SCAC Scholarship Program
2026 SCAC Scholarships
Applications for the 2026 scholarship program will be accepted beginning Oct. 15, 2025.
Presidential Scholarship
Each year, SCAC's Presidential Scholarship Program awards one $5,000 scholarship to a graduating high school senior who is a resident of the same county as our SCAC President. Since Chesterfield County Council Chairwoman Mary D. Anderson is the current SCAC President, our 2026 Presidential Scholarship will be awarded to a Chesterfield County resident.
Board of Directors Scholarships
Over the course of four years, on a rotating basis, the Board of Directors Scholarship program will award a $5,000 scholarship to one graduating high school senior from each of South Carolina's 46 counties. For 2026, 12 Board of Directors Scholarships will be awarded. A resident from each of the following counties will be selected to receive a $5,000 Board of Director's scholarship: Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Colleton, Darlington, Dorchester, Fairfield, Greenville, Greenwood, Jasper, Marlboro, and McCormick Counties.
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Eligibility:
To be eligible for the 2026 Presidential or Board of Directors Scholarship, graduating high school seniors must meet this year's county residential requirement and attend a two- or four-year South Carolina (in-state) college or university as a freshman during the Fall 2026 semester. Students must reside in one of the following counties to be eligible to apply: Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Colleton, Darlington, Dorchester, Fairfield, Greenville, Greenwood, Jasper, Marlboro, and McCormick Counties.
Questions about SCAC's Scholarship Program? Contact: Alicia Entzminger 803-779-8628.
Congratulations to the 2025 Recipients
- Arianna Priester of Allendale Fairfax High School, Allendale County - Presidential Scholarship
- Alejandro Colon-LaBorde of Aiken High School, Aiken County
- Ian J. McLeod of Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School, Bamberg County
- Faith J. Irons of Willston-Elko High School, Barnwell County
- Ayla Speicher of Bluffton High School, Beaufort County
- Ana R. Etnoyer of James Island Charter High School, Charleston County
- Kinsley Price of Great Falls High School, Chester County
- Hartley Byrd of Strom Thurmond High School, Edgefield County
- Ashley M. Phillips of Hampton High School, Hampton County
- Carmen K. Bates of Lee Central High School, Lee County
- Camryn L. Wilmes of Wilson Hall, Sumter County
- Sha’Kirra Eison of Union County High School, Union County
- Michael Davis of Rock Hill High School, York County