2026 Bill Taylor Scholarship Awarded | North Carolina Community Foundation

Kensley Chambers, second from right, was selected as a recipient of the 2026 Bill Taylor Scholarship Endowment, which awarded more than $7,000 this year to three deserving students.

The Bill Taylor Scholarship Endowment is administered by the Eastern Band of Cherokees Community Foundation, an affiliate of the North Carolina Community Foundation. The scholarship is awarded annually to enrolled members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, as well as their spouses, children, and other immediate family members, who are pursuing higher education at a two- or four-year college or university.

Shown from left to right are scholarship committee members Zane Huskey and Garrett Lane; family members Jonas Trejo and Titus Trejo; scholarship recipient Kensley Chambers; family member Oaklynn Trejo; and scholarship committee member Lilyan Huskey. Not pictured are committee members Maggie Jackson, Carmen Nations and Kaylan Cochran.

For more information about the scholarship program, visit nccommunityfoundation.org/Scholarships.