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:

  1. Sign in with your NetID and password. You must be a current student. Please wait to apply until your college’s application cycle opens.
  2. You will be prompted to complete a general and college-specific application, which automatically applies you for scholarships for which you qualify.
  3. In some cases (not all), you may be recommended to apply to scholarships that require additional information.
  4. After you complete the applications by your college’s posted deadline, you are done!

Detailed instructions: Student Manual | Video demonstration

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
Varies 125th Anniversary Endowed Scholarship Fund
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students. Selection...
Deadline11/30/2024
Varies 1883 College of Nursing Scholarship
This scholarship supports the educational, research, and service...
Deadline11/30/2024
Varies Caroline W. Davis RN Endowed Scholarship
Established in 2015 to provide scholarships for College of Nursing...
Deadline11/30/2024
Varies CVS Health Foundation Scholarship
CVS Health’s scholarship program helps to mitigate the impact of the...
Deadline11/30/2024
Varies Dorothy Johnson Crews Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students. Selection...
Deadline11/30/2024
Varies Dr. J. W. Thurmond Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students. Selection...
Deadline11/30/2024
Varies Helene Fuld Trust Endowment
Established in 2010 from a Gift from the Helene Fund Foundation to...
Deadline11/30/2024
Varies Henry Taylor Finch Nursing Scholarship
Planned Giving Gift from Dr. Nancy Finch, initiated by board member,...
Deadline11/30/2024
Varies Lettie Pate Whitehead Scholarship
The Lettie Pate Whitehead scholarship program awards students with...
Deadline11/30/2024
Varies Martha Halliday Wrobleski Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship will be awarded to an incoming Fall ABSN College of...
Deadline11/30/2024
Varies MUSC Medical Center Scholarship (Nursing)
The purpose of this scholarship is to provide funds for accelerated...
Deadline11/30/2024
Varies Nina Smith Scholarship
Established in 1993, left the CON in her estate, she was a...
Deadline11/30/2024
Varies Olivette Garr Smith Scholarship
Established in Memory by her classmate and MUSC alumna Mervyn Juchartz. ...
Deadline11/30/2024
Varies Patrick and Maureen Marr Endowed Scholarship
Renewable scholarship to a student in ABSN program with financial need...
Deadline11/30/2024
Varies Roper St. Francis Healthcare Patron Nursing Scholarship
Pledge from RSFHC via Letter of Agreement to provide financial support...
Deadline11/30/2024
Varies Ruth Chamberlin Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students. Selection...
Deadline11/30/2024
Varies Ruth P. and Stephen Stewart Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students. Selection...
Deadline11/30/2024
Varies Sandra Hayes Poulnot Nursing Scholarship
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students. Selection...
Deadline11/30/2024
Varies Aaron R. Williams Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Established by the Williams family in loving memory of their son, Aaron,...
Varies Allen G. Thurmond, M.D. Endowed Scholarship
Established by former US Senator Strom Thurmond in honor of his brother,...
Varies Allen H. Johnson, Sr., M.D. Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Established by Dr. Allen H. Johnson, Jr. in memory of his father, Dr....
Varies Amelia Joan Gross '82 Endowed Scholarship
Amelia Joan Gross ‘82 has devoted her career in pharmacy to our nation’s...
(2) $2,500 (*amount can vary based on funding available*) Anne Pappas Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Dr. Alexandros A. Pappas, a former...
Varies Anthony Todd Crowe, M.D. Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Established by the Crowe family and friends in memory of Dr. Anthony...
Varies Arthur L. Haisten Scholarship
This scholarship has been established in honor of Dr. Arthur L. Haisten,...
Varies Barbara Gaskins Platt '80 Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Barbara Gaskins Platt was a member of the class of 1980 who loved her...
Varies Bernard W. Deas, Jr., M.D. Endowed Scholarship
Established as an expendable scholarship in the early 1970s, to honor...
$1,000 Brian L. Cook Memorial Scholarship
This fund was established in 2020 through a generous gift from Mountain...
Varies Captain Robert C. Wilkens '77 Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was created by Col. Mike Heath in memory of his friend...
Varies Caroline B. Lown Endowed Scholarship
Mrs. Caroline B. Lown worked at MUSC for 36 years, assisting many of the...
Varies 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...
Varies Charles B. Preacher, M.D. Endowed Scholarship
Established by Dr. Charles B. Preacher’s children in honor of his...
Varies Charles F. Cooper, Sr. Endowed Scholarship
Established in 1992 by Charles Cooper, a member of the class of 1965,...
Varies Charles R. Tatum, M.D. Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Tatum graduated from the MUSC College of Medicine (Class of 1981). ...
Varies Charleston County Medical Society Alliance Scholarship- Medicine
Awarded annually to a nursing and a medical student. The Scholarship...
$1,500 CHP Alumni Scholarship
The College of Health Professions Alumni Association Board, a group of...
(13) $1,000 (*amount can vary based on funding available*) CHP Endowed Scholarship
This fund was established in 2009 to provide scholarships for CHP...
Varies Christopher Dunmyer Memorial Scholarship (MUSC Pharmacy Class of 2006)
The Christopher Dunmyer Memorial Scholarship is given in memory of...
Varies Clarence 'Sport' Saunders Scholarship
In memory of Dr. Clarence “Sport” Saunders, a long time South Carolina...
Varies Claudia Oxner Simmons, M.D and Charles N. Simmons, M.D. Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Claudia Oxner Simmons was graduated from Newberry College and the...
Varies Col. Mike Heath Annual College of Pharmacy Scholarship
Col. Mike Heath ’74 served his country as a commissioned officer in the...
Varies College of Dental Medicine Class of 1974 Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established by the College of Dental Medicine Class...
Varies College of Medicine Class of 1950 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1950 to assist future students...
Varies College of Medicine Class of 1951 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1951 to assist future students...
Varies College of Medicine Class of 1952 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1952 to assist future students...
Varies College of Medicine Class of 1953 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1953 to assist future students...
Varies College of Medicine Class of 1954 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1954 to assist future students...
Varies College of Medicine Class of 1955 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1955 to assist future students...
Varies College of Medicine Class of 1957 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1957 to assist future students...
Varies College of Medicine Class of 1958 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1958 to assist future students...