Competitive Foundation Scholarships
Jax App
All Gamecocks are encouraged to complete Jax App each year by February 1.
JaxApp is a single application that allows you to apply for over 250 scholarships including alumni, foundation, and departmental scholarships.
Competitive Foundation Scholarship recipients can expect to be notified of any scholarship award by the end of April. An email notification will be sent to each recipient's MyJaxState email address.
Additional Opportunities
First-Time Freshmen are eligible for the competitive Jax State Honors Scholarship with an ACT composite of 30+ or SAT of 1370+. Qualified candidates must have a high school GPA of 3.75+.
This scholarship requires an additional application and the following requirements: a completed application and essay, a high school transcript through the applicant’s junior year, a letter of recommendation from a teacher or counselor, and a high school resumé. We have included a resumé template for your convenience.
The application must be submitted by February 1. Incomplete application files will not be considered for the scholarship. Semi-finalists are selected based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, academics, a strong pattern of community/school involvement and service, and an essay. Finalists will be invited to participate in an interview with members of the Honors Board. Contact honors@jsu.edu with any questions.
Jax State Honors recipients receive:
- Tuition - $5,145/semester ($41,160/four years)
- Housing - $5,820/academic year (Honors Scholarship recipients are required to live in campus housing)
- Meal Plan - $3,540/ academic year
- Books - $1,800/academic year
- Fees: $1,270/academic year
If you have a 20 - 28 ACT or 1030 - 1320 SAT and a 3.0+ high school GPA you may apply for the Jax State Leadership Scholarship.
This scholarship requires an additional application that must be submitted by February 1. Winners are selected based on Leadership qualities as shown through memberships, leadership roles, honors, and service. This information will be gathered through the Leadership Scholarship application, which also requires a short essay.
To maintain this scholarship, applicants must be involved in one or more organizations at Jax State, maintain a 2.0 overall institutional GPA, and successfully earn 24 institutional credit hours within an academic year.
The Leadership Scholarship is stackable with institutional merit scholarships, provided the total award amount does not exceed the cost of full tuition and mandatory student fees. Should recipients be awarded institutional scholarships that exceed this amount, the total scholarship package will be reduced accordingly. This may include reduction or removal of other awarded scholarships to not exceed the cost of tuition and mandatory student fees.
The 2027-2028 Leadership Scholarship is valued at $2000 annually with a total 4-year value of $8000.
Deadline: February 1
Each year we award thousands of dollars in scholarships to our talented, hard-working students studying Theatre and Film. Scholarships are awarded through an audition and portfolio review process.
These scholarships are only available for students with a major in Theatre or Film.
Jax State offers many talent-based scholarships to our hard-working students. The David L. Walters Department of Music offers a variety of scholarships that have different requirements and audition guidelines based on each specialty.