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| Scholarships and Grants for SC Residents | South Carolina provides direct support to students pursuing higher education through a number of need-based and merit-based scholarships and grants funded through the South Carolina Education Lottery. Students must be South Carolina residents to receive state-funded financial aid. |
| Big Future College Board Scholarship Directory | Search Big Future’s directory of over 23,000 scholarships to find opportunities to help pay for college. Some have no essay, and no minimum GPA or test score requirements.
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| College Board Opportunity Scholarship | Complete college planning steps and be entered into scholarship drawings. |
| Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation Scholarship Program | The Coca-Cola Scholars Program scholarship is an achievement-based scholarship awarded to students in their final year of high school. Students are recognized for their capacity to lead and serve, as well as their commitment to making a significant impact on their schools and communities. |
| Coolidge Scholarship | The Coolidge Scholarship is an annually awarded, full-ride, presidential scholarship that covers a student’s tuition, room, board, and expenses for four years of undergraduate study. This one-of-a-kind scholarship may be used at any accredited college or university in the U.S. |
| Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina | Coastal Community Foundation awards thousands of dollars in scholarships every year to students, and have a wide variety of opportunities to choose from such as, Warren O. Pinckney Scholarship Fund, Phillip O’Neill Hanvey Memorial Scholarship Fund, Charleston First Responders Scholarship, Decker Scholarship, Faith Jefferson Hohloch Nursing Scholarship |
| Jack Kent Cooke College Scholarship Program | The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is dedicated to advancing the education of exceptionally promising students who have financial need. |
| The Dell Scholars Program | The Dell Scholars program helps you earn your degree and launch your career. Each year, 500 students become Dell Scholars, gaining financial assistance, academic advising, career coaching, and a team of dedicated experts who support them every step of the way. |
| The Gates Scholarship | The Gates Scholarship (TGS) is a highly selective, last-dollar scholarship for outstanding high school seniors from low-income households. Each year, the scholarship is awarded to exceptional student leaders, with the intent of helping them realize their maximum potential. |
| The Meeting Street Scholarship | The scholarship provides up to 40,000(10,000 per year) to high-achieving, under-resourced South Carolina public high school graduates. The program covers remaining gaps in tuition, housing, food, and fees for students who earn state merit awards and federal aid. |
| Grants and Scholarships at Spartanburg Methodist College | Got a 3.0 or greater high school or college GPA and qualify for the S.C. LIFE Scholarship? Your tuition is covered at SMC. |
| Charleston Southern Buc Promise | Buc Promise, when combined with federal, state, and institutional grants/scholarships (including merit awards, SLU, Tour Treasure, Athletic, etc), will cover full in-state tuition. Qualified students must be enrolled full-time for both the fall and spring semesters. This financial aid pledge remains in place for four years provided you remain enrolled full-time (12 credits minimum), remain Federal Pell-eligible, and are making satisfactory academic progress toward your degree. |
| American Legion Scholarships | The American Legion’s scholarships provide financial assistance to high school students with exceptional academic and leadership qualities, including those participating in youth programs or connected to military service. |
| Appily Scholarships | The nation’s largest, multi-billion dollar scholarship database— create a free account to see all of your personalized matches. |
| Fastweb Scholarship Search | This is a national scholarship database in whihc you can search by different categories on a variety of options. |
| Career One Stop Scholarship Finder | Search more than 9,500 scholarships, fellowships, grants, and other financial aid award opportunities. |
| Randy Gilliard Sr. Memorial Scholarship | The Randy Gilliard Sr. Memorial Scholarship was created to support graduating high school seniors who are pursuing education and training that prepares them for careers in the skilled trade. Each year, one or two scholarships of up to $1,000 each may be awarded to eligible students. |
| Distinguished Young Women of South Carolina | A national scholarship program that promotes and rewards scholastics, leadership and talent in young women. Earn scholarships for higher education, personally develop through the DYW Life Skills Workshops, and make new friends from around the state. |
| For Underrepresented Students |
| Blacks at Microsoft Scholarship | The Black at Microsoft (BAM) Scholarship was created by Microsoft employees committed to helping students pursue higher education and build careers in technology. Through this grassroots effort, we aim to empower future generations to achieve more and become more. |
| JRF Scholars Program | JRF Scholars receive college scholarships of up to $35,000 over four years and are financially sponsored to attend JRF‘s annual, four-day “Mentoring and Leadership Conference“ in New York City and other events throughout the year. Aside from generous financial support, Scholars benefit from a comprehensive, four-year program that includes career guidance, internship and permanent job placement, travel abroad, and leadership and practical life skills training. |
| SmithGroup Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Scholarship Program | This scholarship program provides tuition assistance and professional opportunities to students who demonstrate commitment to advancing inclusion in the design industry. Since its inception, the program has awarded $270,000 to 45 recipients across the United States. |
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| Navy ROTC Scholarship Program | This scholarship offers students the chance to earn a degree from a leading college or university while training to become a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy. This is a full tuition scholarship. There are specific scholarships for Pre-Med and Nursing available. |
| Army ROTC Scholarship Program | Whether you're a college-bound high school student or already attending a college or university, Army ROTC has scholarships available. Scholarships are awarded based on a student's merit and grades, not financial need. |
| GRFD Scholarship Minuteman Campaign | The Minuteman Campaign is a U.S. Army Cadet Command initiative to offer Guaranteed Reserve Forces Duty (GRFD) scholarships to candidates that self-select for service in a Reserve component. |
| Air Force ROTC SCholarship Program | AFROTC offers various capped (up to a specific maximum amount of tuition benefits each year) and uncapped (no fixed limit on the amount of awarded tuition benefits) scholarship types. |
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| Flight or Aviation Based Scholarships | https://oceansidecollegiate.academy/documents/2026/10/21/Oceanside_AirSharks_Scholarship_Workbook_Final.pdf |
