Stephen Nicholas Smith Memorial Scholarship Grant

Stephen Nicholas Smith Memorial Scholarship Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Community Foundation of the Lowcountry
Last Updated: October 20, 2025

Summary

The Stephen Nicholas Smith Memorial Scholarship, established by the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, honors Stephen Nicholas Smith's legacy by providing financial assistance to high school seniors or recent graduates from Hampton, Barnwell, or Colleton counties in South Carolina. This scholarship targets students demonstrating significant financial need who are pursuing post-secondary education in technical colleges within the South Carolina Technical College system. It aims to empower local youth and foster educational opportunities.

Overview

Community Foundation of the Lowcountry In 1994, a group of visionary Lowcountry community leaders recognized the need to create a community foundation. Through the sale of the nonprofit Hilton Head Hospital, Hilton Head Island Foundation, Inc. was born, with a mission to provide philanthropic leadership to a growing community. In 2001, our service area expanded to include northern Beaufort County, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper Counties. To reflect this, our name changed to Community Foundation of the Lowcountry. With more than $125 million invested in the Lowcountry area since 1994, Community Foundation of the Lowcountry is the largest source of unrestricted philanthropic resources dedicated to Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper Counties. Throughout our history, we have expanded our services, undertaken important initiatives and altered our course to ensure we’re serving the needs of the Lowcountry. We provide donors and nonprofits the steadfast philanthropic leadership to transform, empower and enhance the communities we serve. Mission: Strengthening community by connecting people, resources, and needs. Vision: Community Foundation of the Lowcountry is a committed philanthropic partner, providing leadership, support, and resources to ensure that all people within our region are thriving. Purpose: Community Foundation of the Lowcountry is dedicated to helping donors, nonprofit organizations and other community members make a difference in the lives of Lowcountry citizens. Our positive impact is achieved by bringing together financial resources, knowledge and collaborative networks to serve community needs. Stephen Nicholas Smith Memorial Scholarship The Stephen Nicholas Smith Memorial Scholarship was established in loving memory of Stephen Nicholas Smith by his family and friends. The scholarship is supported by the Stephen Nicholas Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund and will provide post-secondary scholarship opportunities for qualified high school seniors or recent graduates. The scholarship will focus on providing support for applicants with a high degree of demonstrated financial need who are pursuing a post-secondary education and have been accepted or currently attending any technical college within the South Carolina Technical College system.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Applicant must be a senior graduating from a high school in Hampton, Barnwell or Colleton counties in South Carolina, or a recent high school graduate from one of those counties currently enrolled in a technical college program within the South Carolina Technical College system.Applicant must show evidence of a demonstrated strong financial need.Applicant must show evidence of acceptance and plans to attend a college within the South Carolina Technical College System, with plans to pursue a degree or certificate program.Applicant must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, or the equivalent on an alternate scale.