Charlotte Knights Healthcare Scholarship Presented by Atrium Health
To improve educational funding for high school students interested in pursuing a career in healthcare, the Knights and Atrium Health have committed to providing three $1,000 college scholarships to local high school seniors.
Charlotte Knights STEM Scholarship Presented by Piedmont Natural Gas
To improve educational funding for high school students interested in pursuing a career in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), the Knights and Piedmont Natural Gas have committed to providing three $1,000 college scholarships to local high school students.
Eddie G.G. Burton Scholarship
A former Negro Leagues baseball player, Burton excelled on the diamond and in the community. As a 16-year-old in 1947, he began playing in the Negro Leagues with the Harrisburg Giants. For Burton and many others, that year proved to be monumental as Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier on April 15. Over the years, Burton played with many baseball greats, including Hall-of-Famers Leroy “Satchel” Paige, Minnie Minoso, and Buck O’Neal. In 1954, Burton’s Giants won the Eastern Negro League championship. While Burton certainly made a name for himself on the baseball field, he was also a trailblazer in the Civil Rights Movement, becoming the first black president of the District 91 Machinist Union.
To improve educational funding for high school student-athletes attending a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), the Knights and Dry-Burton are committed to providing two $1,000 college scholarships to local high school seniors.
Caballeros de Charlotte Scholarship
The Charlotte Knights and Compass Group are dedicated to providing educational opportunities to the youth in our communities.
To improve educational funding for high school students from Hispanic/Latin backgrounds, the Charlotte Knights and Compass Group have committed to providing two $1,000 college scholarships to local high school seniors.