North Carolina Schools

All secondary schools in North Carolina are eligible to nominate students to compete for the Morehead-Cain. In addition, students at North Carolina schools may apply without being nominated by their school committees.

American Secondary Schools 

Secondary schools outside North Carolina are eligible only by invitation from the Morehead-Cain Foundation to nominate for the Morehead-Cain. Interested school officials may request eligibility requirements by e-mailing moreheadcain@unc.edu. Eligible schools each nominate one student per year. (Please note: our school selection process is closed for the 2008-2009 selection year.) To view the list of all eligible schools, including the 155 "Legacy Schools" the original group of Morehead nominating schools (some of which have been on the list since the Morehead Program began in the 1950s), click these links for a list by school or by state.

British Public Schools 

The British Morehead-Cain Scholarship Committee, established by British Morehead Alumni, oversees the selection process in Great Britain. Any secondary school in Great Britain may nominate. For more information, please visit www.britishmoreheadcain.org.

Canadian Schools

The Canadian Merit Scholarship Foundation distributes brochures and nomination forms for the Canadian Morehead-Cain Program. Every graduating student in every high school and cégep in Canada is eligible to compete for the Morehead-Cain. For more information, please visit www.canadianmoreheadcain.org.

Nominating Affiliate Programs

Certain participating leadership development programs may nominate participants for the Morehead-Cain. For more information, please contact the Foundation.