Financial Aid For Higher Education
- Federal Financial Aid Information
- Learn about and apply for federal grants and loans for higher education.
- Financial Aid Information from the Commission on Higher Education
- Information on financial aid provided by the state, including HOPE and LIFE scholarships, Palmetto Fellows scholarships, Need-based grants, and more.
- Future Scholar 529 College Savings Program
- The Office of South Carolina State Treasurer Converse Chellis offers a simple, affordable, and tax free way to save for a child’s college education. There are added benefits for SC State Employees and SC Residents.
- Police Corps Scholarship
- A scholarship program administered by the U.S. Department of Justice. Recipients must agree to serve for four years on community patrol with a participating South Carolina police or sheriff's department.
- Private College Financial Aid Directors
- Obtain contact information for financial aid offices at private colleges in the state.
- Scholarship Information from the Department of Education
- Scholarships, grants, and loan information including the LIFE, Robert C. Byrd and Archibald Rutledge scholarships.
- Sea Grant Fellowships
- Information about the Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy, the NOAA Coastal Management, and the Industrial Fellowships for graduate study.
- Student Loan Corporation
- Find out about student loans for higher education in South Carolina, including the SC Teacher Loan Program.
- Tuition Grants Program
- Provides need-based grant assistance to eligible South Carolina undergraduate students attending, on a full time basis, eligible independent non-profit in-state colleges.
- Tuition Prepayment Program
- Allows families to pay in advance for the tuition expenses of a child’s college education at any of South Carolina’s public colleges and universities.
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