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Sonoco Scholarship Grant

Central Carolina Community Foundation

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Eligible organizations

  • A high school senior
  • Scholarships are available for students earning bachelor degrees, associates degrees, and trade certifications at an accredited college, university, or vocational or technical school.

Other requirements

  • Dependent children, stepchildren and legal wards of active, retired, disabled or deceased Company employees are eligible to apply, except children of officers of the Company.
  • Employees/parents must have at least one year of continuous, full-time employment with the Company as of January 1 of the year the scholarship is to be awarded.
  • Retired, disabled or deceased employees must have had one year of continuous full-time employment with the Company immediately prior to their retirement, disability or death.
  • The scholarships are only available for students who will be enrolled in an institution of higher education for the upcoming school year that starts in August.

Overview

**All scholarship amounts listed are past annual averages and do not necessarily indicate the intended award amount for future awards. All scholarships must be paid to accredited, non-profit institutions of higher learning.
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Sonoco Scholarship ($2,500)
This renewable scholarship is for dependents of qualified Sonoco employees of U.S. domestic facilities.

Eligibility

Dependent children, stepchildren and legal wards of active, retired, disabled or deceased Company employees are eligible to apply, except children of officers of the Company. Applicants must be a high school senior. Employees/parents must have at least one year of continuous, full-time employment with the Company as of January 1 of the year the scholarship is to be awarded. Retired, disabled or deceased employees must have had one year of continuous full-time employment with the Company immediately prior to their retirement, disability or death. Scholarships are available for students earning bachelor degrees, associates degrees, and trade certifications at an accredited college, university, or vocational or technical school. The scholarships are only available for students who will be enrolled in an institution of higher education for the upcoming school year that starts in August. You may apply during your senior year.

What Central Carolina Community Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025
488
Total given
$26.45M
Median grant
$20K
Range
$5,009–$1.48M
  • By dollars: South Carolina 82%, North Carolina 5%, Pennsylvania 4%. Top recipient cities: Columbia, SC; Greenville, SC; Charleston, SC.
  • 26% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • New Morning Foundation · Columbia, SC

    $1.48M

  • Trenholm Road United Methodist Church Foundation · Columbia, SC

    $1.37M

  • National Philanthropic Trust · Jenkintown, PA

    $1.15M

  • Koger Center for the Arts · Columbia, SC

    $1.14M

  • Feeding the Carolinas · Clemmons, NC

    $774K

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Education

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