Scholarships

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All information about scholarships can be found on the Schoology group called "Scholarship Scoop," linked here.

The access code to join this group is: KX5KH-PFN9B

Any and all applications received in our office are listed below. Scholarships will be updated for the 2023-24 school year as we receive these updates.

Easley Combined Utilities Scholarship - for EHS area students only!! (Great opportunity!)

Easley Combined Utilities will award four (4) $500 scholarships offered to eligible candidates. Application packets can be picked up in the guidance office or downloaded to print off here. The application deadline is February 28, 2023.  

To be eligible for an Easley Combined Utilities (ECU) scholarship...

  • Applicant’s parent or legal guardian must be on ECU’s electric service from the time of application through graduation.

  • This scholarship is granted only to high school seniors graduating in the spring of 2023.

  • The recipient(s) of the scholarship must attend a four‐year college/university, community college, and/or technical school within the state of South Carolina.

  • The applicant must complete an Energy Audit* of his or her residence and attach the “Energy Advisor Report” report to the application.

  • The applicant must write a brief summary of the report, discussing the findings and attaching it to the application.

  • The applicant must attach his or her official high school transcript to the application. 

The application, and all attachments, must be signed, completed and submitted to ECU at c/o Andy Sevic, P.O. Box 619, Easley, S.C. 29641. If an applicant fails to complete the entire application or fails to submit all the items in the format requested by the deadline date, the application will be withdrawn.   Please note that the application must be signed by both the applicant and a parent/legal guardian of the applicant.    

The scholarship recipient will be paid via check upon providing evidence of enrollment in an educational institution within the state of South Carolina. The scholarship will be announced and awarded in the spring of 2023 prior to graduation. The recipient(s) will receive a certificate from ECU in recognition of their award on awards night.  

The Reserve at Lake Keowee (RLK) Charitable Education Scholarship Fund:

The RLK Charitable Foundation, a 501(c) 3 non-profit, has established an Education Scholarship Fund consistent with its mission to help the local community and to assist the Career Center with its mission to prepare students for college and to foster the skills to enter a competitive workforce.

A scholarship in the amount of $2,500 will be awarded to a graduating senior from the Pickens County Career Center.

Applicants must be graduating high school seniors enrolled at the Pickens County Career Center and be a completer of the CATE program. This scholarship is to fund continuing education in area where scholarship funds are needed.

The RLK Scholarship Application must be completed, signed and all required materials submitted no later than March 24th, 2023.

Applications and materials must be submitted electronically by email to Ken Hitchcock at kenhitchcock@pickens.k12.sc.us. If possible, please submit all requirements as a single document. An application packet, to be considered complete, must contain all of the following information and documents:

1. Complete RLK Charitable Foundation Education Scholarship Application (see your counselor).

2. A resume detailing your accomplishments and activities both in school and outside of school, including athletics, church, fine arts, clubs, work experience, leadership positions, volunteer activities, etc.

3. A one- or two-page cover letter explaining your academic interests and career goals, and how the Foundation Educational Scholarship will assist you in achieving those goals.

4. One letter of recommendation from an adult who knows you well. The letter can be from an academic or non-academic person(s), should clearly state the relationship between the author and the applicant and should be specific to this scholarship application.

5. A copy of your most recent high school transcript.

Apply for a $25,000 Live Más Scholarship!

How Students Can Apply:

  • Head over to the Live Más Scholarship website to start the application with some background questions. 

  • Film a short video explaining your passion and how you're pursuing it! (No tech skills required. You can even use a phone.)

  • Submit your application to be considered for scholarships up to $25,000!

National Horatio Scholarship:

Scholarships for $10,000 and $25,000 for South Carolina high school juniors!

The application deadline is Wednesday, March 15, 2023.

The Horatio Alger Association seeks to provide scholarship assistance to deserving students who have demonstrated integrity, determination in overcoming adversity, academic potential, the personal aspiration to make a unique contribution to society, strength of character and financial need.

The Association awards TWO students with a $25,000 National Scholarships, and 4 students from the state of South Carolina with $10,000 scholarships.

Key criteria for qualification:

  1. Enrolled as a full time high school junior

  2. Demonstrate critical financial need ($55,000 or lower adjusted gross family income is required)

  3. Display integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity

  4. At least a 2.0 GPA

  5. Be a United States Citizen

To see more details, visit https://scholars.horatioalger.org/about-our-scholarship-programs/ 

Lyceum Scholars Program

Open to incoming freshmen of any major, the Lyceum Scholars Program uses a great books approach to studying the moral, political, and economic foundations of a free society. All Lyceum Scholars receive a $10,000 scholarship, which is disbursed over their four years at Clemson University.

The Lyceum Scholars Program is currently accepting applications for students who will be entering Clemson University in Fall 2023. Those interested in becoming Lyceum Scholars should apply in their senior year of high school to the Lyceum Scholars Program and separately to Clemson University. Please note: Lyceum scholarship awards are contingent upon being admitted to Clemson University.

Bobby Chapman Junior Golf Foundation Scholarship Program:

The Bobby Chapman Scholarship is to be awarded to a student who is a graduate (or soon will be) of a secondary school in the Southeastern United States and/or participate in a prior Bobby Chapman Invitational. The Bobby Chapman Scholarship will be awarded each year on or before May 15. The student recipient may or may not be a golfer.

The student recipient must be accepted to matriculate as a full-time student in an accredited college or university offering academic programs leading to the baccalaureate degree. The student recipient must have the unqualified recommendation of his/her guidance counselor or principal.

The Scholarship Committee will only accept FIVE applications per high school. Please note that these five (5) applications will be reviewed by The Spartanburg County Foundation’s Scholarship Committee along with other applications submitted from high schools across the region.

The student recipient is to be a person of good character, a person with demonstrated leadership capacity, a person who has acceptable academic promise and a person who promises to make a positive contribution as a mature citizen. The student recipient will be expected to maintain a scholastic performance level that advances him/her to graduation. This is understood to be a grade point average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale.

The Bobby Chapman Junior Golf Foundation Scholarship Program will select ten (10) scholarship recipients per year out of all completed applications received. The scholarship will renew annually for four years of the college experience in the amount of $1,500 per year. To renew the scholarship, the recipient is responsible for submitting college transcripts and scholarship information to The Spartanburg County Foundation each year. They can send transcripts and email message to include scholarship name, college/university attending, and student ID number to knichols@spcf.org. Applications may be secured from high school guidance offices.

To meet the deadline, applications and all required supporting information must be postmarked by Friday, March 24, 2023 and be sent by the high school guidance office to guarantee consideration. Applications without a guidance counselor or principal recommendation will not be considered.

Dirk Derrick Car & Truck Accident Injury Scholarship- $1,000

The Dirk Derrick Car & Truck Accident Injury Scholarship is an award for any current or soon-to-be undergraduate student in the United States who has had his or her life altered due to an injury from a car or truck accident, be it their own injury, that of a loved one, or an influential individual. The Dirk Derrick Scholarship has a brief submission process, and applicants will be judged on their ability to convey the lasting effect an auto accident has had on their life as well as their journey to overcome those challenges. Applicants may apply via the Google Form.

Students applying must submit an essay where you explain, present, inspire, or otherwise convince us as to why you deserve to win this scholarship. There are no conditions or outside requirements for this essay. Please keep submissions to 5 paragraphs and 600 words at the absolute maximum. This is not a standardized test. While spelling, punctuation, and general cohesiveness will make your essay easier to read, and therefore judge, you are not being graded. The winning submission will be one which clearly conveys a non-fictional story of your life before and after an auto accident.

Auto accidents can be life changing. At The Derrick Law Firm, we believe in keeping the public safe by bringing first hand experience to those who haven’t had it, as well as easing the stress of accident victims as they enter one of the most important phases of their lives.

Archibald Rutledge Scholarship Program

The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) is announcing the Archibald Rutledge Scholarship Program. This annual program offers twelfth-grade students in public school the opportunity to compete for a scholarship valued at approximately $2,000. The purpose of the competition is to encourage and recognize academic and artistic excellence.

Applicants may participate in one of the following discipline areas: creative writing, dance, music, theatre, or visual arts. To compete, students should submit an original and two copies of the original composition and process folio for the creative writing, dance, music, or theatre categories. For the visual arts category, mail one original composition and a process folio. Entries must be received by 5:00 p.m. or postmarked on or before Monday, February 20, 2023.

Archibald Rutledge Scholarship Program - Memo PDF (149 KB)

Archibald Rutledge Scholarship Program Application - Attachment PDF (298 KB)