Up-To-Date Scholarship Information
The A.C. Flora Counseling Office will continue to update this page as information becomes available.
Please be sure to check back frequently. Unless provided with the website, students should see Ms. Pace or his/her counselor in the Counseling Office for a scholarship application.
The A.C. Flora Counseling Office will continue to update this page as information becomes available.
Please be sure to check back frequently. Unless provided with the website, students should see Ms. Pace or his/her counselor in the Counseling Office for a scholarship application.
The below attachments will provide you with a lot of information regarding scholarship opportunities for students:
Due in September 2019
September 30th: Golden Door is a nonprofit scholarship organization which provides large college scholarships to high performing students with DACA. This scholarship has been expanded to include undocumented students without DACA. To apply, click here.
September 30th: Cirkled In(TM) is sponsoring the "No Sweat" scholarship. Applicants will need to create a free student Cirkled In account and complete their portfolio in order to increase their chances of winning. That's it! The scholarship is worth $2,500 and can be used for any educational need from books to housing. To get started, click here.
Due in October 2019
October 15th: Submissions for the seventh annual South Carolina High School Writing Contest are now being accepted. The contest is open to South Carolina high school juniors and seniors. The topic is “How should we improve the state of South Carolina?” Submissions in all creative genres, including nonfiction, fiction, drama and poetry are welcome. Submissions must be within 750 words. For more information, click here.
October 18th: Chi Iota Iota Chapter, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. is pleased to announce its Annual High School Essay Contest. The contest is open to all college-bound high school seniors. The essay must be original and neither previously published nor secured by copyright. Essays must be double spaced, typewritten, and between 700-750 words in length. Essays must include student name, high school and grade level. The essay topic is: "The US Census projects that the United States will become a majority-minority country by 2045. How can we combat, prevent and/or prevent discrimination and violence in a new, more diverse America?" Mail essays to: Chi Iota Iota Chapter Scholarship Committee - P.O Box 1943 - Columbia, SC 29202 or you can submit email essays in MS Word or PDF format to: thomasanthonyperry@gmail.com.
October 25th: The Horatio Alger Association specifically assists high school students who have faced and overcome great obstacles in their young lives. The scholarships are funded by Horatio Alger Members who, like the Scholars, have experienced challenges but ultimately overcame them to become successful business and civic leaders. For a full listing of Horatio Alger Scholarship Programs and their funders, please click here.
Due in November 2019
November 1st: The SC Association of Educational Office Professionals (SCAEOP) presents annual scholarships of $1,500 to deserving high school students. The rising cost of tuition at many of our colleges places a hardship on many families. Each year, SCAEOP strives to help ease the economic burden for a deserving student. For more information/an application, click here.
November 15th: The 100 Black Men of Greater Columbia, Inc. is currently acceping applications for their 2019-2020 Scholarship Program. Scholarships are valued at $500 per academic year and are renewable for up to 4 years (for a maximum of $2,000 for each award). For eligibility requirements and an application, click here.
November 30th: If you are a dynamic, passionate, hard-working student in high school, college, university, or trade school, create a 2-4 minute video explaining why you think education is the key to a brighter future, and how you can shape society. The deadline for the first submission is November 30, 2019 and the winner will be announced on January 15, 2020. For more about the application process, click here.
November 30th: Maid Sailors, a leading maid service and office cleaning company, is reaching out to this generation of dreamers and we would like to give them the privilege to nourish their dreams to the fullest. If you are a dynamic, passionate, hard-working student in high school, college, university, or trade school, create a 2-4 minute video explaining why you think education is the key to a brighter future, and how you can shape society. For more information, click here.
Due in December 2019
December 1st: The Lyceum Scholars Program at Clemson University is a $10,000 scholarship for incoming freshmen to study the moral, political, and economic foundations of a free society. This program is an eight-course sequence that students take together as an intellectual cohort during their undergraduate careers. The Lyceum Scholars Program is open to any major and fulfills the requirements for a minor in Political Science. For more information, click here.
December 2nd: The Kittie M. Fairey Scholarship is providing scholarships for deserving students. Applicants must be enrolled in or planning to attend an accredited college or university in the state of South Carolina. For more information on this scholarship, click here.
December 31st: Cirkled In (TM) is awarding the "No Sweat" Scholarship ($2,500) to a deserving student. Students can use this cash for any educational need from books to housing. To apply, click here.
Due in January 2020
January 8th: The South Carolina Junior Golf Foundation is awarding a scholarship to a student who meets the necessary criteria. Click here for more information.
January 25th: The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Columbia (SC) Chapter, is in search of 2020 college scholarship candidates. Next spring, NCBW-SC will award ten $1,000 college scholarships. The awarding of the scholarships actuates one of their goals; the encouragement of African-American females to continue their education beyond high school. Click here for eligibility requirements and here to begin working on an application.
January 17th: The John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest is now open to students. The contest's essay topic is "Describe and analyze an act of political courage by a US elected official who served during or after 1917." For more information on this contest, click here.
January 31st: The Harry Hampton Memorial Wildlife Fund, Inc. is a private, non-profit corporation which partners with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources for the promotion of education, research, management and the administration of game and fish laws, which will benefit conservation of wildlife, marine and other natural resources in South Carolina. The various Hampton Memorial Wildlife Scholarships and criteria for each can be found here.
Due in February 2020
February 14th: The Silver Pen Writing Competition is hosted by Senior Living Communities and Wellmore. Fill out the information here and attach the necessary documents. To complete your application, please include the following: Copy of transcript (can be unofficial) and your essay on a Community Topic.
Due in March 2020
March 16th: The Richland County Association of Educational Office Professionals (RCAEOP) student scholarships were established to assist students who wish to pursue higher education. All scholarships are valued at $500. For more information and an application, click here.
March 17th: The Parnall Law Office is awarding a scholarship designed to help interested high school (upon graduation from high school) or college students in the United States to attend an institution of higher education, while also bringing to attention to the dangers of distracted driving. For more information about the Parnall Law Scholarship Opportunity, click here.
March 31st: If you are a dynamic, passionate, hard-working student in high school, college, university, or trade school, create a 2-4 minute video explaining why you think education is the key to a brighter future, and how you can shape society. The deadline for the second submission is March 31, 2020 and the winner will be announced on April 15, 2020. For more about the application process, click here.
Due in April 2020
April 1st: National Driving and Traffic School is proud to announce their 2019 scholarship opportunity, entitled “In the Driver’s Seat.” The company is seeking to reward essay applicants $3,000 in scholarships - for students entering college or already enrolled in a higher education institution – on the topic of being a safer driver. Applicants must be currently enrolled in High School or University/College as a full-time student (2019-2020 school year). Employees and relatives of National Driving and Traffic School are ineligible. There will be three contest submission dates. For more information, click here.
April 26th: Honors Graduation is a graduation supply company based in American Fork, Utah, and is currently running a 2020 Design A Better Future scholarship program. This year we are offering scholarships of $10,000 each to five graduating high school seniors. For more information on this scholarship opportunity, click here.
Due in May 2020
May 1st: The Maison Law Central Valley Community Scholarship is available to high school seniors who will be attending college in the fall.One student will be awarded $2,000(nonrenewable); to be paid directly to college or university admissions office. For more information, click here.
May 1st: The AutoAccident.com Scholarship is available to high school seniors who will be attending college in the fall semester of 2020. For eligibility requirements, click here.
May 31st: The Law Offices of Steers and Associates is proud to offer the 2019-2020 Personal Injury Attorney Scholarship. This $1,000 scholarship is available to students pursuing or planning on pursuing a career in law. In order to be eligible to participate in the program, applicants must be planning on attending an accredited United States college or university in 2020. This is open to both current college students as well as those planning on starting college next fall. In order to apply, Please attach with your application a 500+ word essay based on this question: “How would you reduce car accidents in Los Angeles (or your city)?” For more information, click here.
South Carolina Scholarships and Grants
Students who choose to attend an in-state college or university may be eligible for South Carolina Scholarships and/or Grants. Read the below document for eligibility requirements.
Students who choose to attend an in-state college or university may be eligible for South Carolina Scholarships and/or Grants. Read the below document for eligibility requirements.
SC Commission on Higher Education (CHE)
The SC CHE encourages all students to join the College Board Opportunity Scholarships program and supports activities students and educators can do throughout the year to make the most of it. Learn more here.
Unigo
A full list of scholarships, awards, and grants will give you fun, unusual, academic, need-based, student-specific, career, and even more types of scholarships. Browse through the full list and find new scholarships to add to your college fund. Or use the Scholarship Match to instantly find ones that are perfect for you. Start exploring their scholarships here.
College Board
Part of their site has a focus on, "Paying for College." This feature includes a financial aid estimator and scholarship search. Their scholarship database contains more than 2,300 scholarship opportunities, totaling nearly $3 billion. Visit the site by clicking here.
Fastweb
Fastweb, which has helped 50 million students find money since the site was founded 15 years ago, was the first online scholarship matching service and the first free national scholarship matching service. Fastweb's site indicates they currently have roughly 1.5 million scholarships worth $3.4 billion in their database. Visit the site by clicking here.
Scholarships.com
Founded in 1998, Scholarships.com now claims to be the largest free and independent scholarship search and financial aid information resource on the Internet, with more than 2.7 million scholarships worth a total of $19 billion in their database. They have been recognized as a top scholarship search site by CNN Money, Forbes, ABC News, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. Start your free college scholarship search by clicking here.
StudentScholarships.org
This website contains the largest collection of scholarships on the web. Registered users will be matched with scholarships, bursaries, and grants that fit their profile. Visit the site at: www.studentscholarships.org/
US News
The Scholarship portion of this site provides students with tips on finding money for college, virtual scholarship coaching, advice on writing scholarship essays, and more. Visit the site by clicking here.
College Mouse
Search our database to find the right scholarship opportunity for you. Choose from hundreds of scholarship opportunities featured and filter results by major, deadline and amount. Whatever your situation, you will most likely find a scholarship to help make your college dreams more affordable. Visit the site at: www.collegemouse.com/scholarship-opportunities/
A full list of scholarships, awards, and grants will give you fun, unusual, academic, need-based, student-specific, career, and even more types of scholarships. Browse through the full list and find new scholarships to add to your college fund. Or use the Scholarship Match to instantly find ones that are perfect for you. Start exploring their scholarships here.
College Board
Part of their site has a focus on, "Paying for College." This feature includes a financial aid estimator and scholarship search. Their scholarship database contains more than 2,300 scholarship opportunities, totaling nearly $3 billion. Visit the site by clicking here.
Fastweb
Fastweb, which has helped 50 million students find money since the site was founded 15 years ago, was the first online scholarship matching service and the first free national scholarship matching service. Fastweb's site indicates they currently have roughly 1.5 million scholarships worth $3.4 billion in their database. Visit the site by clicking here.
Scholarships.com
Founded in 1998, Scholarships.com now claims to be the largest free and independent scholarship search and financial aid information resource on the Internet, with more than 2.7 million scholarships worth a total of $19 billion in their database. They have been recognized as a top scholarship search site by CNN Money, Forbes, ABC News, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. Start your free college scholarship search by clicking here.
StudentScholarships.org
This website contains the largest collection of scholarships on the web. Registered users will be matched with scholarships, bursaries, and grants that fit their profile. Visit the site at: www.studentscholarships.org/
US News
The Scholarship portion of this site provides students with tips on finding money for college, virtual scholarship coaching, advice on writing scholarship essays, and more. Visit the site by clicking here.
College Mouse
Search our database to find the right scholarship opportunity for you. Choose from hundreds of scholarship opportunities featured and filter results by major, deadline and amount. Whatever your situation, you will most likely find a scholarship to help make your college dreams more affordable. Visit the site at: www.collegemouse.com/scholarship-opportunities/
Scholarship List Updated (Week of November 11th)
