Scholarships for Current High School Seniors
If you’re a senior in high school considering your options for higher education, Coastal Community Foundation is here to support you. We award thousands of dollars in scholarships every year to students like you, and have a wide variety of opportunities to choose from. We overview some of our most well-known programs in the featured section, but you can find all available programs listed below.
College-bound high school seniors as well as current college students who have been awarded scholarships by CCF in prior years can apply for:
- Warren O. Pinckney Scholarship Fund
- Phillip O’Neill Hanvey Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Charleston First Responders Scholarship
- Decker Scholarship
- Faith Jefferson Hohloch Nursing Scholarship
- Santee Hunting Club Fund
Featured Scholarships
Below are some of Coastal Community Foundation’s most well-known programs supporting all types of college-bound students.

Amanda’s Scholarship Fund
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An annual, renewable award of $5,000 is made each year to a student from Berkeley, Charleston, or Dorchester counties.

Charleston First Responders Scholarship
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This scholarship is for first responders, their children or their spouses. Available to college-bound or in-college students.

Faith Jefferson Hohloch Nursing Scholarship
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This fund provides scholarships for students from Berkeley, Charleston or Dorchester counties working toward a baccalaureate or higher degree in nursing at any college or university.

Rufus C. Barkley, Jr. Leadership Scholarship Fund
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An annual, renewable award of $10,000 is made each year to a student based on academic merit and character.
All Scholarships
Below are details about each scholarship program available to high school seniors at Coastal Community Foundation.
College Readiness
Allendale College Readiness Program
The College Readiness Program offers high school students in Allendale county tailored support and resources throughout the college application process to help them prepare for, research, evaluate and ultimately select which college is right for them.
College-Specific
Jasiri L.K. Whipper Scholarship Endowment
This renewable scholarship is awarded to a student who will attend a historically black college or university or a South Carolina state-supported college.
Leah Read and Seymour I.Barkowitz Scholarship Fund
This fund awards scholarships to students in Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties who intend to pursue a 4-year degree at College of Charleston.
Wofford College Fund
This fund supports students from Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties intending to pursue a 4-year degree at Wofford College.
Course of Study
CRAN Charleston Scholarship Endowment
This fund awards scholarships to a college-bound high school senior pursuing an undergraduate degree in architecture.
DeCosta/Pinckney Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to a student with plans to pursue a career as a craftsman with a focus on the building trades critical to historic architectural restoration and preservation. Preference is for, but not restricted to, African-Americans.
Don Rossi Scholarship
This scholarship is for college juniors and seniors who are majoring in Sports Administration, Golf Enterprise Management or Sports Management, and who intend to pursue a career in a golf-related field. Applications are accepted from students attending colleges and universities nationwide.
Faith Jefferson Hohloch Nursing Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships for students from Berkeley, Charleston or Dorchester counties working toward a baccalaureate or higher degree in nursing at any college or university.
Extra-Curricular Activities
Morris D. Finkelstein Scholarship
This fund provides a renewable scholarship for up to four years to help a deserving student-athlete from Berkeley, Charleston or Dorchester Counties to receive a degree from any college in the state of South Carolina.
Thomas E. Thornhill-Kiwanis Scholarship Endowment
This fund awards a scholarship to a local high school senior who is a member of his or her school Key Club (or whose parent or guardian is an active member of a local Kiwanis Club) and shows strong potential to succeed in a South Carolina college.
Military Service
Future Military Officer’s Scholarship Fund
This scholarship provides a one-time scholarship to a junior or senior in the upcoming fall semester at The Citadel or Charleston Southern University who is from a “294_ _” zip code and is enrolled in an ROTC Program and has a signed contract to enter military service after college.
Hill-Weatherford Post of the American Legion Scholarship
This scholarship is for students who are veterans or direct descendants of veterans residing in the South Carolina region served by the Hill-Weatherford Memorial Post #157, which includes: Lebanon, Cross, Sandridge and Eadytown.
Parental Employer
Charleston County School District Scholarship
This fund awards scholarships to Charleston County students who have one or more parents employed by Charleston County School District.
Charleston First Responders Scholarship
This scholarship is for first responders, their children or their spouses. Available to college-bound or in-college students.
William and Prudence Finn & Harold Newlin Hill Scholarships
The William and Prudence Finn Scholarship Endowment and The Harold Newlin Hill Scholarship provide scholarship support for graduating high school seniors who are children or step-children of AstenJohnson employees.
Palmetto Goodwill Scholarship
This fund awards renewable scholarships to current Palmetto Goodwill, Palmetto Goodwill Services, and Palmetto Excel employees and their children and grandchildren for both technical college and four-year colleges and universities.
Place of Residence or High School
Amanda’s Scholarship Fund
An annual, renewable award of $5,000 is made each year to a student from Berkeley, Charleston, or Dorchester counties.
Anne Byrd Scholarship Fund
This fund awards scholarships to students who attend a James Island Constituent District High School.
Banks-Williams-Banks Fund
This scholarship is aimed at high school seniors at Summerville High School.
Burke Promise Fund
This scholarship supports a graduating senior from Burke High School.
Decker Scholarship
This fund is focused on higher education scholarships for students residing in Berkeley, Charleston or Dorchester counties.
Donna Reyburn and Michael Griffith Fund
Renewable scholarships are awarded to seniors at St. John’s High School on Johns Island who demonstrate the potential to succeed in college, high academic motivation, and the initiative and drive to help finance his or her college education by having worked and by having applied for other loans and scholarships.
Gadsden Family Fund
This fund provides scholarships to residents of Berkeley or Dorchester Counties, with a strong preference for those going to either Winthrop or Clemson Universities.
Hebrew Orphan Society N. Edgar Miles, M.D. Scholarship
This fund awards scholarships to graduating high school seniors in Berkeley, Charleston, or Dorchester counties with a demonstrated financial need, who are in the top 25% of their graduating class, and have earned a 3.0 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale.
J. C. and Alberta Long Fund
This fund accepts applications from any high school senior who has lived in Berkeley, Charleston and/or Dorchester counties for at least the past four years.
Kylie Erin Gillette Scholarship Fund
Annual scholarships are awarded to students from Berkeley, Charleston or Dorchester counties.
LAMC Community Mitigation Scholarship Endowment
This fund will award scholarships to students in the Accabee, Chicora Cherokee, Union Heights, Howard Heights, Windsor Place, Five Mile and Liberty Hill neighborhoods in North Charleston, S.C.
Linda Oshinsky Memorial Scholarship Endowment
This fund provides an award to a graduating senior from Stratford High School who plans to major in English or Education in college.
Phillip O’Neill Hanvey Memorial Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is for students from Charleston County.
Rachel Amey Scholarship Endowment Fund
One award is given annually to recognize a student graduating from a school in the Charleston County School District with plans to attend a college. Strong preference of given to applicants who have learned English as a second language.
Rufus C. Barkley, Jr. Leadership Scholarship Fund
An annual, renewable award of $10,000 is made each year to a student based on academic merit and character.
T. C. Drayton Scholarship Fund
This fund supports residents who live on the East Side community in the city of Charleston who are seniors in high school, about to begin studies at a two- or four-year college, with preference for students who rank in the top 50% of their class.
Warren O. Pinckney Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is aimed at helping students with financial need from Berkeley, Charleston or Dorchester counties pursue a college degree.
UPLIFT Scholarship sponsored by the Medical Staff at ECMC and East Cooper Medical Center
This scholarship is awarded to a student from Berkeley, Charleston, or Dorchester counties who maintains a 2.5 GPA or greater.
Bernice and Samuel Judge Scholarship Endowment
This scholarship is awarded to students graduating from Burke High School who wish to attend a 4-year college or trade school.
Donald C. and Johanna Miller Scholarship Endowment
This scholarship is awarded to students in Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester Counties.
Howard W. Krauss, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Endowment
This scholarship is awarded to students graduating from St. Johns High School
Clay & Nicole Middleton Family Scholarship
This Fund will award scholarships to students from Burke High School with a GPA between 2.0 and 2.9.
Shannon Sudderth Scholarship Endowment
Established in 2020, this fund will award two renewable scholarships to students who reside in Charleston County.
Religious Affiliation
Davis Family Scholarship Endowment for Christian Students
This scholarship is for Lowcountry students active in Christian churches.
D. Ward and Gladys S. Wilson Scholarship Endowment
This fund awards an annual scholarship to a high school senior who attends an A.M.E. Church and intends to pursue a college education. Preference is for students who attend Ebenezer A.M.E. Church in Charleston.
Esther Lorine Bailey Rivers Scholarship Fund
This fund awards an annual scholarship to a high school senior who intends to pursue a college education, whose primary residence is in Berkeley County, and who is a member of an A.M.E. Church.
William Ferguson Seabrook Scholarship Endowment for Morris Brown AME Youth
This scholarship is for high school seniors who are members of Morris Brown A.M.E. Church, attended Title I schools throughout K-12, and plan to enroll as a full-time college student for the fall semester.
If you have any questions, contact us at scholarships@coastalcommunityfoundation.org