EducationWednesday, November 11
The Meeting Street Scholarship now takes applications from seniors in all 46 South Carolina counties
The Morning Mount Pleasant team
If you know a high school senior, this one's for them. The Meeting Street Scholarship Fund opened applications to all 46 counties on Monday for the 2027-28 school year, up from 14 counties. The award can go toward housing, food and fees, not just tuition. Applicants hear back on their candidate status within two weeks.
The scholarship now reaches every South Carolina county
- $10,000
- most a student can get toward the first year
- 46
- counties now covered, up from 14
- 3,000
- new recipients projected for 2027-28
- $18.7 million
- set aside in the state budget
Sources: Here Greer, Post and Courier
- Must earn the LIFE or Palmetto Fellows Scholarship
- Must complete the FAFSA and be Pell Grant eligible
- Must attend one of 16 participating colleges full time
- Apply at myportal.meetingstreetscholarshipfund.org
State lottery profits are expected to cover an estimated 2,300 of the roughly 3,000 awards. Keeping it statewide will take more from lawmakers: covering freshmen and sophomores next year is projected to cost more than $30 million, rising to an estimated $60 million a year by the fourth year.
Lottery profits are expected to cover an estimated 2,300 of 3,000 awards
2,300awards state lottery profits are expected to cover
Source: Here Greer
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| awards state lottery profits are expected to cover | 2,300 |
| Projected new recipients | 3,000 |
Sources: Here Greer, WCBD News 2, Post and Courier