SC Residents
Know your lottery
benefits!
If you reside in SC and go
to a college in this state, you have some great opportunities for
lottery scholarship funds. Visit www.che.sc.gov for complete and official
details. A brief overview of the benefits are below:
Palmetto Scholarship: Provides $6700 for the freshman
year and $7500 per year for the next three years if you have at least a
1200 SAT (or 27 ACT), are in the top 6% of your graduating class and
have at least a 3.5 weighted gpa. Students may also qualify for
this award if they score 1400 or more on the SAT (or 32 ACT) and have at
least a 4.0 gpa, regardless of class rank. Only applicable to a
four year institution.
Life Scholarship:
Provides $5000 per year for four years for students who meet two of the
three criteria below: Only applicable to a four year
institution.
Hope Scholarship- Provides
a one year award of $2800 (which includes a $300 book allowance) to
freshman attending a four year institution who have at least a 3.0 gpa
and who are not recipients of the Palmetto or Life
Scholarships.
Other need-based
scholarships are available through this program. Consult the
lottery website for more details.
Academic Common
Market- This state participates in the Academic Common Market,
meaning that residents of this state are eligible to attend universities
across the South (16 states) and only pay in state tuition if they
pursue certain majors.
Visit www.sreb.org and click on SREB Programs, then
Student Programs for more details. FL, NC and TX only participate in
this waiver program at the graduate school level.
Other Scholarships- Search
for colleges & scholarships by College Name, State, Type or Area of
Study at www.scholarships.com, or www.schoolsoup.com .
