Scholarships for South Carolina Students

Life Scholarships: (for SC residents only)

The Legislative Incentives for Future Excellence (Life) scholarship is a state-awarded scholarship valued at $4700, plus a $300 book allowance per year.  If you are a South Carolina high school student who meets two the three following requirements, you are eligible for the scholarship:

1) Your final cumulative grade point average is at least a "B" or 3.0.

2) Your ACT score is at least 24 or your SAT score is at least 1100.

3) Your graduate in the top 30 percent in your class. 

Students must enroll on a full-time basis and be in a degree seeking program.  LIFE scholarship recipients are not eligible for Palmetto Fellows or SC HOPE Scholarships.  For more information contact the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education.  http://www.che400.state.sc.us/

Palmetto Fellows Scholarships: (for SC residents only)

You are eligible to apply for this state-awarded scholarship, worth up to $6700 per year , if you a South Carolina high school student with exemplary academic credentials. Students must meet all three of the following requirements:

1) Your cumulative grade point average must be 3.5 at the end of your junior year.

2) Your ACT score must be a 27 or your SAT must be a 1200.

3) You must rank in the top 6% of the class at the end of either the sophomore or the junior year.

For more information contact the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education. http://www.che400.state.sc.us/     Palmetto Fellows recipients are not eligible for LIFE or SC HOPE Scholarships.  Recipients must enroll on a full-time basis and be in a degree-seeking program.

SC HOPE Scholarships: (for SC residents only)

The SC HOPE scholarship is a state-awarded scholarship valued at $2500 plus a $150 book allowance for the freshman year only.  If you are a South Carolina high school student whose final cumulative grade point average is at least a "B"  (3.0) and you do not qualify for a Palmetto Fellows or LIFE scholarship, you are eligible to receive this scholarship.  For more information contact the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education.  http://www.che400.state.sc.us/
Recipients must enroll on a full-time basis and be in a degree-seeking program.