Applications being accepted for Women United Scholarships
United Way of the Lowcountry’s Women United is offering $1,000 scholarships to help ease the financial burden of nontraditional women in Beaufort and Jasper counties who are attending college.
The Women United scholarship is open to female students of any age who are currently employed and have a satisfactory employment rating. They may be a new or returning student registering for a minimum of six credit hours at the Technical College of the Lowcountry or the University of South Carolina Beaufort. Applicants must have made some contributions to the community through volunteering in church, nonprofits, civic organizations, educational institutions, etc.
Additional scholarship criteria and an application can be found online at www.uwlowcountry.org/wuscholar. The deadline to apply for funding for the 2022-2023 school year is May 31.
Established in 2020, The Women United Scholarship Fund has provided six local nontraditional female students with $1,000 scholarships each, totaling $6,000.
Beaufort’s Jones graduates from University of the Cumberlands
Beaufort’s Dawn Jones was a member of the recent graduating class at University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Ky. Jones completed her Master of Arts in Addiction Counseling & Clinical Mental Health Counseling.
University of the Cumberlands held commencement ceremonies recently to celebrate its newest class, which included 2,068 graduates from 49 states and territories and the countries of Canada, India, Brazil, Spain, New Zealand, and Italy, among others.
University of the Cumberlands is one of the largest private universities in Kentucky.
Beaufort’s Wallace on SMC’s Spring 2022 President’s List
Rhogue Hart Wallace of Beaufort has been named to the Spartanburg Methodist College President’s List for grades earned during the spring 2022 academic semester. President’s List students have achieved a grade point average of 3.8 or higher.
Located in Spartanburg, Spartanburg Methodist College is a private, liberal arts college open to students of all religious and non-religious backgrounds. The college serves approximately 1,000 students and offers six associate degrees, a unique customizable bachelor’s degree with six concentrations, a bachelor’s degree in business administration, and nine 100% online associate and bachelor’s degree programs.
