University of South Carolina Columbia Scholarships: A Comprehensive Guide

Choosing to pursue higher education is a significant investment in one's future. The University of South Carolina (USC) Columbia offers a multitude of scholarship opportunities to help students manage the costs associated with college. This article provides a detailed overview of the various scholarships available to incoming freshmen and current students, encompassing departmental awards, general university scholarships, and state scholarships.

Understanding the Cost of Attendance

Before diving into scholarship options, it's crucial to understand the overall cost of attending USC. Direct costs, such as tuition and fees, appear on the university bill. To get a more precise estimate of your expenses, utilize the cost calculator available on the USC website. Exploring financial aid options, including grants and work-study programs, can further reduce your out-of-pocket costs. Loans are also available to bridge any remaining gap between your aid and the total cost of attendance.

Departmental Scholarships

USC Columbia offers a wide array of departmental scholarships. These scholarships are awarded by specific colleges, schools, or departments within the university. To find scholarships relevant to your field of study, search by the name of the awarding college, school, or department.

Here is a comprehensive list of departmental scholarships awarded by the University of South Carolina - Columbia campus:

Ann Cassady Endowed Fellowship
Norman J. Arnold School of Public Heath Fellowship Award
Winona B. Elaine M. Frank Endowed Fellowship Fund
PhD Fellowship Fund in Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology
Sharon G. Herman W. Watson Scholarship
Martin M. Broadway Scholarship
Randall C. Rowen Scholarship Endowment
J. Stephen and Janis C. Patton Bicentennial Scholarship
Tony and Jeanette Walker Scholarship
National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Scholarship
Don and Ellen Wall Endowment Fund
John and Cindy Voris Endowment Fund
Plough Pharmacy Student Scholarship Fund
Cliff and Mary Fuhrman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
Edith A. Inman Memorial Scholarship
James M. Plaxco & J. Walter Sowell Endowed Scholarship Fund
Louis Delwin King Scholarship
Charles R. Yandell Scholarship
Leon and Betty George Endowed Scholarship
Tapley-Francis Endowment Fund
Jeffrey L. Bradham Memorial Scholarship
Ellis M. and Ann W. Fincher Scholarship
Alva B. Campbell Scholarship
A.B. Sullivan Scholarship Fund
Frances O. and Lynn E. Connelly Endowed Scholarship Fund
John L. and Julie Sease Dennis Endowed Scholarship Fund
Kyle F. and Pamela L. McHugh Endowed Scholarship
T.D. and Nell Williams, Jr. Scholarship
Charlene & Barry Bryant Family Endowment Fund
Horace M. Kaiser Scholarship
Marvin A. and Lois J. Hyatt Scholarship
Clinton H. and Thea B. Worrell Endowment Fund
J.M. Smith Foundation Scholarship
USC College of Pharmacy Alumni Scholarship
Daniel Li-Ching Wang Scholarship Fund
James W. McCallum Scholarship
William P & Lou W Kennedy Pharmacy Practice Innovation Center Fund
V.F. Platt, Jr. Scholarship
John B. Singleton Memorial Scholarship
College of Pharmacy First Generation Scholarship Fund
Dianne Rauch Karig Scholarship
Farid Sadik Scholarship Fund
Julian A. Reynolds, Jr. Bicentennial Scholarship
Arthur Poliakoff Memorial Scholarship
George A. Sample, Sr. Scholarship
Carolina Pharmacies Unlimited Endowment Fund
John F. Roche, Sr. Memorial Scholarship Fund
Herbert B. and Emily M. Fincher Scholarship
Christian Pharmacists Fellowship International Scholarship Fund
The Ritedose Corporation Graduate Student Scholarship Fund
Dan F. McCormick Scholarship Fund
James A. & Dorothy H. Campbell Scholarship
Myrtle E. Mackey Scholarship
William B. Catoe, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Diane Powers Owen Memorial Scholarship
Jerry Hook Memorial Scholarship
Peter T. and Mary Milliones Scholarship
Eugene P. and Lorraine M. Long Endowed Scholarship Fund
Robert E. Padgett, Jr. and Mozelle Mathis Padgett Scholarship
Ares Lambros and Sandra Pittman Artemes Scholarship
H. Joe Smith and Imogene Smith Endowed Scholarship Fund
Kennedy Pharmacy Innovation Center Scholarship
Scott Benjamin Sherr Memorial Scholarship
Paul and Maribeth Kowalski Endowed Scholarship
Charles M. Campbell Endowed Fund
Pharmacy TS Memorial Fund
College of Pharmacy Scholarship
Jack G. Watts, Sr. Endowment Scholarship
Derrick Family Endowment Fund
William Wesley Fincher Scholarship
Donald W. Beam Pharmacy Scholarship
Patty Workman Sizemore Memorial Scholarship
National Community Pharmacists Association Endowed Schlp Fnd
Federal Pharmacists Association of Columbia Scholarship
Julian H. and Betty J. Fincher Scholarship
Robert W. Morrison Scholarship
Beamer-Raley Graduate Fellowship
C.E. and Nancy Reeder Scholarship Fund
Leonard Browder Fellowship
Stephen H. James R. Red Smith Memorial Scholarship
Allen B. Harman, Jr. Student Government Scholarship: Brian Comer Student Government Scholarship
Zeta Zeta Endowed Scholarship Fund
Fraternity Council Scholarship
Reid Family Internship in Office of Parents Programs
Strom Thurmond/Steve Cannon Carolina Cares Scholarship
Annie Mack Childs Endowed Scholarship Fund
Carolina Remembrance Scholarship
Mortar Board Graduate Fellowship
Student Government Scholarship: Freshman Counsel Marie-Louise Ramsdal Scholarship
Wilson-Kibler Bicentennial Award
Rev. O.W. "Woody" Hammett Scholarship
Strom Thurmond/Steve Cannon Carolina Cares Scholarship
Theresa Francis Pitts Scholarship
The Beta Zeta House Corporation Endowed Scholarship
Delta Upsilon Man of Excellence Scholarship
Mortar Board Scholarship
Sorority Council Scholarship
Student Government Scholarship: Student Body President's Scholarship
Jeffrey S. Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award
The Graduate School (Graduate Incentive Fellowships)
Dean's Award for Excellence in Graduate Study
Instructions Development Program
Presidential Fellows
George M. Reeves Fellowship Fund
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
Three Minute Thesis Awards
Dera D. Parkinson Fellowship
Outstanding Graduate Research Award
C.C. Joseph F. Joseph F. Harriett M. Hurt Adult Student Student Scholarship
Mary B. Edward J. Laura R. and William M. Corbett Trust Scholarship
Lilla Bush McNulty & William McNulty Medical Student Scholarship
McLeod Foundation Medical Scholars
School of Medicine Departmental Fund ( Parkinson's Disease Basic Science Research)
CAM/ COBRE Scholarship
The John D. & Patricia L. Health Greenville 2036 Scholarship
Goldsmith Scholarship
C. The Dick and Missie Day Piano Endowment Fund
McCutcheon-Pleasants Family Music Scholarship
Dana Dunbar Kirkland Memorial Music Scholarship
James K. Copenhaver Alumni Band Scholarship
William J. Moody Music Scholarship
Everett T. and Catherine W. Summerall Endowment Fund
Stephen Francis Endowed Scholarship Fund
Arthur Frazer Music Scholarship
Gene Ferguson Music Scholarship
Laury M. Christie Scholarship
Bong Hi Kim Music Scholarship
Roy and Nancy West Endowed Scholarship
Herald Marching Band Scholarship Fund
Mary Curtis Hawes Music Scholarship
The Lynn Murphy Collins Marching Band Scholarship Fund
Connie Lane Scholarship Fund
Dr. Harold Miller Music Scholarship
Rick and Rory Ackerman Endowed Fund In Music
Betty Ann Darby Music Scholarship
Jennifer Hess Koenemann Endowed Scholarship
Lila Bird Wheeler Music Scholarship
The Henry and Sylvia Yaschik Music Endowed Scholarship Fund
Presser Scholarship
Robert Van Doren Scholarship
Shirley Knox Bicentennial Music Scholarship
Women's Club Music Scholarship
Earnest A. Brooks Memorial Music Scholarship
John T. Emche Memorial Music Scholarship
Friends of the School of Music Scholarship
Bill Moore Left Bank Jazz Scholarship
Grant M. Gallagher Music Scholarship Fund
The Aprad Darazs Endowment Fund for the Advancement of Choral Music
Hugh P. and Evelyn P. Williams Music Scholarship
Jazz Foundation of South Carolina Scholarship
John Lawrence McElyea Scholarship Fund
Richard P. MEERM-Terracon USC Scholarship
Harris Pastides and Patricia Moore-Pastides Student Sustainability Award
Green Quad Experimental Education Scholarship
Master of Earth and Environmental Resources Management (MEERM) Graduate Fellowship
Geological Sciences - Taber Award for Outstanding Masters Research
Marine Science - The F. John Vernberg Graduate Fellowship in Marine Science
Environmental Scholars Endowment
Marine Science Endowed Student Support Fund
Geological Sciences and Geophysics - Stephen Taber Award
Geological Sciences and Geophysics - The Distinguished Academic Achievement Award
Geological Sciences and Geophysics - Joseph R. LeConte Outstanding Junior Award
Marine Science - Richard C. Morris Marine Science Scholarship
Geological Sciences - Taber Award for Outstanding Teaching
Geological Sciences and Geophysics Graduate Scholarship
Environmental Science and Environmental Studies Scholarships
Marine Science Program Undergraduate Scholarships
Geological Sciences - Taber Award for Outstanding Doctoral Research
Marine Science - The F. John Vernberg Bicentennial Fellowship in Marine Science
Geological Sciences and Geophysics Scholarship
Geological Sciences and Geophysics - Joseph R. J.
Charlene W and D. Charles S. Way, Jr.
Charlie E. Bradshaw, Jr.
Chris G. Donald G. Scholarship established to honor the memory of Dr. Douglas K.
Dr. William R. Drew D.
Awarded to an accounting student who has completed his/her Junior year.
Frank T. Fred S.
Gabriel M. George A. Brizzolara, Jr.
H. Selection shall be based on academics and financial need.
H. Talcott Stith, Jr.
H. J. Awarded to an outstanding rising Senior insurance major.
J. J. J. J. T. Brittingham Sr.
J. W. James C. James F.
Jane E. and William R. Jeffrey C. and Rebecca D.
Joe B. Awarded to students who have resided in SC for a minimum of 10 years.
John A.
Craig S. Donald H.
Harold A. Henry D. Jacobs Jr. Awarded to an undergraduate student majoring in Sport Management.
Thomas K. F. Weems O. Baskin, Jr.
A. Byrnes Bryant, Jr. Selection shall be based on academic achievement and need.
Fund shall support undergraduate scholarship(s) in DMSB.
Ada B. Alfred G.
Andrew D. Woodward, Jr.
Ann E. Arthur H.
BOA - W. W. Scholarship funded by Bank of America.
Bruce W. C. C.

Application Process for Departmental Scholarships

To apply for departmental scholarships, students must sign in to the USC scholarship portal using their UofSC Network Username and Password. Upon completion of the General Application and any Supplemental Applications, students will be automatically matched with scholarships for which they meet the criteria. These scholarships typically indicate “None” under “Action” and do not require any additional information for consideration. However, a limited number of scholarships indicate “Apply” under “Action” and require individual applications.

The amount stated for each scholarship is for general information purposes and not a guarantee of what you may receive if awarded.

General University Scholarships

USC offers several general university scholarships to recognize outstanding students. These scholarships are awarded based on academic merit, leadership qualities, and service.

Top Scholar Awards

Each year, the university offers Top Scholar awards to students with exceptional academic records and leadership qualities. This includes:

Horseshoe Scholars:
1801 Scholars:

To be considered for these awards, students must submit both a general university application and a South Carolina Honors College application to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. The application typically includes a mandatory interview and an in-person Top Scholar Weekend.

National Merit Finalists Scholarships

The university also awards scholarships to National Merit Finalists.

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Other General Scholarships

These scholarships recognize outstanding achievement in academics, leadership, talent, and service.

State Scholarships for South Carolina Residents

The state of South Carolina offers several scholarships to assist residents in affording college. These scholarships are typically awarded based on academic merit and residency status.

Palmetto Fellows Scholarship

The Palmetto Fellows Scholarship is awarded to high-achieving high school students with exemplary academic credentials. To be eligible, students must meet certain academic requirements, such as a minimum SAT or ACT score and class rank.

LIFE Scholarship

The LIFE (Legislative Incentives for Future Excellence) Scholarship is available to South Carolina residents attending eligible four-year institutions.

HOPE Scholarship

The HOPE (Helping Our Pupils Excel) Scholarship is a state-funded scholarship available to South Carolina residents attending eligible two-year institutions or four-year institutions.

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STEM Supplement

A STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) supplement is offered to all admitted freshmen who are named Palmetto Fellows and who enroll in a STEM-eligible major. A list of eligible majors is available through the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships.

Additional Financial Aid Resources

In addition to scholarships, USC offers various other financial aid resources to help students finance their education:

Grants: Grants are need-based awards that do not need to be repaid.
Work-Study Programs: Work-study programs allow students to earn money while gaining valuable work experience.
Loans: Loans can help bridge the gap between your aid and college costs.

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