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
Varies Jill and Richard Almeida Nursing Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship will be awarded to a College of Nursing student with...
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Varies Joel and Joan Rigter Nursing Scholarship
Initiated to support MUSC College of Nursing students in any program...
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Varies Joseph H. and Terese T. Williams Endowed Nursing Scholarship
Established in 2016 to support College of Nursing students. Selection...
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$0.00 Keith & Pam Nothstein Nursing Endowed Scholarship
The Keith & Pam Nothstein Nursing Endowed Scholarship is an endowed...
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$0.00 Lighting the Way Gala Scholarship
To support MUSC College of Nursing student scholarships.
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Varies Margaret Ann Kerr Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students. Selection...
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Varies Marianna Stuart Mason Endowed Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship funds incoming Ph.D. nursing students with financial...
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Varies Marianne T. Chitty Endowed Nursing Scholarship
Scholarship supports College of Nursing Students. The donor’s intent is...
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Varies Mary Swain Endowment
This scholarship is for current (returning) students in the MUSC College...
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Varies Mason Scholars
This scholarship funds incoming Ph.D. nursing students with financial...
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Varies McClelland - Palmer Scholarship
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students. Selection...
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Varies Norma Steele Oliver Scholarship
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students. Selection...
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$5,000.00 Olympia "Bia" Vallis Nursing Scholarship (ABSN)
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students. Selection...
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Varies PhD Student Scholarship (Nursing)
Established through donations by graduates of the College of Nursing PhD...
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$0.00 Prevost Family Nursing Scholarship
The Prevost Family Nursing Scholarship supports students in the...
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Varies Reba Carter O'Keeffe Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students. Selection...
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Varies Rose and Ted Levin Nursing Scholarship
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students. Selection...
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Varies Ruth Jaqui Skudlarek Nursing Scholarship
Established as a gift from Dr. Mary Sudzina to provide financial support...
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Varies Samuel Steinberg Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students. Selection...
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$2,000.00 Tammy Mahaney Endowed Scholarship
The Tammy Mahaney Endowed Scholarship Fund will support students in the...
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Varies Ted and Joan Halkyard Nursing Endowed Scholarship
Established in 2004 as a Gift from In furtherance of the University’s...
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Varies Ursula Caton Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Established as a Memorial contribution, Mrs. Caton passed away on...
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Varies Virginia Lawton Harper Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students. Selection...
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Varies Annie Lee Jerido Williams Lowcountry Endowment and Pharmacy Scholarship
Dr. Jacquetta Lashea Manigo ‘07 (Shea), originally from Walterboro, SC,...
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Varies 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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Varies Bryan Bailey Pigg Memorial Scholarship
Bryan Bailey Pigg Memorial Scholarship- As a memorial to his son, 1969...
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Varies Captain Robert C. Wilkens '77 Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was created by Col. Mike Heath in memory of his friend...
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Varies Charles F. Cooper, Sr. Endowed Scholarship
Established in 1992 by Charles Cooper, a member of the class of 1965,...
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Varies 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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$4,163.50 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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$2,092.39 COP Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to college of pharmacy students in good professional and...
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Varies Dick and Emily Schwerin Endowed Scholarship
Dick Schwerin was a 1967 graduate and a co-founder of Intramed plus with...
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Varies Dottie's Pharmacy Scholarship
Dottie Farfone, a member of the class of 1999, and her husband Scott...
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Varies Dr. Alvin Dodds Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Alvin Dodds graduated from the College of Pharmacy in 1949 and...
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Varies Dr. and Mrs. Arnold W. Karig Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Karig, dean and professor emeritus of the Medical University of...
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Varies Dr. and Mrs. Blake F. Putney Endowed Scholarship
The Dr. Blake Putney Endowed Scholarship was established in 2016 to...
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Varies 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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Varies 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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Varies Dr. William H. Golod Endowed Scholarship
Dr. William H. Golod was appointed dean of the College of Pharmacy at 31...
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Varies Drs. Lisa and Mitchel Cordes Scholarship
Dr. Lisa Cordes, a member of the class of 2007, along with her husband...
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Varies Drs. Thomas and Cathy Worrall Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded annually to a P3 or P4 student who has...
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Varies Harry L. Rickenbacker, DDS Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Rickenbacker was a 1969 graduate of the College of Pharmacy who...
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Varies Howard Brooks '66 Endowed Scholarship
Mr. Howard Brooks, a member of the class of 1966, established the Howard...
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Varies Intramed Plus Scholarship
The Intramed Plus Scholarship was created by the company’s CEO and...
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Varies James L. Hodges '71 Alumni Association Scholarship
Mr. James L. Hodges made history as the first African-American student...
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Varies JM Smith Foundation Endowed Scholarship
Established in 1995, the JM Smith Foundation Endowed Scholarship...
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Varies John and Louise Cormier PharmD/MBA Endowed Scholarship
The John and Louise Cormier Pharm.D./MBA Endowed Scholarship was...
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Varies John P. and Betty J. O'Brien Endowed Scholarship
Mr. John P. O’Brien along with his wife, Mrs. Betty J. O’Brien,...
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