Hope / Life Scholarships

Did you know that if you plan to attend a two-year college in South Carolina and have at least a 3.0 GPA, you qualify for the LIFE scholarship?  Life Scholarship is also available to students attending 4-year colleges and universities in South Carolina that have two of the three criteria:  3.0 GPA, 1100 SAT or 22 ACT, or rank in top 30% of graduating class.  That's up to $5,000 each year for tuition and textbooks!  

Palmetto Fellows Scholarship

Palmetto Fellows is the top scholarship offered to students attending college in South Carolina.  To qualify, students must meet three criteria:  3.5 GPA, 1200 SAT or 25 ACT, and rank in the top 6% of class at the end of 10th, 11th or 12th grade.  There is an alternate criteria for those students who have higher test scores, but their rank is not within the top 6% range.  To qualify using the alternative criteria, students must have a 4.0 GPA and either a 1400 SAT or 31 ACT.  This scholarship is worth $6,700 for the first year and $7,500 for the next three years.  Did you know that you can use the Palmetto Fellows at either a two-year or a 4-year college?

Note to rising seniors: the deadlines for these scholarships are set every year. We will update as we have new information for the 2023-2024 school year.  The deadlines listed are from last year and will most likely be a similar timeframe for 24-25.  We kept the information about the scholarships on this page so students can see the criteria and make plans to apply later this year.

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