2025 SAC Scholarship Application

To be considered for the 2025 SAC Scholarship Award, the applicant must:

o be a permanent resident of Spartanburg, Cherokee, or Union counties;

o be African-American;

o be a graduating senior from a Spartanburg, Cherokee, or Union county school (public, private, or charter);

o have applied or been accepted to enter an accredited four-year university or college as a full-time student in the school year within 12 months of receiving the scholarship.

o complete the application in accordance with the application guidelines;

o have a scholastic average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale through the end of the second quarter of their high school senior year.

Applicants will be evaluated based on academic achievement, demonstrated leadership, community service, a written essay, and letters of recommendation.

Scholarship applicants must submit the following:

• A completed online application.

• Two (2) letters of recommendation from school officials (e.g. principal, assistant principal, counselor, teacher, advisor, organization lead or athletic coach).

• Recommendation letters must be typed, signed and dated

letterhead. All recommendation letters MUST be emailed to the Scholarship Committee at dstsac.scholasrship@gmail.com by the school official.

• An official high school transcript MUST be emailed to the Scholarship Committee at dstsac.scholarship@gmail.com.

• A typed essay 

• Academic excellence and extracurricular activities involvement

• Leadership experience and skills

• Contributions to the improvement of the community through service

• Attach a current professional 4x6 headshot of yourself to the application form.

Questions may be emailed to spartanburgdst.scholarship@gmail.com