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Scholarships
The Importance
of Scholarships
Scholarships can make the difference in whether
a student not only attends college, but also whether the student
remains in college. Nurturing a student’s talents and career ambitions
can be rewarding, and one way to help nurture students at Johnson
C. Smith University is by contributing to our scholarship funds.
Whether an
individual, family, faculty member or alumni group, you can create
a student scholarship or give to an existing scholarship fund. Your
gift immediately improves the lives of students. A scholarship encourages
academic excellence and perseverance. Plus, gifts like yours help
Johnson C. Smith University remain one of the top-ranked schools
in the Carolinas – allowing us to attract the best and brightest
to campus.
Endowed Scholarships
For our list of Endowed Scholarships,
click here
An endowment fund protects the principal gift
and uses only a portion of the interest earned each year to provide
scholarship support. Since the principal remains intact, donors
can ensure that their memory or that of a loved one will continue
forever. Your commitment to endow a scholarship will positively
impact JCSU and its students for generations to come.
Each endowment
begins with an initial gift and is permanently endowed when the
fund reaches $25,000. Full endowment must occur within a five-year
period, and no awards are made to students until the $25,000 minimum
level is attained. Once the scholarship is fully endowed,
a percentage of earnings is awarded each year, while the principal
is preserved and grows so that the scholarship will be awarded in
perpetuity.
Establishing an endowed scholarship is one
of the most enduring and meaningful ways an individual or organization
can make a difference in the lives of JCSU students. As the
scholarship benefactor, you may determine the general criteria by
which recipients are selected including department of study, year
in school, academic merit or financial need. Scholarships
can be named after the donor(s), in memory of a dear friend or family
member, in honor of an organization, and any other way the donor
wishes.
Annually-Funded Scholarships
Annually-funded scholarships, which require
a gift from the donor each year, are also critical as JCSU strives
to offer students a quality education. With an annual gift
of $1,000 or more, a donor may establish an annually-funded scholarship
in their name or in honor of a loved one. The awarding of these
scholarships is based primarily on need.
Your Scholarship Gift Is…
... An investment in a young person’s future,
enabling talented and deserving students to gain the distinctive,
lifelong benefits of a JCSU education.
…An investment in society’s future, because
at JCSU, our graduates acquire the combination of knowledge, abilities,
outlook and values that will be required of tomorrow’s leaders.
…An investment in the university’s future,
helping us keep JCSU affordable for upcoming generations of students
without sacrificing our traditional high level of quality in instruction
and academic programs.
…Enduring, because endowment provides an inexhaustible
source of funding for future scholarship awards.
…Personally rewarding, through opportunities
to name your award in honor or memory of someone and to build a
connection with student recipients.
Additional Considerations
Whether your gift creates an endowed or an
annually-funded scholarship, you’re making an investment in the
future of JCSU and its students. We appreciate your interest in
making such an investment and look forward to answering any questions
you may have.
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