Awards Criteria
The School of Medicine Greenville offers scholarships to incoming M1 students through a standard scholarship application. Review the financial aid timeline for deadlines and details. In addition, generous donors and supporters have provided scholarships that can boost your award total, but many have additional and criteria that must be met. Be sure to review the requirements for these outside scholarships.
Your scholarship application is reviewed holistically, with a focus on four major areas:
- admissions advisory committee score
- financial need
- distance travelled, defined as the obstacles you overcame and the achievements you earned that brought you to this point in your career
- value added to class.
Upon review, the scholarship committee ranks all applicants and makes awards based on these rankings.
It is possible for you to receive a scholarship if you excel in any of the four focus areas. Unless otherwise noted, you will receive your award for four years so long as you progress with your class.
Awards for Incoming Students
$45,000/year. (4 to 6 awarded per class)
$15,000/year* (40 to 45 awarded per class)
* Most scholarships awarded to each class are at this level.
$45,000/year
Every four years, one student will be selected for this award by the scholarship committee. The next award will be given to a member of the class of 2026.
$45,000/year
Every four years, one student will be selected for this award by the scholarship committee. The next award will be given to a member of the class of 2026.
$50,000/year
Awarded in conjunction with Furman University, this award is given once every four years. The next award will be given to a member of the class of 2027.
$45,000/year
Every four years, one student will be selected for this award by the scholarship committee. The next award will be given to a member of the class of 2026.
~$37,000/year (4 awarded per class)
This award is given in conjunction with another scholarship during the first year of medical school (non-recurring award). The award reduces non-resident tuition for recipients to the reduced/scholarship rate. Visit the tuition and expenses page to see this year’s rates.
$20,000/year (12 to 14 awarded per class)
Each year, a number of non-resident students are awarded a one-time (non-recurring) scholarship of $20,000 to defray some of the cost difference between resident and non-resident tuition.
Awards for Continuing Students
At various milestones in your medical school career, you may be recognized for your academic and personal achievements.
$2,250–$4,500 (1 to 2 awarded per class)
Each year, one to two rising M2 students are selected by peers to receive this one-time award. The award recipient seeks to promote and live by the guiding principles of the UofSC School of Medicine Greenville.
$10,000
Each year, one rising M4 student is selected to receive the McManus award by a rotating group of physicians and clerkship directors who teach in the M3 year.
Students who are selected must meet the following requirements:
- commitment and dedication to the practice of medicine
- compassion for patients and their families
- personal integrity and enthusiasm
- intellectual and professional excellence.
This award is given in memory of Dr. Christopher M. McManus, a Greenville physician who exemplified each of these characteristics.