Waccamaw Community Foundation offers students many different scholarship opportunities. When completing the 2020 Scholarship Program application, students are asked to indicate each program for which they are eligible and wish to be considered. Read below for full criteria to apply for different scholarships at WCF and links to scholarship applications. All applications must be submitted by 12:00 Noon on Monday, April 6, 2020. 

APPLY HERE

Award Amount $750

IMPORTANT TO NOTE.....due to the current school closures and potential extension of same we are happy to accept student essays directly thru the US Postal Service at our post office address......LCHS, PO Box 174, Pawleys Island, SC 29585. The review committee will read any essay post marked prior to and including April 17th.

The Ocean View Memorial Foundation annually awards approximately $100,000 to students who are residents of the Grand Strand community to assist them in their higher education goals.  Students planning to attend any discipline accredited college or university, in a two- to four-year undergraduate program, can receive up to $2,500 aper year or as much as $10,000 in tuition grants over a four-year period. 

I am pleased to announce that Fr. Morgan and the Parish Council of St. Andrew Catholic Parish have approved two $1,000 St. Andrew Catholic School Alumni Scholarships for 2020 high school graduates. The deadline for application is April 30, 2020. The graduate must be an alumni of St. Andrew Catholic School, hold a 3.25 cumulative GPA, provide teacher recommendations, and write an essay. All information for requirements and the application are provided in the attached Google link.

https://forms.gle/zVTayGTEmgCEoz8v6

The Sheriff’s Foundation of Horry County (hereinafter, Foundation) awards up to eight (8) scholarships annually for college-bound high school seniors with an expressed interest in pursuing an education in a criminal justice or legal studies field. Emphasis will be placed on those attending Horry Georgetown Technical College and Coastal Carolina University.

Award Amount $1,250

The Career & Technical Scholarship Program is funded through the Horatio Alger Endowment Fund and the generosity of Association Chairman Emeritus and Endowment Fund President Walter Scott, Jr.  Scholarships are awarded to students who have faced and overcome great obstacles in their lives who wish to pursue a career or technical education at an accredited non-profit post-secondary institution in the United States. APPLY HERE

As one of the nation's largest need-based college scholarship programs in the country, the Horatio Alger Scholarship Programs specifically assist high school students who have faced and overcome great obstacles in their young lives. While many programs are directed primarily to recognizing academic achievement or leadership potential, the Horatio Alger Association seeks students who have exhibited determination, integrity, and perseverance in overcoming adversity, as well as have critical financial need. APPLY HERE

Please see the attached opportunity and eligibility information for 2 scholarships available to prospective majors starting Lander University in Fall 2020, both of which now have an extended deadline of April 1, 2020. SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT MUST BE AN ENGLISH, ENGLISH-SECONDARY EDUCATION,
ENGLISH-PROFESSIONAL WRITING, OR SPANISH MAJOR STARTING LANDER UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2020