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 2025-2026 award year. Please do not start your application until it opens for your college.

College of Medicine: May 2, 2025 – June 20, 2025
College of Pharmacy: May 7, 2025 – May 28, 2025
College of Health Professions: May 27, 2025 – June 22, 2025 (Fall)
College of Nursing: * June 14, 2025 – July 15, 2025 (Fall); November 1, 2025 – November 30, 2025 (Spring)
*College of Dental Medicine:
July 3, 2025 – July 9, 2025
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 (2025-26) 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
3 @ $1775 Exchange Club of Charleston Award (Nursing)
The Scholarship Committee of the Exchange Club of Charleston awards...
Deadline03/14/2026
Varies 125th Anniversary Endowed Scholarship Fund
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students. Selection...
Varies 135th Anniversary Scholarship
This scholarship was established in 2016 through gifts of various donors...
Varies 1883 College of Nursing Scholarship
This scholarship supports the educational, research, and service...
Varies Amelia Kaasa Rowland Nursing Scholarship
This endowment was established in 2018 as a contribution from L.J. and...
Varies Andell Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established in 2004 as a gift from the Betty...
$2,000 Andrea Freeman Memorial Scholarship
Andrea Freeman, a 1994 graduate of the OT program in the College of...
$2,000 Andrea Weatherby White, PhD, Leadership Scholarship
Dr. Andrea White was an outstanding faculty member, program director,...
Varies Annie Lee Jerido Williams Lowcountry Endowment and Pharmacy Scholarship
Dr. Jacquetta Lashea Manigo ‘07 (Shea), originally from Walterboro, SC,...
$1,000 Bantam Scholarship
This fund was established as a gift from the High School of Charleston...
Varies Barbara Gaskins Platt '80 Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Barbara Gaskins Platt was a member of the class of 1980 who loved her...
Varies Barbara Sutton Pace Endowed Nursing Scholarship
Established in 2006 from family members gifts to provide a scholarship...
Varies Betty C. Kelchner Endowed Scholarship
Established in 1997 to honor Betty Kelchner. Selection...
Varies Betty Murray Brundage Kinard Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students. Selection...
$0.00 Bradley H. Perlitz Nursing Scholarship Fund
Distribution of scholarship to a new student each Fall/Spring with...
Varies Bryan Bailey Pigg Memorial Scholarship
Bryan Bailey Pigg Memorial Scholarship- As a memorial to his son, 1969...
Varies Captain Robert C. Wilkens '77 Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was created by Col. Mike Heath in memory of his friend...
Varies Captain Robert Wilkens Palliative Care Scholarship
This scholarship was initiated with a 10K pledge from Linda Wilkens to...
Varies Caroline W. Davis RN Endowed Scholarship
Established in 2015 to provide scholarships for College of Nursing...
(2) $1,000 Catherine Michele Poulnot Memorial Scholarship
In honor of the memory of an outstanding physical therapy student who...
(2) $2,500 (*amount can vary based on funding available*) Cecil and Jones Endowed Scholarship
This fund was established in 1985 through the generosity of Mr. & Mrs....
Varies Cecilia Peng Operating Room Nursing Training Endowment
Stock and mutual fund gifts from Dr. Vincent Peng 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 Christina and Robert Brinkman Endowed Nursing Scholarship
An endowed scholarship at the MUSC College of Nursing to support nursing...
Varies Clair Family Scholarship
Established in 2016 to provide scholarship for stellar FNP students with...
Varies Col. Mike Heath Annual College of Pharmacy Scholarship
Col. Mike Heath ’74 served his country as a commissioned officer in the...
$0.00 College of Nursing Annual Fund
$0.00 College of Nursing Board Advisory Expendable Fund
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students. Selection...
Varies College of Nursing Scholarship
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students. Selection...
Varies College of Nursing Scholarship
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students. Selection...
$0.00 College of Nursing Student Emergency Fund
Will support students at the College of Nursing who are in need of...
$4,163.50 College of Pharmacy Annual Alumni Scholarship
College of Pharmacy Student. Student must be in good academic and...
$5,000.00 College of Pharmacy Annual Faculty Scholarship
College of Pharmacy Student. Student must be in good academic and...
$43,333.33 College of Pharmacy Annual Leadership Scholarship
College of Pharmacy Student. Student must be in good academic and...
$1,500 Colonel Michael G. La Belle Scholarship
This fund was established in 2015 with the generous gift from Colonel...
$2,092.39 COP Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to college of pharmacy students in good professional and...
Varies Corinne V. Sade Fund for Palliative Care Education
Planned Giving gift from Mrs. Corinne V. Sade to support palliative care...
(2) $2,000 (*amount can vary based on funding available*) Deborah A. Geisler Leadership Scholarship
The Deborah A. Geisler Leadership Scholarship Fund was established by...
Varies Dick and Emily Schwerin Endowed Scholarship
Dick Schwerin was a 1967 graduate and a co-founder of Intramed plus with...
Varies Dorothy Halsey Endowed Nursing Scholarship
This scholarship was established through memorial gifts for Dorothy...
Varies Dorothy Johnson Crews Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students. Selection...
Varies Dottie's Pharmacy Scholarship
Dottie Farfone, a member of the class of 1999, and her husband Scott...
Varies Dr. Alvin Dodds Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Alvin Dodds graduated from the College of Pharmacy in 1949 and...
Varies Dr. and Mrs. Arnold W. Karig Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Karig, dean and professor emeritus of the Medical University of...
Varies Dr. and Mrs. Blake F. Putney Endowed Scholarship
The Dr. Blake Putney Endowed Scholarship was established in 2016 to...
Varies Dr. J. W. Thurmond Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students. Selection...
Varies Dr. M. Sharm Steadman '81, '82 Endowed Scholarship
Established in memory of Dr. Sharm Steadman, a member of the class of...
Varies Dr. M.A. Lee '04 Endowed Scholarship
The Dr. M.A. Lee ‘04 Endowed Scholarship was created in 2017 under the...
Varies Dr. Sekou Dakarai Nursing Scholarship
This scholarship supports students pursuing a DNP who are interested in...
Varies Dr. William H. Golod Endowed Scholarship
Dr. William H. Golod was appointed dean of the College of Pharmacy at 31...