027

The Park Scholarships program has named 40 students to its Class of 2027 — the 28th class of Park Scholars. The Park Scholarships program provides a four-year scholarship valued at approximately $117,000 for in-state students and approximately $215,000 for out-of-state students.