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:
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
Varies Preston A. Jones MD '73 Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Selection Criteria: College of Medicine student Need Demonstrated...
Ended
Varies Proctor Family Endowed Scholarship
Established by Dr. Edward Proctor (Class of 1947) and his wife, Mary...
Ended
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...
Ended
$0.00 Rene and Hilda DeBacker Charleston County Endowed Scholarship
To be awarded to a rising second year medical student who is originally...
Ended
Varies Richard J. Sanders, M.D. and Dorothy M. Sanders Endowed Scholarship
Established by Dr. Richard J. Sanders (Class of 1970) and his wife,...
Ended
Varies Richard K. Truluck, Jr., M.D. Endowed Scholarship
Established by Dr. Richard K. Truluck (Class of 1966) to support College...
Ended
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...
Ended
Varies Rodman-Rohde Endowed Scholarship
Established by Dr. E. Marie Roberts (Class of 1949) in honor of Mrs....
Ended
Varies Ronald V. and Susan Wade Scholarship Fund
Ronald V. Wade, MD received his BS from Furman University in 1966 and...
Ended
Varies Rosalie Raymond Endowed Scholarship
Established to provide scholarships College of Medicine students in need...
Ended
Varies Rose Delores Gibbs, M.D. Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Dr. Rose Delores Gibbs, the first...
Ended
Varies Siddiqi Family Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Syed Siddiqi and Mrs. Pauline Siddiqi, established this endowed...
Ended
Varies Sol and Ditty Abrams Endowed Scholarship
Established by the children and grandchildren of Sol and Ditty Abrams in...
Ended
Varies Sol Neidich, M.D. and Mrs. Evelyn Rudowitz Neidich Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Sol Neidich (Class of 1983) established this scholarship through a...
Ended
Varies Stephen D. Canaday Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Stephen D. Canaday, PhD was an admired anatomy professor at MUSC for...
Ended
Varies Stone Family Endowed Scholarship
Established by Dr. Samuel R. Stone (Class of 1980) in honor of his...
Ended
Varies Theodore C. Harper, M.D. and Olive D. Harper Endowed Scholarship
Established by Clarence J. Duncan and William G. Duncan, the nephews of...
Ended
Varies Thrasher Family Endowed Scholarship
James Brantley Thrasher, M.D. and Laura L. Thrasher graduated from MUSC...
Ended
Varies W. Delaine and Julia D Robbins Endowed Scholarship
The W. Delaine and Julia D Robbins Endowed Scholarship was established...
Ended
Varies William A. Gardner M.D. Endowed Scholarship
Dr. William Gardner (Class of 1965) was an honored and distinguished...
Ended
Varies William Harris Mathis, Jr., M.D. Endowed Scholarship
Dr. William Mathis (Class of 1943) was the first radiologist in Cobb...
Ended
Varies Woodrow and Geneva Oxner Endowed Scholarship
Established by Dr. Claudia Oxner Simmons (Class of 1956), in memory of...
Ended
Varies College of Medicine Class of 1950 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1950 to assist future students...
Ended
Varies College of Medicine Class of 1951 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1951 to assist future students...
Ended
Varies College of Medicine Class of 1952 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1952 to assist future students...
Ended
Varies College of Medicine Class of 1953 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1953 to assist future students...
Ended
Varies College of Medicine Class of 1954 Endowed Scholarship
Established by graduates of the class of 1954 to assist future students...
Ended
$2,000 Andrea Freeman Memorial Scholarship
Andrea Freeman, a 1994 graduate of the OT program in the College of...
Ended
$2,000 Andrea Weatherby White, PhD, Leadership Scholarship
Dr. Andrea White was an outstanding faculty member, program director,...
Ended
$1,000 Bantam Scholarship
This fund was established as a gift from the High School of Charleston...
Ended
(2) $1,000 Catherine Michele Poulnot Memorial Scholarship
In honor of the memory of an outstanding physical therapy student who...
Ended
(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....
Ended
$1,500 Colonel Michael G. La Belle Scholarship
This fund was established in 2015 with the generous gift from Colonel...
Ended
(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...
Ended
$2,500 (*amount can vary based on funding available*) Elizabeth P. Gouge Memorial Physician Assistant Scholarship
This scholarship was established by the South Carolina Academy of...
Ended
$2,000 (*amount can vary based on funding available*) Ernest W. Carpenter, M.D. Endowed Scholarship
The Ernest W. Carpenter, M.D. Scholarship was established by Mary. G....
Ended
Up to $2000 Principe Family Scholarship
Nan Principe Crockett graduated from the Medical University of South...
Ended
$1,000 Salvatore Scaletta Education and Scholarship (PhD)
This fund was established by Drs. Michael and Lisa Saladin to honor...
Ended
$1,000 Salvatore Scaletta Education and Scholarship (Physical Therapy)
This fund was established by Dean Lisa K. Saladin and her husband Dr....
Ended
(2) $2,000 (*amount can vary based on funding available*) Sushma Rao Endowed Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established by family and friends as a memorial to...
Ended
$2,000 (*amount can vary based on funding available*) Will Hagood Memorial Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established in memory of Will Hagood, a...
Ended
$0.00 Joanne and William Conway Nursing Scholarship
The Conway Scholars Program provides generous scholarship support to...