11-02-2025
Charleston Southern University launches new tuition program
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Charleston Southern University has launched a new scholarship program that covers tuition, housing, and select food costs.
Officials say the Palmetto Academic Excellence (PAE) Award will be available to Pell-eligible students pursuing STEM degrees, nursing, accounting, aeronautics, kinesiology, or education.
Students at CSU eligible for the PAE award will have tuition for all four years covered, as well as housing and select meal plans for their sophomore, junior, and senior years.
'Charleston Southern is committed to removing barriers to college for students who have exhibited intellect and grit through high school and their first year in college. As a first-generation college student and an alumnus of CSU, I can relate to the very real challenges and choices of college and career, and I am forever grateful for the chance I had to study at a private Christian university. This scholarship program addresses student and industry needs of the Lowcountry region and South Carolina. CSU is at the forefront of educating the best and brightest students in the state, and the PAE will help us to continue to live out our mission of promoting academic excellence in a Christian environment.'
President B. Keith Faulkner of CSU
Students eligible for the Palmetto Academic Excellence Award must:
Be a resident of South Carolina
Hold at least a 3.5 unweighted GPA
Complete the FAFSA
Be pell-eligible for more than the 'Minimum Pell Grant'
Qualify for the Palmetto Fellows Enhancement Scholarship
Enrollment full-time in a traditional degree program and declare an eligible SC Enhancement program, per the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
Be pursuing a first bachelor's degree
Complete 14 credit hours of college-level science and math courses in their first year at CSU
The university says the PAE Award is renewable each year, provided the student maintains eligibility.
To learn more about the PAE Award, visit the Charleston Southen University website.
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