Scholarship Program
Pre-Licensure Scholarship Application
The Palmetto Gold Nurse Recognition and Scholarship Program is pleased to announce the continuation of the Palmetto Gold Scholarship. The purpose of this program is to salute South Carolina nurses for excellence in practice and to support nursing education with scholarships. The success of this program is such that the Steering Committee elected to establish a $1,000 scholarship to be awarded to one student from each of the State Board of Nursing, fully approved, pre-licensure nursing programs in South Carolina. Submission deadline - October 13, 2023.
The Palmetto Gold Scholarship Fund will be administered through the South Carolina Nurses Foundation and recipients of the Palmetto Gold Scholarship will be recognized at the annual gala celebration on April 27, 2024.
The Palmetto Gold Nurse Recognition and Scholarship Program is pleased to announce the continuation of the Palmetto Gold Scholarship. The purpose of this program is to salute South Carolina nurses for excellence in practice and to support nursing education with scholarships. The success of this program is such that the Steering Committee elected to establish a $1,000 scholarship to be awarded to one student from each of the State Board of Nursing, fully approved, pre-licensure nursing programs in South Carolina. Submission deadline - October 13, 2023.
The Palmetto Gold Scholarship Fund will be administered through the South Carolina Nurses Foundation and recipients of the Palmetto Gold Scholarship will be recognized at the annual gala celebration on April 27, 2024.

Undergraduate Scholarship Application_2023-2024 | |
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State Board of Nursing SC Fully Approved Nursing Programs | |
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Renatta S. Loquist Graduate Scholarship Program
The Palmetto Gold Nurse Recognition and Scholarship Program is pleased to announce the establishment of the Renatta S. Loquist Graduate Nurse Scholarship. This is the eighth year a graduate nurse scholarship is being offered by the Palmetto Gold Nurse Recognition and Scholarship Program. This is a competitive scholarship that stipulates that there will be one
student selected from among the graduate nurse programs in South Carolina. Submission deadline - October 13, 2023.
The recipient of the award will be recognized along with the undergraduate scholarship recipients at the annual Gala to be held on Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Columbia.
The Palmetto Gold Nurse Recognition and Scholarship Program is pleased to announce the establishment of the Renatta S. Loquist Graduate Nurse Scholarship. This is the eighth year a graduate nurse scholarship is being offered by the Palmetto Gold Nurse Recognition and Scholarship Program. This is a competitive scholarship that stipulates that there will be one
student selected from among the graduate nurse programs in South Carolina. Submission deadline - October 13, 2023.
The recipient of the award will be recognized along with the undergraduate scholarship recipients at the annual Gala to be held on Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Columbia.

Graduate Scholarship Application_2023-2024 | |
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2022 Palmetto Gold Graduate Nurse Scholarship Recipients
Teresa Bowers
University of South Carolina Doctor of Nursing Practice Hannah Brooks Anderson University Family Nurse Practitioner Tammy Mathis Lander College Master of Science in Nursing Amy Smith Medical University of South Carolina Doctor of Nursing Practice |
Haley Smith
Francis Marion University Master of Science in Nursing Lina Shu Clemson University Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Deonte Thompson Claflin University Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing |
2022 Palmetto Gold Undergraduate Nurse Scholarship Recipients
Renae Ahring
The Citadel (BSN Program) Hailey Antley University of South Carolina Upstate (BSN Program) Sarah Bolton Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College (ADN Program) Virginia Britt Medical University of South Carolina (BSN Program) Haley DeGennaro University of South Carolina Aiken (BSN Program) Amber Downey Francis Marion University (BSN Program) Samantha Fury Trident Technical College (ADN Program) Savannah Holliday Lander University (BSN Program) Jarae Leak Spartanburg Community College (ADN Program) |
Carissa Leith
Bob Jones University (BSN Program) Tiffany Massimo University of South Carolina Beaufort (BSN Program) Brian Mathison Aiken Technical College (ADN Program) Courtni McClam Williamsburg Technical College (ADN Program) Elijah Moss University of South Carolina Columbia (BSN Program) Clayton Stratton Newberry College (BSN Program) Amanda Watson Clemson University (BSN Program) Daniel Williams Charleston Southern University (BSN Program) Brittani Winters Central Carolina Technical College (ADN Program) |