South Carolina Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Program

South Carolina Commission on Higher Education

Application requirements for the South Carolina Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Program are:

• Application form

Award Amount: Freshman may receive up to $6,700 during the first year of college enrollment. Sophomores, juniors and seniors may receive up to $7,500 per year. Half of the Scholarship is awarded in the fall term and half in the spring term. Assuming continued eligibility, Palmetto Fellows may receive scholarship funding for a maximum of eight consecutive terms of full-time study toward the first bachelor’s degree or ten consecutive terms of full-time study toward the first approved five-year bachelor’s degreeRecipients may also be eligible to receive a Scholarship Enhancement. For Enhancement eligibility, Palmetto Fellows must declare a major in an approved math or science program and must also successfully complete at least fourteen credit hours of instruction in mathematics or life and physical science or a combination of both by the end of the first academic year. Eligible students may receive up to $10,000 (combined funds from the Palmetto Fellows Scholarship and the Scholarship Enhancement) per year beginning with their second/sophomore year of college enrollment. Students may receive Enhancement funding for a maximum of six full-time terms of study toward their first bachelor's degree at an eligible four-year institution in South Carolina.  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $29,200.