Now accepting applications! Apply by January 31, 2025.

You can review the 2025 scholarship requirements here. Scholarships are available for students attending a college in South Carolina for the fall 2025 semester.

For the application, you'll be asked to write an essay (500 words or less) on how your education will enable you to give back to your community and make a difference in the lives of South Carolinians.

If you want to get a head start on your application, make sure you have the following items ready to submit:

  1. A letter of recommendation from a teacher or counselor at your current school
  2. A transcript from your current school (unofficial transcripts are acceptable)
  3. A recent photo of yourself to be used on scfederal.org

The application link will become available on this page on January 14, 2025. The deadline for applications is 11:59 p.m. EST
on January 31, and winners will be announced in April 2025.

South Carolina Federal Credit Union will award a total of
$45,000 in scholarships to nine deserving students in the
following increments:

Traditional College or University
1st Place $10,000
2nd Place $8,000
3rd Place $6,000
4th Place $4,000
Honorable Mention $2,500
Honorable Mention $2,500
Specialized/Technical College or University
1st Place $5,000
2nd Place $4,000
3rd Place $3,000

Scholarship FAQs

Our scholarship program is open to students attending undergraduate college in South Carolina for the fall 2025 semester. If you live in another state but plan to attend a South Carolina-based university, you are eligible! If you are in college now, you are eligible as long as you're attending school in South Carolina.

Applicants are also required to have a GPA of at least 3.0 and be a legal resident of the United States.

Graduate students are not eligible to apply.
No, you do not have to be a member of South Carolina Federal Credit Union.
Yes, previous winners are eligible, but must submit a new application and essay.
Applications are scored by a combination of credit union employees and third-party judges and are evaluated based on financial need, academic success, volunteer experience, the essay, and a written recommendation.
Here are our
2024 winners!