HCHEC Emerging Scholars Award

Application Required 

This scholarship is awarded annually to CCU students who have graduated from an Horry County high school with a minimum of 30 cumulative credits completed at CCU.

Scholarship Requirements:

• Achieve a minimum 3.0 cumulative collegiate GPA
• Be an Horry County resident and have graduated from a Horry County high school accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools);
• Be admitted to Coastal Carolina University as a continuing CCU student;
• Have at least 30 cumulative credits completed at CCU at the time of the award;
• Complete and submit the scholarship application to Coastal Carolina University by published deadline;
• Upload a brief essay (typed) or a video URL link describing the student’s intent to study at CCU, academic goals, and career plans post-graduation. Essays should be no more than 500 words.  Videos should be limited to 2-3 minutes.
• Upload a letter of recommendation from an instructor in your current degree program.

Award Amount: $2,500 annually for up to three years or six semesters (see chart below). Recipients must be enrolled full-time at Coastal Carolina University.
Renewal Criteria:

• Be enrolled fulltime;
• Complete a minimum of 30 credits annually (includes summer terms if needed);
• Maintain a cumulative CCU GPA of 3.0.
• Maintain satisfactory academic progress.

Maximum number of semesters allowed to receive scholarship:

Applications will be reviewed by the HCHEC Scholarship Committee. The number of new awards may vary annually.