Scholarship Requirements

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Statement Of Eligibility

• Applicants must be a dependent of someone who has been seriously or fatally injured as a result of a work-related accident or occupational disease.
  
  
• The death or injury/illness must have occurred as a result of work activities performed for a South Carolina employer.
  
  
• The applicant must be a resident of South Carolina.
  
  
• Benefits must be paid under the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act, as a result of the work-related injury, occupational disease, or death suffered by the person upon whom the applicant is dependent. 
  
  
• The injury or death must have resulted in a substantial decline in the family’s income.
  
  
• Applicants must be between the ages of 16 and 25.
  
  
• Applicants must be enrolled in a trade/vocational school; industrial/commercial training; junior college/community college; undergraduate program at a college; or a graduate program at a college.

Duration Of Eligibility

Duration of eligibility is the time period in which scholarship(s) will be renewed if all scholarship terms have been met each semester. The extent of your scholarship is a maximum of four years or a total of eight semesters. If your scholarship has been revoked during the period of eligibility due to the failure to meet one or more of the terms of the scholarship agreement, your scholarship duration of eligibility will not be extended. 

Scholarship Application Guidelines

• Applicants must submit the scholarship application form with all supporting documents. 
  
  
• Applications must be submitted one month before the beginning of the semester (i.e. Spring semester deadline is December 20th; Fall semester deadline is July 10th).
  
  
• Scholarships are awarded on the basis of the student’s need and the funds available to Kids’ Chance of South Carolina, Inc.  The maximum scholarship award is $3,000 per semester.
   
  
• Scholarships may be used to pay tuition/fees; books; and room and board.
    
• Kids’ Chance of South Carolina, Inc. scholarships are paid only after a student has applied and been awarded for all other eligible financial aid. If tuition/fees, books, and room and board are paid 100% by other types of financial aid, the student will not be eligible for a scholarship through Kids’ Chance of South Carolina, Inc.

The number of scholarships to be awarded per school year shall be determined by the Board of Directors of Kids’ Chance of South Carolina, Inc.