Young leaders from the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School District have the opportunity to complete their applications for the Outstanding Young Leaders (OYL) Scholarship each fall. Once submissions and judging are concluded, all top 10 nominees will receive an official certificate of achievement with their name on it to keep. The scholarship winner will receive an additional official certificate denoting the amount of their scholarship.

The chapter typically presents one scholarship a year, the number of scholarships and their amount will be dependent upon the success of the project’s fundraising efforts. The Winston-Salem chapter will send the top application to compete for the North Carolina Jaycee’s Outstanding Teenager Award.  The rest of the top five winners are also invited to self-apply to compete for the North Carolina Jaycee’s Outstanding Teenager Award. The winners of this award and an additional scholarship are announced in late summer at the Distinguished Service Awards Banquet.

Application for Outstanding Young Leaders (OYL) Scholarship

Applicants are received via coordination with the schools but you can also apply directly via the form linked below.

Applicant Qualifications
1.) Be a high school senior both living and attending school in Forsyth County.
2.) Have an overall grade point average (without quality points) of 3.0 or higher.
3.) Plan to attend an accredited university or college in the United States.
4.) Exemplify the well-rounded youth in scholarship, leadership, and community service.

The 2021 OYL application deadline has ended.  Please check back in October 2022.

General Donations for Outstanding Young Leaders

If you would like to make a tax-deductible contribution for any Winston-Salem Jaycee Foundation supported project, choose one of the following options: How do you donate?

OPTION 1: Please mail a check payable to:

Winston-Salem Jaycees FOUNDATION
RE: OYL
PO Box 24461
Winston-Salem, NC 27114

OPTION 2: Prefer to pay online?

Visit the Foundation webpage at: http://wsjayceesfoundation.org/ and refer to the “How to donate” section.

OPTION 3: Fundraisers.  Every year we have events to help raise funds for the OYL Project.  Click here to search for OYL events.