Garnet Scholars Award
$500
**Annual value: $500**
**Four-year value: $2,000**
Eligibility: Recipients of this award had an average SAT score of 1265 (ACT score of 27) and an average high school GPA of 4.8 and were in the top 15% of their high school class, on average.
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Provost Scholars Award (National Merit Finalists)
$10,000
**Annual value: Up to $10,000**
**Four-year value: Up to $40,000**
Eligibility: The university awards scholarships to National Merit Finalists. The competition for these awards begins with taking the PSAT/NMSQT in the junior year of high school. To be eligible, National Merit Finalists must list the University of South Carolina as their first choice through the National Merit Corporation by the stated deadline.
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University Scholars Award
$2,000
**Annual value: $2,000**
**Four-year value: $8,000**
Eligibility: Recipients of this award had an average SAT score of 1312 (ACT score of 29) and an average high school GPA of 4.9 and were in the top 5% of their high school class, on average.
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1801 Scholars Award
$10,000
**1801 Scholars Award annual value: $10,000**
**Four-year value: $40,000**
Eligibility: The Stamps, Carolina and 1801 Scholars Awards are the most prestigious awards offered by the university to South Carolina residents.
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Alumni Scholars Award
$8,000
**Annual value: $8,000**
**Four-year value: $32,000**
Eligibility: Sponsored by the University of South Carolina Alumni Association, these awards signify outstanding achievement in academics, leadership, talent and service.
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Carolina Scholars Award
$10,000-$15,000
**Carolina Scholars Award annual value: $15,000**
**Enrichment fund: $10,000**
**Four-year value: $70,000**
Eligibility: The Stamps, Carolina and 1801 Scholars Awards are the most prestigious awards offered by the university to South Carolina residents. Fifty students with strong academic records and leadership qualities are offered a Top Scholar award each year.
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LIFE Scholarship (state)
$5,000
**Annual value: $5,000**
**Four-year value: $20,000**
Eligibility: If you meet two of the following three requirements, you are eligible for this scholarship: 1) your final, cumulative grade point average is at least a “B” (3.00); 2) your SAT score is at least 1100 on critical reading and math sections combined (ACT composite score of at least 22); or 3) you graduate in the top 30 percent of your class.
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Palmetto Fellows Scholarship (state)
$7,500
**Annual value: up to $6,700 for the first year**
**Four-year value: up to $29,200**
Eligibility: You are eligible to apply for this state-awarded scholarship, worth up to $6,700 for the first year and up to $7,500 for each of the next three years, if you are an SC high school student with exemplary academic credentials.
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South Carolina HOPE Scholarship (state)
$2,800
**Annual value: $2,800**
Eligibility: If your final, cumulative GPA is at least a “B” (3.00) and you do not qualify for a Palmetto Fellows or LIFE scholarship, you are eligible to receive this scholarship.
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Stamps Scholars
$15,000-$20,000
**Stamps Scholars annual value: Approximately $20,000**
**Enrichment fund: $15,000**
**Four-year value: Approximately $95,000**
Eligibility: Last year, S.C. Top Scholars had an average SAT score of 1530 (ACT score of 34) and an average high school GPA of 5.3 and were in the top 1% of their high school class, on average.
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Trustees' Endowment Scholars Award
$5,000
**Annual value: $5,000**
**Four-year value: $20,000**
Eligibility: This scholarship is awarded to incoming freshmen based on academic merit and financial need. Candidates typically present outstanding achievement in academics, leadership, talent and service.
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