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 Proctor Family Endowed Scholarship
Established by Dr. Edward Proctor (Class of 1947) and his wife, Mary...
Varies Rakesh P. Chokshi, M.D. and Brinda M. Chokshi, M.D. Endowed Scholarship
Drs. Rakesh and Brinda Chokshi are both 1993 graduates of the MUSC...
$0.00 Rene and Hilda DeBacker Charleston County Endowed Scholarship
To be awarded to a rising second year medical student who is originally...
Varies Richard J. Sanders, M.D. and Dorothy M. Sanders Endowed Scholarship
Established by Dr. Richard J. Sanders (Class of 1970) and his wife,...
Varies Richard K. Truluck, Jr., M.D. Endowed Scholarship
Established by Dr. Richard K. Truluck (Class of 1966) to support College...
Varies Robert A. Wilson M.D. and Teresa M. Wilson Endowed Scholarship
Established by Dr. Robert A. Wilson (Class of 1973) and his wife, Teresa...
Varies Rodman-Rohde Endowed Scholarship
Established by Dr. E. Marie Roberts (Class of 1949) in honor of Mrs....
Varies Ronald V. and Susan Wade Scholarship Fund
Ronald V. Wade, MD received his BS from Furman University in 1966 and...
Varies Rosalie Raymond Endowed Scholarship
Established to provide scholarships College of Medicine students in need...
Varies Rose Delores Gibbs, M.D. Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Dr. Rose Delores Gibbs, the first...
Varies Siddiqi Family Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Syed Siddiqi and Mrs. Pauline Siddiqi, established this endowed...
Varies Sol and Ditty Abrams Endowed Scholarship
Established by the children and grandchildren of Sol and Ditty Abrams in...
Varies Sol Neidich, M.D. and Mrs. Evelyn Rudowitz Neidich Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Sol Neidich (Class of 1983) established this scholarship through a...
Varies Stephen D. Canaday Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Stephen D. Canaday, PhD was an admired anatomy professor at MUSC for...
Varies Stone Family Endowed Scholarship
Established by Dr. Samuel R. Stone (Class of 1980) in honor of his...
Varies Theodore C. Harper, M.D. and Olive D. Harper Endowed Scholarship
Established by Clarence J. Duncan and William G. Duncan, the nephews of...
Varies Thrasher Family Endowed Scholarship
James Brantley Thrasher, M.D. and Laura L. Thrasher graduated from MUSC...
Varies W. Delaine and Julia D Robbins Endowed Scholarship
The W. Delaine and Julia D Robbins Endowed Scholarship was established...
Varies William A. Gardner M.D. Endowed Scholarship
Dr. William Gardner (Class of 1965) was an honored and distinguished...
Varies William Harris Mathis, Jr., M.D. Endowed Scholarship
Dr. William Mathis (Class of 1943) was the first radiologist in Cobb...
Varies Woodrow and Geneva Oxner Endowed Scholarship
Established by Dr. Claudia Oxner Simmons (Class of 1956), in memory of...
$500.00 COM Academic Achievement
The COM Academic Achievement award is presented to graduating College of...
$1,000.00 Henry Tracey Ivey Award (Top Honor Graduate)
The Henry Tracey Ivey Award is granted to graduating COM students who...
$0.00 President Clinical Award (Second Honor Graduate)
The President Clinical Award is granted to graduating College of...