Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Four-year value: more than $68,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
Academic Scholar - Distinction Award is available to international students, enrolling in an undergraduate course within the university.
Benefits
Annual value: $500 + tuition reduction.
Four-year value: more than $66,000
Eligibility
- Recipients of the Distinction Award had an average SAT score of 1370 (ACT score of 31) and an average high school GPA of 4.4 and were in the top 15% of their high school class, on average.
- Recipients of this award receive a significant tuition reduction of nearly half of the nonresident rate.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United States
Nationality
226 nationalities
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
15 Nov 2026
When you apply for admission to UofSC, you are automatically considered for merit scholarships.
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