Francis Marion Academic Fellows Scholarship

Award = $500 - $2,500

The Fellows scholarship is awarded after the scholarship application has been received and upon the recommendation of faculty and student on-campus interviews. This award given is an additional $500-$1500 to the Distinction scholarships awarded at the time of admission.  The award is renewable for 4 years with the student completing 30 semester hours a year and maintaining a 3.0 GPA.

To be eligible, you must have:

• A GPA of 3.0 and above
• 1100 SAT (critical reading and math) or 24 ACT composite score(s) or higher 
• An invitation to interview on-campus with our faculty

Awarded after all interviews have been completed - after April 1st.
Scholarship deadline is March 28.

Francis Marion Academic Patriot Scholarship

Award = $5,000

The Patriot scholarship is our most prestigious academic scholarship.  It is awarded after the scholarship application has been received and upon the recommendation of faculty and student on-campus interviews.  This award given is an additional $4,000 to the Distinction scholarship awarded at the time of admission. The award caps at $5,000 per academic year and is renewable for students for 4 years by completing 30 semester hours a year and maintaining a 3.0 GPA.

To be eligible, you must have:

• A GPA of 3.0 and above
• 1100 SAT (critical reading and math) or 24 ACT composite score(s) or higher 
• An invitation to interview on-campus with our faculty 

Awarded after all interviews have been completed - after April 1st.
Scholarship deadline is March 28.

Only one scholarship application needs to be completed to be considered for any of the scholarships (Fellows, Patriot, and/or Education Fellows scholarship).

If you are interested in the McNair Scholarship, please complete the McNair Scholarship application as well.