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
| Award | Name | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Varies |
Dr. J. W. Thurmond Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students.
Selection...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Elsie Morgan Endowed Nursing Scholarship
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students.
Selection...
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Ended |
| $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...
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Ended |
| $5,000.00 |
Hearst Nursing Scholarship Program
To provide scholarship support for those committed to working in SC...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Helene Fuld Trust Endowment
Established in 2010 from a Gift from the Helene Fund Foundation to...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Jean P. Wilson College of Nursing Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students.
Selection...
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Ended |
| $9,000.00 |
Jean P. Wilson College of Nursing Endowed Scholarship (ABSN)
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students.
Selection...
|
Ended |
| $0.00 |
Jeanne Stribling Allyn Endowed Scholarship
To support nursing students at the MUSC College of Nursing in the...
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Ended |
| $1,500 |
Jesse Ray "Mac" McGrady, Jr. Scholarship
This scholarship was established to celebrate the life and honor the...
|
Ended |
| $0.00 |
Joanne and William Conway Nursing Scholarship
The Conway Scholars Program provides generous scholarship support to...
|
Ended |
| (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...
|
Ended |
| $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...
|
Ended |
| $2,000.00 |
Marvesh Mendi Endowed AFN Scholarship
Dr. Marvesh Mendhi, a 1993 graduate of the AFN (Anesthesia for Nurses)...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Marvin and Cleo T. McAlhany CON Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students.
Selection...
|
Ended |
| $1,000 |
Mary Anne Cone Scholarship
This scholarship was created by the Anesthesia for Nurses class of 1993...
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Ended |
| $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...
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Ended |
| Varies |
MUSC Medical Center Scholarship (Nursing)
The purpose of this scholarship is to provide funds for accelerated...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Nina Smith Scholarship
Established in 1993, left the CON in her estate, she was a...
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Ended |
| $0.00 |
Nina Smith Scholarship (ABSN)
Established for ABSN students.
Selection Criteria:
ABSN...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Olivette Garr Smith Scholarship
Established in Memory by her classmate and MUSC alumna Mervyn Juchartz. ...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Olympia "Bia" Vallis Nursing Scholarship (PhD)
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students.
Selection...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Patrick and Maureen Marr Endowed Scholarship
Renewable scholarship to a student in ABSN program with financial need...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Roper St. Francis Healthcare Patron Nursing Scholarship
Pledge from RSFHC via Letter of Agreement to provide financial support...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Ruth Chamberlin Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students.
Selection...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Ruth P. and Stephen Stewart Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students.
Selection...
|
Ended |
| Varies |
Sandra Hayes Poulnot Nursing Scholarship
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students.
Selection...
|
Ended |
| $1,000 |
Sherlonda T. Adkins and Family Scholarship
This scholarship was created by Sherlonda Adkins, PA-C, from the PA...
|
Ended |
| $2,000.00 |
Smith Family DHA Scholarship
Stuart Smith joined MUSC as a hospital administrative resident in 1973...
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Ended |
| $500.00 |
Sue Joyner PT Scholarship
This fund was established in memory of Sue Joyner, who was a proud...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Vanette Schultz Forbes '47 Nursing Scholarship
This scholarship supports an incoming ABSN or RN-BSN student who...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Veterans Scholarship Fund in Nursing
This scholarship supports College of Nursing students.
Selection...
|
Ended |
| $2,000 (*amount can vary based on funding available*) |
Warren Family Informatics Scholarship
This scholarship was established through the generous support of Dr....
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Ended |
| Varies |
Arthur L. Haisten Scholarship
This scholarship has been established in honor of Dr. Arthur L. Haisten,...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Clarence 'Sport' Saunders Scholarship
In memory of Dr. Clarence “Sport” Saunders, a long time South Carolina...
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Ended |
| Varies |
College of Dental Medicine Class of 1974 Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established by the College of Dental Medicine Class...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Dr. Charles E. Millwood, Jr. Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship has been established in honor of Dr. Charles E Millwood...
|
Ended |
| $1,900.00 |
Dr. Dorothea G. Taylor Dental Alumni Association Scholarship
Preference will be given to students who are first generation in their...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Dr. Felicia L. Goins Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship will be awarded to a student in the College of Dental...
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Ended |
| Varies |
George C. McTeer Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is in honor of the late Dr. George McTeer, Charleston...
|
Ended |
| $2,000.00 |
Harold and Irene Jablon Scholarship
Active to a first year student at the James B Edwards CODM who...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Harry H. and Adela N. Tetrick Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship has been established in honor of Harry and Adela...
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Ended |
| Varies |
John L. Covington and Robert J. Lukey Scholarship
Awarded to a student who demonstrates both financial need and scholastic...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Murdoch Family Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is intended for a student at the James B. Edwards...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Robert and Amy Berger Scholarship
This scholarship is for a CDM student who shows great effort in relating...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Wayland H. Cato, Jr. and Marion Rivers Cato Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship has been established in honor of Dr. James Burrows...
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
Brian L. Cook Memorial Scholarship
This fund was established in 2020 through a generous gift from Mountain...
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| $0.00 |
Joanne and William Conway Nursing Scholarship
The Conway Scholars Program provides generous scholarship support to...
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