S.C. Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission is managing the South Carolina Need-based Grant Program for students appearing an independent college or university.

The purpose of S.C. Need-based grant is to provide extra financial aid to South Carolina’s students who need a study fund to support their college education.

The grant is open to South Carolina residents who are going to attend their first baccalaureate degree or first associate’s degree at an eligible S.C. public institution.

Application Deadline: Varies

Brief Description

• University or Organization: South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
• Department: NA
• Course Level: Undergraduate
• Award: $2,500 annually
• Access Mode: Online
• Number of Awards: NA
• Nationality: US Citizen
• Grant can be taken in the USA

Eligibility

• Eligible Countries: Only the United States
• Acceptable Course or Subjects: The grant will be awarded for undergraduate study in any subject
• Admissible Criteria: Students must be enrolled in a degree-seeking program in their first one-year program, first associate’s degree, first two-year program leading to a baccalaureate degree, first baccalaureate degree, or first pre-professional undergraduate degree, to include those pre-professional degree programs that may not require a baccalaureate degree at an eligible S.C. public institution.

How to Apply

To apply: Students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Applicants are required to take admission in one of the South Carolina Eligible Public Institutions to achieve S.C. Need-based Grant Program.

South Carolina Need-based Grant Program Eligible Public Institutions are all the following:

Public Senior Institutions  

• The Citadel – Charleston, SC 29409
• Clemson University – Clemson, SC 29634
• Coastal Carolina University – Conway, SC 29528
• College of Charleston – Charleston, SC 29424
• Francis Marion University – Florence, SC 29501
• Lander University – Greenwood, SC 29649
• Medical University of S.C. – Charleston, SC 29425
• South Carolina State University – Orangeburg, SC 29117
• USC-Columbia – Columbia, SC 29208
• USC-Aiken – Aiken, SC 29801
• USC-Beaufort – Beaufort, SC 29902
• USC -Upstate – Spartanburg, SC 29303
• Winthrop University – Rock Hill, SC 29733

USC Regional Campuses

• USC-Lancaster – Lancaster, SC 29728
• USC-Salkehatchie – Allendale, SC 29810
• USC-Sumter – Sumter, SC 29150
• USC-Union – Union, SC 29379

Technical Colleges

• Aiken Technical College – Aiken, SC 29802
• Central Carolina Technical College – Sumter, SC 29150
• Denmark Technical College – Denmark, SC 29042
• Florence-Darlington Tech. College – Florence, SC 29501
• Greenville Technical College – Greenville, SC 29606
• Horry-Georgetown Tech. College – Conway, SC 29528
• Midlands Technical College – Columbia, SC 29202
• Northeastern Technical College – Cheraw, SC 29150
• Orangeburg-Calhoun Tech. College – Orangeburg, SC 29118
• Piedmont Technical College – Greenwood, SC 29648
• Spartanburg Technical College – Spartanburg, SC 29305
• College of the Lowcountry – Beaufort, SC 29901
• Tri-County Technical College – Pendleton, SC 29670
• Trident Technical College – Charleston, SC 29423
• Williamsburg Technical College – Kingstree, SC 29556
• York Technical College – Rock Hill, SC 29730

Benefits

• If students enrolled full-time, then they may get up to $2,500 annually or if they registered part-time as a degree-seeking student at an eligible S.C. public institution, they would get up to $1,250 annually.
• The money of the grant is divided into two semesters out of the academic year (i.e. fall, spring, or summer). The award should be applied directly for the cost-of-attendance.

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