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 COLLEGE AT AN ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION IN SOUTH CAROLINA?
INTERESTED IN MONEY FOR COLLEGE?
Turn over to find out more! ELIGIBLE SC INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES Public Senior Institutions Independent Institutions* Technical Colleges The Citadel Anderson College Aiken Technical College Clemson University Benedict College Central Carolina Technical College Coastal Carolina University Bob Jones University Denmark Technical College College of Charleston Charleston Southern University Florence-Darlington Tech. College Francis Marion University Claflin College Greenville Technical College Lander University 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 Converse College Orangeburg-Calhoun Tech. College Tuition Grant (based on need). For USC-Aiken Erskine College Piedmont Technical College more information contact USC-Beaufort Furman University Spartanburg Technical College [email protected] USC Upstate Limestone College Tech. College of the Lowcountry Winthrop University Morris College Tri-County Technical College Eligible students are still able to Newberry College Trident Technical College receive the additional $2,000 Foster USC Regional Campuses North Greenville College Williamsburg Technical College Care Youth Grant. USC-Lancaster Presbyterian College York Technical College USC-Salkehatchie South University (Effective Fall 2004) USC-Sumter Southern Wesleyan University Two-Year Independent Institution* USC-Union Voorhees College Spartanburg Methodist College Wofford 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