Our scholarships are currently designated for:

• Students at the Technical College of the Lowcountry in nursing and allied health programs
• Students at the University of South Carolina Bluffton in nursing programs
• Employees of Novant and eligible dependent children or spouses pursuing degrees in healthcare

The Hospital Auxiliary Healthcare Scholarship

We are pleased to announce that we are once again offering the Hospital Auxiliary Healthcare Scholarship for the 2026-2027 academic year.  All full and part-time employees of Novant in the Low Country are eligible, including employees of Hilton Head Medical Center, Coastal Carolina Medical Center, Belfair Medical Campus, Tidewatch Emergency Department, and all Novant Low Country urgent care locations, clinics and practices.  Children and spouses of employees are also eligible.  Scholarship applications will be accepted from March 15 – May 15, 2026.  Scholarship applications can be accessed via the button below.

Eligibility Criteria:

Full-time or part-time employees of Novant who are in good standing with the organization as of the date of the application are eligible to apply.  Spouses and dependent children of those employees are also eligible to apply.

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Be in good standing with your current educational institution if you are a student
• Be a high school graduate
• Be accepted into a degree program at an accredited institution with the purpose of pursuing a degree in clinical healthcare
• Maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or above
• Be enrolled for the upcoming semester

Applicants must provide three documents in their application:

• A completed and signed application form
• An official transcript showing courses taken and grades received.  If the applicant is currently in high school, submit a high school transcript.  If the applicant is currently an employee or spouse, the transcript should be from your current educational institution or the last school you attended
• A personal essay (please do NOT use AI to write the essay) that describes the following: (1) Why you need the scholarship; (2) What your educational goals are; and (3) What your professional goals are after you graduate

Timeline:.

Applicants must submit applications with requirements by May 15, 2026.

The Auxiliary Scholarship Committee will decide who will receive scholarship awards.  Applicants will be notified of the award in July and checks will be disbursed to the designated institution to be applied to the student’s fall semester tuition.  All decisions made by the Auxiliary are final.

The Hospital Auxiliary  Power:Ed Scholarship

In addition to the Hospital Auxiliary Healthcare Scholarship, The Hospital Auxiliary has been the recipient of Power:Ed grants which have been used to provide Nursing Scholarships to University of South Carolina Beaufort and Technical College of the Low Country students.  These grants have helped the Auxiliary to expand its scholarship program and make positive contributions to workforce development in the community.  The 2024 grant amount was $30,000.

Power:Ed fuels ideas and initiatives that give students opportunities, builds the educational system, and strengthens South Carolina’s future.

The recipients are South Carolina residents who have demonstrated financial need, are from disadvantage communities and are generally first-generation students.  In partnership with Power:Ed, the Auxiliary is helping to improve access to college nursing programs which will help alleviate the severe nursing shortage in South Carolina.

For more information about Power:Ed – https://www.power-ed.org/