The Palmetto Fellows Scholarship is a merit-based program recognizing the most academically talented high school seniors and encouraging these students to attend college in the state. Palmetto Fellows may receive up to $6,700 their freshman year and up to $7,500 for their sophomore, junior and senior years. Palmetto Fellows may receive scholarship funding for a maximum of eight terms of study toward their first bachelor's degree at an eligible four-year institution in South Carolina. This scholarship also aims to retain talented minority students who might otherwise pursue studies outside the state. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information. In order to be eligible to apply for a Palmetto Fellows Scholarship, a high school senior must be enrolled in an approved SC public or private high school, an eligible SC home school program of study or a preparatory high school located outside the State while a dependent of a legal resident of South Carolina. They must certify that they have never been convicted of any felonies and have not been convicted of any second or subsequent alcohol or other drug-related misdemeanor offenses within the past academic year by submitting a signed affidavit to the college financial aid office. Applicants must have a 3.5 UGP GPA and an SAT of 1200 and ACT of 25. They must also be in the 6 percent rank in either 10, 11, and 12. Without regard to the ranking, applicants must have a 4.0 UGP GPA and an SAT of 1400 and ACT of 42. For Early Awards, the deadline is April 15th of the student's senior year. For Late Awards, the deadline is June 30th of the student' s senior year. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.