Scholarship Directory

This renewable scholarship is available for graduating high school seniors or current undergraduate students whose permanent address is in the Community Foundation's 11-county service area (Calhoun, Clarendon, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland, Saluda, and Sumter). Applicants must be enrolled in a two- or four-year degree undergraduate program in the upcoming Fall semester at an accredited nonprofit university or technical college located in the 11-county service area. Applicants need to be first-generation college students (as defined by the TRIO program) and have financial need. Applicants must demonstrate involvement with the community via volunteerism, community groups, or employment.

This renewable scholarship is available for graduating high school seniors whose permanent address is in the Foundation's 11-county service area (Calhoun, Clarendon, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland, Saluda, and Sumter). Applicants must be enrolled in a four-year degree undergraduate program in the upcoming Fall semester at an accredited public university in South Carolina. Priority is given to applicants who are first-generation college students (as defined by the TRIO program) and have financial need. Applicants must demonstrate involvement with the community via volunteerism, community groups, or employment.

This renewable scholarship is available to students from high schools in the Foundation's 11-county service area. Applicants must attend Claflin University and pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy & Religion. Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale and demonstrate financial need.

This renewable scholarship is available to students who graduated from high schools in the Foundation's 11-county service area. Applicants must enroll in a post-graduate seminary program at a school accredited by the Association of Theological Schools. Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale and demonstrate financial need. Preference is given to African American students.

This renewable scholarship was established to help students realize the American Dream. Applicants must be graduating seniors from a public high school in Sumter County, South Carolina with a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Applicants must attend either Clemson University or the University of South Carolina (Columbia) as a full-time student and pursue a degree in accounting, business administration, computer science, education (teaching), engineering, math, or other traditional sciences. Applicants must demonstrate financial need.

This renewable scholarship is available to students who are pursuing a career in the Mental Health field. Applicants must be from a county within the Foundation's 11-county service area and major in any of the following: Counseling, Clinical Social Work, Psychology, or Sociology. Eligible applicants may be pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree; preference will be given to undergraduate level students. The GPA minimum for this scholarship is a 2.75 on a 4.0 scale.

This renewable scholarship was established to support students who plan to become elementary, middle, or high school teachers. Preference will be given to applicants graduating, or already graduated, from Dreher High School in Columbia, South Carolina. However, students from the Foundation's 11-county service area may apply. Preference will also be given to graduating high school seniors and those planning to become K-12 teachers. The minimum GPA requirement is 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.

This renewable scholarship supports graduating high school seniors from Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Richland, or Sumter counties in South Carolina. Preference will be given to African American students. The minimum GPA requirement is a 2.8 on a 4.0 scale and applicants must be entering their freshman year at an institution of higher learning in South Carolina or at a Historically Black College or University in any state. Applicants must demonstrate financial need.

This renewable scholarship is for students graduating from a high school in Sumter County, South Carolina. The minimum GPA requirement is 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. Preference for this scholarship is given to qualified employees of the former Carolina Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Sumter or a legal dependent of a qualified employee. If no such students are eligible, the scholarship may be awarded to a student in Sumter County who meets all other criteria.