Palmetto Fellows Scholarship
Counselor Application and Instructions

Print applicable checklist. Only one checklist is needed per packet:

• For SC Public Schools
• For SC homeschools, Private & Independent Schools
• For Out-of-State schools

List ALL eligible and declining students on the Eligible Applicants Form.

• Please print the form & include it in the application packet submitted to the Commission.
• The High School Counselor is responsible for identifying all students at their high school who are eligible to apply for the Palmetto Fellows Scholarship.

Complete the Online Application for EACH student by clicking the link below.

• Please note: You will NOT be able to save an application once you have started. Once an application is submitted you will NOT be able to revise or retrieve the application.
• Print the Success Page for each submission for your records only. This will include a transaction ID for each entry as a confirmation of submission for your records.
• DO NOT include the success page in the application packet submission.
• If you find that you have entered information in error AFTER you have submitted an online application, DO NOT submit another online application for that student. Instead, include a letter with the paper application materials. In that letter, please explain the error or change that occured.

Print the Certification and Authorization of Applicant Form.

• Have students complete and return pages 4-5 to school counselor.

Mail ALL required forms and official documentation. A document checklist is listed below in the resource section.

• All required forms from your high school must be sent to the Commission with tracking information. CHE cannot guarantee that we can provide confirmation of receipt. All forms must be received at the Commission on Higher Education by the established deadline date to be considered.
• All required documentation and application packets must be in receipt of the Commission office by 5:00PM of the established deadline date.
• If the deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday the deadline is the PRECEDING Friday.

*Should you choose to overnight an application packet, your packet will be accepted IF the packet is delivered to the office on or before 5:00PM of the established deadline. You must request tracking of the package.

**Application packets may also be hand-delivered to the Commission on Higher Education office, if so desired.

Required Documents to include in Application Packet

• Eligible Applicants Form
• Certification and Authorization of Applicant Form
  • Students must complete pages 4-5 and return to school counselor!
• Document Checklist
  • For SC Public Schools
  • SC homeschools, Private & Independent Schools
  • For Out-of-State schools

Resources

• Declination Form
• Instructions for Identifying all eligible students
• Example Application Packets
• SC Grading Scales
• SC Uniform Grading Policy