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:
- 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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Aaron R. Williams Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Established by the Williams family in loving memory of their son, Aaron,...
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Abercrombie Scholarship Fund for College of Medicine AnMed Students
Stoney Abercrombie, MD, graduated from the MUSC College of Medicine in...
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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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Anthony Todd Crowe, M.D. Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Established by the Crowe family and friends in memory of Dr. Anthony...
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Ball Family Medical Heritage Scholarship
Eight generations from the Ball family have graduated from or have...
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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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Bryan Bailey Pigg Memorial Scholarship
Bryan Bailey Pigg Memorial Scholarship- As a memorial to his son, 1969...
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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 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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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 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 1985 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1985 to assist future students...
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College of Medicine Class of 1986 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1986 to assist future students...
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College of Medicine Class of 1987 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1987 to assist future students...
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College of Medicine Class of 1988 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1988 to assist future students...
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College of Medicine Class of 1989 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1989 to assist future students...
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College of Medicine Class of 1990 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1990 to assist future students...
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College of Medicine Class of 1995 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1995 to assist future students...
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College of Medicine Classes of 1945-1949 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the classes of 1945-49 to assist future...
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College of Pharmacy Annual Alumni Scholarship
College of Pharmacy Student. Student must be in good academic and...
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| $5,000.00 |
College of Pharmacy Annual Faculty Scholarship
College of Pharmacy Student. Student must be in good academic and...
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| $43,333.33 |
College of Pharmacy Annual Leadership Scholarship
College of Pharmacy Student. Student must be in good academic and...
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| $500.00 |
COM Academic Achievement
The COM Academic Achievement award is presented to graduating College of...
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COM Class of 1950-1954 Scholarship
The College of Medicine Class of 1950-1954 was established by graduates...
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COM Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was created by URM alumni, in furtherance of the...
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| $2,092.39 |
COP Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to college of pharmacy students in good professional and...
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David B. Gregg, M.D. Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Dr. David B. Gregg was a graduate of the Medical College of SC (Class of...
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David G. Pinosky, M.D. and Elsie P. Pinosky Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established by their family to honor Dr. David G....
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DeWitt L. Harper, M.D. Endowed Scholarship
Established in memory of Dr. DeWitt Harper, a graduate of the Medical...
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Dick and Emily Schwerin Endowed Scholarship
Dick Schwerin was a 1967 graduate and a co-founder of Intramed plus with...
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Dottie's Pharmacy Scholarship
Dottie Farfone, a member of the class of 1999, and her husband Scott...
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Dr. Alvin Dodds Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Alvin Dodds graduated from the College of Pharmacy in 1949 and...
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Dr. and Mrs. Arnold W. Karig Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Karig, dean and professor emeritus of the Medical University of...
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Dr. and Mrs. Blake F. Putney Endowed Scholarship
The Dr. Blake Putney Endowed Scholarship was established in 2016 to...
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Dr. M. Sharm Steadman '81, '82 Endowed Scholarship
Established in memory of Dr. Sharm Steadman, a member of the class of...
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Dr. M.A. Lee '04 Endowed Scholarship
The Dr. M.A. Lee ‘04 Endowed Scholarship was created in 2017 under the...
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Dr. Rupert L. Green Endowed Scholarship in Public Health Science
Rupert L. Green, PhD was a well-loved faculty member in the College of...
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Dr. Stuart & Mrs. Rebecca Greenberg Endowed Scholarship
To be awarded to a medical student with financial need. Renewable with...
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Dr. William H. Golod Endowed Scholarship
Dr. William H. Golod was appointed dean of the College of Pharmacy at 31...
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Drs. Bruce and Lee Foundation Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Bruce Lee (Class of 1942) opened a medical practice in Florence, SC,...
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