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); September 15, 2025 -October 5, 2025
College of Nursing: * June 14, 2025 – July 15, 2025 (Fall); November 1, 2025 – November 30, 2025 (Spring)
*College of Dental Medicine:
November 4, 2025 – November 11, 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
$2,500 (*amount can vary based on funding available*) HCA/DeMarco Endowed Scholarship
Established in memory of Mr. Frank DeMarco by his wife Karen and the...
$5,000.00 Hearst Nursing Scholarship Program
To provide scholarship support for those committed to working in SC...
Varies Helene Fuld Trust Endowment
Established in 2010 from a Gift from the Helene Fund Foundation to...
Varies Howard Brooks '66 Endowed Scholarship
Mr. Howard Brooks, a member of the class of 1966, established the Howard...
Varies Intramed Plus Scholarship
The Intramed Plus Scholarship was created by the company’s CEO and...
Varies Jean P. Wilson College of Nursing Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students. Selection...
$9,000.00 Jean P. Wilson College of Nursing Endowed Scholarship (ABSN)
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students. Selection...
$1,500 Jesse Ray "Mac" McGrady, Jr. Scholarship
This scholarship was established to celebrate the life and honor the...
Varies JM Smith Foundation Endowed Scholarship
Established in 1995, the JM Smith Foundation Endowed Scholarship...
$0.00 Joanne and William Conway Nursing Scholarship
The Conway Scholars Program provides generous scholarship support to...
Varies John and Louise Cormier PharmD/MBA Endowed Scholarship
The John and Louise Cormier Pharm.D./MBA Endowed Scholarship was...
Varies John L. Covington and Robert J. Lukey Scholarship
Awarded to a student who demonstrates both financial need and scholastic...
Varies John P. and Betty J. O'Brien Endowed Scholarship
Mr. John P. O’Brien along with his wife, Mrs. Betty J. O’Brien,...
Varies Julian E. and Ann M. McGill Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Julian McGill served the College of Pharmacy for 27 years not only...
(5) $2,000 (*amount can vary based on funding available*) Lisa Montgomery Endowed Scholarship
Lisa Montgomery, a 1993 graduate of the MHA program in the College of...
Varies Low Country Diagnostics Endowed Scholarship
The Low Country Diagnostics Endowed Scholarship was established in 2001...
$2000 Mark S. Sothmann Scholarship Fund for the Advancement of Science
Mark S Sothmann, Ph.D. had a 40-year career as a faculty member at...
$2,000.00 Marvesh Mendi Endowed AFN Scholarship
Dr. Marvesh Mendhi, a 1993 graduate of the AFN (Anesthesia for Nurses)...
Varies Marvin and Cleo T. McAlhany CON Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students. Selection...
$1,000 Mary Anne Cone Scholarship
This scholarship was created by the Anesthesia for Nurses class of 1993...
Varies Maude Callen Endowed Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students. Selection...
$2,000 (*amount can vary based on funding available*) Merriman Lee Dowdle Endowed PA Scholarship
Mrs. Merriman Lee Dowdle is a retired Physician Assistant (PA) from MUSC...
Varies Michael Araneo Endowed Scholarship
Mr. Michael “Mickey” Araneo was a dear friend and benefactor of the MUSC...
Varies Murdoch Family Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is intended for a student at the James B. Edwards...
Varies MUSC College of Pharmacy Class of 1969 Endowed Scholarship
Spearheaded by Robert C. Hubbard III during his tenure on the Dean’s...
Varies MUSC Medical Center Scholarship (Nursing)
The purpose of this scholarship is to provide funds for accelerated...
Varies Nina Smith Scholarship
Established in 1993, left the CON in her estate, she was a...
$0.00 Nina Smith Scholarship (ABSN)
Established for ABSN students. Selection Criteria: ABSN...
Varies Olivette Garr Smith Scholarship
Established in Memory by her classmate and MUSC alumna Mervyn Juchartz. ...
Varies Olympia "Bia" Vallis Nursing Scholarship (PhD)
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students. Selection...
Varies Part of the Moment
Part of the Moment Endowed Scholarships strengthen student recruitment...
Varies Patrick and Maureen Marr Endowed Scholarship
Renewable scholarship to a student in ABSN program with financial need...
Varies Patrick M. Woster, Ph.D Medical Chemistry Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Patrick M. Woster, Professor and Chair of the Department of Drug...
Varies Pharmacy Network Foundation Scholarships
The Raleigh-based Pharmacy Network Foundation is one of the college’s...
Varies Phi Lambda Sigma Scholarship
The Phi Lambda Sigma Scholarship is awarded to an MUSC pharmacy student...
Varies Publix Super Markets Charities
Publix Super Markest Charities was established by Publix founder, Mr....
Varies Ralph M. Wilkie '53 Endowed Scholarship
Mr. Ralph Wilkie, a 1953 MUSC pharmacy graduate and longtime professor...
$2,167.47 Ramsey Family Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship will be awarded with preference to a PharmD student...
$5,759.26 Rippy 1963 Endowed Scholarship
College of Pharmacy Student Preference 1 student is from Union County,...
Varies Robert and Amy Berger Scholarship
This scholarship is for a CDM student who shows great effort in relating...
Varies Robert C. Hubbard III '69 Endowed Scholarship
The Robert C. Hubbard III ’69 Endowed Scholarship was established in...
Varies Robert D. and Alycia Araneo Craft Student Scholars Program
Created in 2017, the Robert D. and Alycia Araneo Craft Endowed...
Varies Roper St. Francis Healthcare Patron Nursing Scholarship
Pledge from RSFHC via Letter of Agreement to provide financial support...
$0.00 Rudie B. Ivester CON Endowed Scholarship
Varies Ruth Chamberlin Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students. Selection...
Varies Ruth P. and Stephen Stewart Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students. Selection...
Varies Sandra Hayes Poulnot Nursing Scholarship
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students. Selection...
$1,000 Sherlonda T. Adkins and Family Scholarship
This scholarship was created by Sherlonda Adkins, PA-C, from the PA...
$2,000.00 Smith Family DHA Scholarship
Stuart Smith joined MUSC as a hospital administrative resident in 1973...
Varies South Carolina Pharmacy Foundation Scholarship
The South Carolina Pharmacy Foundation Scholarship is awarded to an...