I N D E P E N D E N T L I V I N G Foster Care Youth

ARE YOU A CURRENT FOSTER CARE YOUTH OR INDEPENDENT LIVING STUDENT?

ARE YOU ATTENDING AT AN ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION IN ?

INTERESTED IN MONEY FOR COLLEGE?

Turn over to find out more! ELIGIBLE SC INDEPENDENT & UNIVERSITIES Public Senior Institutions Independent Institutions* Technical Colleges Anderson College Central Carolina Technical College Coastal Carolina University Denmark Technical College Charleston Southern University Florence-Darlington Tech. College Francis Marion University Claflin College Greenville Technical College Coker College Horry-Georgetown Tech. College Medical University of S.C. Columbia College Midlands Technical College *Eligible student's who attend an South Carolina State University Columbia International University Northeastern Technical College Independent Institution may receive a USC-Columbia Orangeburg-Calhoun Tech. College Tuition Grant (based on need). For USC-Aiken Piedmont Technical College more information contact USC-Beaufort Spartanburg Technical College [email protected] USC Upstate Limestone College Tech. College of the Lowcountry Tri-County Technical College Eligible students are still able to Trident Technical College receive the additional $2,000 Foster USC Regional Campuses North Greenville College Williamsburg Technical College Care Youth Grant. USC-Lancaster USC-Salkehatchie South University (Effective Fall 2004) USC-Sumter Southern Wesleyan University Two-Year Independent Institution* USC-Union Spartanburg Methodist College

You may be eligible for state grant funds for college. The SC Commission on Higher Education’s SC Need-based Grant program works with students with current Foster Care Youth/ Independent Living status in an effort to provide the most amount of FREE money! Grants of up to $2,500 per year with up to an additional $2,000 per year are available for qualified Foster Care Youth/Independent Living students who enroll at one of South Carolina’s eligible 2-year or 4-year public or independent colleges and universities.

For more information on how to participate, please contact your school counselor, caseworker, or the SC Need-Based Grant Program Manager from the Commission on Higher Education. You may also visit the SC Need-based Grant page online through www.che.sc.gov.

Deadline May 1st