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Financial help available to CSU MSN students

Are you dreaming of becoming a nursing faculty member? South Carolina’s BOLD Nursing Faculty Loan Forgiveness Program can help you reach your goal. The CSU College of Nursing has partnered with SC BOLD a program offering tuition support up to $90,000 to students who intend to teach as nursing faculty. The SC BOLD program is available to […]

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Bill White Endowed Scholarship for single mothers in nursing established

The family of the late Bill White recently visited campus to honor and remember a beloved member of the CSU family. The family presented the school with a $100,000 check from White’s estate to establish the William G. White Sr. Endowed Scholarship for single mothers who aspire to pursue a degree in nursing.  White, no […]

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CSU launches new tuition promise program—this time covering housing, food

Charleston Southern University has launched a new scholarship program for Pell-eligible students pursuing STEM degrees, nursing, accounting, aeronautics, kinesiology, or education. The Palmetto Academic Excellence (PAE) Award, like Charleston Southern’s innovative and wildly successful Buc Promise program, covers tuition for all four years. However, for PAE-award eligible students, CSU will also cover housing and select […]

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Students eligible for $1500 after a CSU campus visit

Prospective students now have an opportunity to receive $1,500 after touring Charleston Southern University, the Lowcountry’s only Christian higher education institution. The $1,500 Tour Treasure Grant is provided to a student if they attend an official visit such as a personal tour, A Day in the Life, or First Look event with the Office of […]

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CSU extends qualifications for Minister’s Dependent Scholarship

Charleston Southern University has extended the Minister’s Dependent Scholarship to include dependents of all ministers affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, no matter where they serve in the world.  Missionary dependents of North American Mission Board and International Mission Board missionaries are now eligible also. Previously, the $1,000 per year scholarship was available to dependents […]

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Charleston Women in Tech celebrate 10 years

Charleston Women in Tech celebrated its 10-year anniversary October 10th with a series of celebrations downtown. A City of Charleston proclamation read by Councilman Mike Seekings declared 10/10 as Charleston Women in Tech Day. Similar proclamations were made by the City of North Charleston and the State of SC.  CSU has been a supporter of this […]

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CSU and KION North America form tuition discount partnership

On Wednesday, May 1, KION North America and Charleston Southern University held a signing ceremony at KION NA’s stateside headquarters in Summerville celebrating a new tuition discount program. The memorandum of understanding offers KION NA employees a 25 percent discount for a degree program at Charleston Southern. “This opportunity extended to KION NA employees is […]

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Nubuya begins scholarship to assist black women studying computers and technology

Junior, senior, and graduate black women enrolled in computer science or a technology-related degree or a graduate program within the College of Math and Science with financial need may be eligible for a new scholarship, The NEXT IT GIRL in Memory of Karen Vaughn Endowed Scholarship. Funded by alumnus Napiya Nubuya ’14 and her organization, […]

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New FAFSA form now available

As a current or prospective Charleston Southern University student or parent, you’ve no doubt heard of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, commonly known as FAFSA. The U.S. Department of Education opened the soft launch of the new FAFSA form Dec. 31, 2023, for the 2024-2025 academic year. FAFSA is used to determine how […]

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CSU announces tuition promise program, first private university in SC to cover tuition

Charleston Southern University announced the launch of Buc Promise, a new renewable scholarship for Pell-eligible South Carolina residents with a minimum 3.5 high school GPA. The only private university in South Carolina making this tuition guarantee, Charleston Southern will cover the remaining costs of tuition after Pell and other gift aid are applied during a […]

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