SC Need-Based Grant

Eligibility Criteria

• 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.

Offered 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.

Application Process

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: