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SC Need-Based Grant & College Transition Program: 2023-2024 Academic Year
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
Abstract
The South Carolina General Assembly established the South Carolina Need-based Grant Program in 1996, to provide additional financial assistance to South Carolina’s neediest students. The SC Commission on Higher Education was appropriated $92,000,000 ($80,000,000 from Lottery Funds and $12,000,000 from the Children’s Education Endowment) for the 2023-24 academic year. The program is administered by the financial aid offices at the public institutions and the SC Tuition Grants Commission for the independent institutions. The financial aid office on each eligible SC public college administers the SC Need-based Grant program, determines the students’ eligibility to receive grant funding, and the exact amount based on the regulations approved by the General Assembly. Eligible students to receive awards for a maximum of eight full-term equivalent terms with full-time students able to receive up to $3,500 per year and part-time students up to $1,750 per year.
Issue Date
2025-06-05
Keywords
South Carolina Need-Based Grant Program, Grants-in-aid--South Carolina, Scholarships--South Carolina--Statistics, Government aid to higher education--South Carolina
Type
Document
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