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The South Carolina Association of Counties and Board of Director’s Scholarship program are awarding high school seniors a $5,000 scholarship toward a college degree.
“The SCAC Scholarship program is another way our organization demonstrates its commitment to education and gives back to the counties we serve,” said SCAC President William Robinson, who also serves as chairman of Allendale County Council.
Over the course of four years, The Board of Directors will award a $5,000 scholarship to 2025 graduating high school seniors from 12 select counties, with Beaufort County making the list. This is the first year that the SCAC is awarding these scholarships.
Aiken
Bamberg
Barnwell
Beaufort
Charleston
Chester
Edgefield
Hampton
Lee
Sumter
Union
York
There is also a $5,000 Presidential Scholarship awarded to one graduating high school student who resides in the same county as the current SCAC president.
This year, that award will be given to a student who resides in Allendale County, totaling 13 scholarships awarded this year from the SCAC.
Any graduating high school senior who resides in the South Carolina counties listed above planning to attend a South Carolina college, university or two-year technical school in the fall of 2025 is eligible for this award.
Students seeking to apply must provide an essay, high school transcript and letters of recommendation.
To qualify for this award, students are required to submit their applications and supporting documents by February 1, 2025, at 11:59 a.m.
For details and access to the application, you can visit the SCAC website.
The direct link to the application can be found here.
This is the first year that the South Carolina Association of Counties is awarding these scholarships to graduating high school seniors.
“There is no order to the counties selected, it is all randomized and we are planning to do this every year until all 46 counties in South Carolina are reached,” said SCAC Communications Director, Mary-Kathryn Craft.
This is also the first year that the Association is awarding scholarships of this value, as they recently increased their award amount to emphasize their commitment to education.
“It is an honor to recognize future leaders, who excel academically and work to improve our communities. We are especially excited to have expanded the program recently to reach more students and offer the opportunity to all 46 counties in the next four years,” Robinson said.
The South Carolina Association of Counties is an organization dedicated to representing all 46 county governments in South Carolina. The Association was chartered on June 22, 1967, and aims to empower county officials through advocacy, education and collaboration.
SCAC is a non-partisan and non-profit association that strives to build stronger communities and works with county officials to provide education, training, legislative reporting, research and technical assistance to enhance South Carolina communities. The SCAC is governed by a 29-member Board of Directors, composed of county officials from across South Carolina.
SCCounties.org is where you can find information about South Carolina’s counties and issues affecting county government. There is access to general information for all 46 counties including contact information for county officials, links to county websites, job announcements and statistical tables that address frequently asked questions about county government.
The purpose of SCAC is to promote efficiency, improvement and support of local government in South Carolina.
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