2024 York County Scholarships

York County residents suffer from the same absurd tuition prices that limit the educational attainment of Americans across the country. Despite high costs, 11% of York County residents in South Carolina over the age of 25 have graduated with a professional degree - 40% have completed high school. Although these numbers match those of many other counties, there is clearly room for improvement.

It’s clear that York County residents in South Carolina will continue to need help paying for college. 6,052 men and 5,966 women are enrolled in grades 9-12 while 3,857 men 6,683 women are currently undergraduates in college. College access and attainment should be a top priority, and cost should not prohibit any of these people from pursuing or completing their college education. The below scholarships are available to York County residents and can help pay for school in a variety of ways. York County scholarships, whether they are exclusively available to York County residents or whether they are more broadly applicable, can greatly help reduce the financial burden of college. This is the complete list of the best scholarships for York County residents.

How much total award money and scholarships are available for York County residents?

There are 220 scholarships totaling $597,825.00 available to York County residents. You can easily browse through all 220 scholarships below.

How many scholarships are available for college students in York County?

220 scholarships worth $597,825.00 are available for college students in York County. In addition, we encourage current college students in York County to check scholarships by school and, specifically, colleges in York for more options.

How many scholarships are available for high school seniors in York County?

220 scholarships totaling $597,825.00 are available for high school seniors in York County. In addition, we encourage current high school students to check out more from the scholarship search engine.

Do I need to be a resident of York County to apply to these scholarships?

Our scholarship search automatically returns scholarships by all different types of requirements. The below scholarships are either explicitly available for York County residents, or they do not require specific county residency at all and are therefore available to York County students and residents, as well as others across the state or country.

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Valedictorian Scholarship
Sponsor:
University of South Carolina at Aiken
Applicant must be a graduate of public and private high schools in South Carolina or Richmond and Columbia Counties in Georgia. Applicant must have a minimum 3.4 GPA and be ranked first in their class.
Deadline:
November 1
$5,000.00
Dean's Scholarship
Sponsor:
University of South Carolina at Aiken
Applicant must have a minimum 3.4 GPA.
Deadline:
November 1
$4,000.00
Chancellor's Scholarship
Sponsor:
University of South Carolina at Aiken
Applicant must have a minimum 3.5 GPA and deomonstrate a high level of involvement in school and community activites.
Deadline:
February 1
$7,000.00
Lander Science Scholarship Award
Sponsor:
Lander University
Applicant's major must be in the science field
Deadline:
March 15
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Lisa A. Bollinger
Sponsor:
College of Charleston
Applicant must be a U.S. citizen majoring in Business Administration with a concentration in marketing. Applicant must be a full-time student with a minimum 2.5 GPA.
Deadline:
April 1
$1,500.00
Rebecca Herring
Sponsor:
College of Charleston
Applicant must have completed at least 9 semester hours of accounting with a minimum of 6 hours completed at the College of Charleston and be pursuing a major in accounting. Applicants must have completed 54 semester hours prior to the semester for which the scholarship is awarded with a minimum 3.0...
Deadline:
April 1
$1,500.00
Academic Scholarship
Sponsor:
Converse College
Selection based upon applicants high school grades and standardized test scores.
Deadline:
March 1
$13,000.00
Roy M. Smith Mathematics Scholarship
Sponsor:
Erskine College
Applicant must be in the top 20% of their high school graduating class and have a minimum combined SAT score of 1300. Applicant must be a mathematics major.
Deadline:
February 16
$5,000.00
Presidential Scholarship
Sponsor:
Erskine College
Applicant must have applied to Erskine for freshman enrollment. Selection based upon outstanding secondary school academic performance, Christian commitment, intellectual curiosity, school, church, and community involvement, demonstrated leadership and service, and desire and potential to excel at Erskine.
Deadline:
November
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William H. Dunlap Scholarship
Sponsor:
Erskine College
Applicant must have lost one or both parents, either by death, desertion, or other conditions, which prevent such students from having normal parental care.
Deadline:
May 1
$4,000.00
Furman Scholars Program
Sponsor:
Furman University
Applicant must have a minimum 3.75 GPA, a minimum SAT score of 1350 (composite ACT score of 30) and rank in the top 5% of their class.
Deadline:
January 15
$4,000.00
Freshmen Scholarship
Sponsor:
Lander University
Applicant must be or plan to be a full-time student at Lander University and have displayed academic excellence
Deadline:
January 15
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Capsugel/Pfizer Scholarship
Sponsor:
Lander University
Applicant must be pursuing a degree in chemistry and decision will be made upon basis of need, citizenship, and leadership qualities.
Deadline:
March 15
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