LIFE (Legislative Incentive for Future Excellence) Scholarship

Scholarship Overview

This scholarship is for South Carolina residents who graduated from a high school or completed a homeschool program. To qualify for this scholarship, applicants must attend an eligible South Carolina public or private college or university and be enrolled as full-time degree-seeking students. First-time entering freshmen attending an eligible four-year institution must meet two of the three following criteria: earn a cumulative 3.0 GPA upon high school graduation, score an 1100 on the SAT or an equivalent 24 on the ACT, or rank in the top 30% of the graduating class. First-time entering freshmen attending an eligible two-year or technical institution must earn a cumulative 3.0 GPA. Applicants must be US citizens or legal permanent residents; certify that they have never been convicted of any felonies and have not been convicted of any alcohol or other drug-related misdemeanor convictions within the past academic year; verify that they are not in default and do not owe a refund or repayment on any federal or state financial aid; and not be a SC HOPE Scholarship, Palmetto Fellows Scholarship, or Lottery Tuition Assistance recipient. See website for more details about this scholarship.