Our Opportunities
Welcome to MUSC SOARS (Scholarship Opportunity Awards Resource System). Please note below your college’s open and close dates for the scholarship application for the 2024-2025 award year. Please do not start your application until it opens for your college.
College of Medicine: March 1, 2024 – April 5, 2024 (Incoming Students); April 1, 2024 – May 6, 2024 (Current Students)
College of Pharmacy: April 8, 2024 – June 23, 2024
College of Health Professions: May 28, 2024 – June 23, 2024 (Fall); September 1, 2024 – September 30, 2024 (Spring)
College of Nursing: * June 14, 2024 – July 15, 2024 (Fall); November 1, 2024 – November 30, 2024 (Spring)
*College of Dental Medicine: June 27, 2024 – July 19, 2024
College of Graduate Studies: Your college will provide instructions about CGS scholarship opportunities.
Below you will find a listing of scholarships available with brief information about the qualifications. Most scholarships are college-specific and are not applicable to all students. Click “Show Filters” to display filter options by college. Select the scholarship name to learn more about the opportunity.
To be eligible for need-based scholarships, you must have an up-to-date (2024-25) FAFSA filed with the MUSC Office of Financial Aid. Once your FAFSA data is received, your scholarship application will automatically be updated.
To apply:
- Sign in with your NetID and password. You must be a current student. Please wait to apply until your college’s application cycle opens.
- You will be prompted to complete a general and college-specific application, which automatically applies you for scholarships for which you qualify.
- In some cases (not all), you may be recommended to apply to scholarships that require additional information.
- After you complete the applications by your college’s posted deadline, you are done!
Detailed instructions: Student Manual | Video demonstration
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125th Anniversary Endowed Scholarship Fund
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students.
Selection...
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Aaron R. Williams Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Established by the Williams family in loving memory of their son, Aaron,...
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Allen G. Thurmond, M.D. Endowed Scholarship
Established by former US Senator Strom Thurmond in honor of his brother,...
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Allen H. Johnson, Sr., M.D. Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Established by Dr. Allen H. Johnson, Jr. in memory of his father, Dr....
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Amelia Joan Gross '82 Endowed Scholarship
Amelia Joan Gross ‘82 has devoted her career in pharmacy to our nation’s...
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Anne Pappas Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Dr. Alexandros A. Pappas, a former...
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Anthony Todd Crowe, M.D. Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Established by the Crowe family and friends in memory of Dr. Anthony...
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Arthur L. Haisten Scholarship
This scholarship has been established in honor of Dr. Arthur L. Haisten,...
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Barbara Gaskins Platt '80 Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Barbara Gaskins Platt was a member of the class of 1980 who loved her...
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Bernard W. Deas, Jr., M.D. Endowed Scholarship
Established as an expendable scholarship in the early 1970s, to honor...
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Brian L. Cook Memorial Scholarship
This fund was established in 2020 through a generous gift from Mountain...
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Captain Robert C. Wilkens '77 Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was created by Col. Mike Heath in memory of his friend...
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Caroline B. Lown Endowed Scholarship
Mrs. Caroline B. Lown worked at MUSC for 36 years, assisting many of the...
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Charles B. Hanna Sr., M.D. and Lenay B. Hanna Endowed Scholarship
Established by the David R. And Margaret C. Clair Foundation in honor of...
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Charles B. Preacher, M.D. Endowed Scholarship
Established by Dr. Charles B. Preacher’s children in honor of his...
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Charles F. Cooper, Sr. Endowed Scholarship
Established in 1992 by Charles Cooper, a member of the class of 1965,...
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Charles R. Tatum, M.D. Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Tatum graduated from the MUSC College of Medicine (Class of 1981). ...
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Charleston County Medical Society Alliance Scholarship- Medicine
Awarded annually to a nursing and a medical student. The Scholarship...
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| $1,500 |
CHP Alumni Scholarship
The College of Health Professions Alumni Association Board, a group of...
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| (13) $1,000 (*amount can vary based on funding available*) |
CHP Endowed Scholarship
This fund was established in 2009 to provide scholarships for CHP...
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Christopher Dunmyer Memorial Scholarship (MUSC Pharmacy Class of 2006)
The Christopher Dunmyer Memorial Scholarship is given in memory of...
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Clarence 'Sport' Saunders Scholarship
In memory of Dr. Clarence “Sport” Saunders, a long time South Carolina...
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Claudia Oxner Simmons, M.D and Charles N. Simmons, M.D. Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Claudia Oxner Simmons was graduated from Newberry College and the...
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Col. Mike Heath Annual College of Pharmacy Scholarship
Col. Mike Heath ’74 served his country as a commissioned officer in the...
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College of Dental Medicine Class of 1974 Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established by the College of Dental Medicine Class...
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College of Medicine Class of 1950 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1950 to assist future students...
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College of Medicine Class of 1951 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1951 to assist future students...
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College of Medicine Class of 1952 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1952 to assist future students...
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College of Medicine Class of 1953 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1953 to assist future students...
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College of Medicine Class of 1954 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1954 to assist future students...
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College of Medicine Class of 1955 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1955 to assist future students...
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College of Medicine Class of 1957 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1957 to assist future students...
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College of Medicine Class of 1958 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1958 to assist future students...
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College of Medicine Class of 1959 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1959 to assist future students...
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College of Medicine Class of 1960 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1960 to assist future students...
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College of Medicine Class of 1961 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1961 to assist future students...
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College of Medicine Class of 1962 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1962 to assist future students...
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College of Medicine Class of 1963 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1963 to assist future students...
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College of Medicine Class of 1964 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1964 to assist future students...
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College of Medicine Class of 1965 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1965 to assist future students...
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College of Medicine Class of 1966 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1966 to assist future students...
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College of Medicine Class of 1967 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1967 to assist future students...
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College of Medicine Class of 1968 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1968 to assist future students...
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College of Medicine Class of 1969 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1969 to assist future students...
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College of Medicine Class of 1970 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1970 to assist future students...
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College of Medicine Class of 1971 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1971 to assist future students...
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College of Medicine Class of 1972 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1972 to assist future students...
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College of Medicine Class of 1973 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1973 to assist future students...
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College of Medicine Class of 1974 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1974 to assist future students...
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College of Medicine Class of 1975 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1975 to assist future students...
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