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Established in 1996 by the South
Carolina General Assembly, the South Carolina Need-Based Grant is provided
to assist the neediest South Carolina residents who wish to attend
eligible public and private colleges or universities in the state. Funding
for the Need-Based Grant is dependent upon action by the General Assembly
and the amount awarded to the student is contingent upon the funds
appropriated for the program.
The student must:
- have a valid Federal Student Aid
Report on file in the Financial Aid Office;
- be a legal resident of South
Carolina; be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a half-time (6
semester hours) undergraduate student in a degree or certificate
program authorized by the Commission on Higher Education;
- be meeting the institution’s
standards of academic progress;
- be seeking for the first time an
associate, baccalaureate, or other recognized credential in a one-year
program as
authorized by the Commission on Higher Education;
- be enrolled half-time at the time
of grant disbursement and complete 12 to 24 semester credit hours in
each regular academic year (Fall/Spring semesters only);
- certify that he/she does not have
a criminal record, has never been convicted of a crime or felony, and is
of good moral character;
- and certify that he/she does not
owe a refund or repayment on a State Grant, a Federal Pell Grant, or a
Federal
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant and is not in default on
a loan under the Federal Perkins Loan or Federal Stafford Loan Programs.
You can certify by
printing out the
SCNBG
Certification online, signing it and taking it to the Financial Aid
Office.
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