May 19, 2021
COLUMBIA, S.C. – May 19, 2021 – The South Carolina State Fair has named its Ride of Your Life Scholarship recipients for 2021.
The fair annually awards 50 scholarships to South Carolina high school students planning to pursue their studies at any public or private college, university, or technical college in the state. The $6,000 scholarships are awarded at an annual rate of $1,500 and are based on academic and extracurricular achievement, communication skills, need, and completeness of the application.
“We are overjoyed to honor and reward these outstanding students,” State Fair general manager, Nancy Smith said. “Educating the state’s youth remains a priority of the fair, and we are thrilled to continue that mission, even after our past year challenged by a world-wide pandemic that greatly affected the S.C. State Fair and our industry.”
The scholarships must be used at a public or private South Carolina college, university, or technical college and may cover tuition or other educational expenses like on-campus housing, a computer, or textbooks.
Recipients must retain a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale and enroll in no less than 30 credit hours each academic year to receive funding for that year.
The fair has awarded nearly $4 million in scholarships since beginning the Ride of Your Life Scholarship program in 1997.
For a complete listing of this year’s scholarship recipients, visit scstatefair.org/scholarships.
Media outlets: Click here to access the S.C. State Fair Digital Press Kit.
The South Carolina State Fair, a self-supporting 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, was organized in 1869 and is dedicated to preserving and promoting South Carolina’s agricultural roots while supporting statewide education. The South Carolina State Fair brand has always been associated with highlighting the best of our state.
