The Eastern Carolina Community Foundation partners with donors to administer 13 scholarship funds for the benefit of students in the Pee Dee.
All scholarship opportunities are established through specific funds established at ECCF with criteria determined by the donor. In 2024, we will be awarding $46,500 to 26 students.
Chrissy Rainwater Conner Memorial Scholarship
Established by friends of Chrissy, this annual $1,000 scholarship assists a graduate of The King’s Academy (TKA) in Florence, SC in attending an accredited institution of higher learning.
Christine Sides Fisher Arts and Music Education Scholarship
The Christine Sides Fisher Arts and Music Education Scholarship has been established by Christine and Tim Fisher in support of students who are seeking higher education in the field of performing arts and music education.
Craig Family Scholarship
The Craig Family Scholarship Fund supports the higher education goals of African Americans graduating from Chesterfield High School in Chesterfield, South Carolina. The Scholarship was originally created by descendants of the Craig Family with proceeds from the sale of farmland once worked by African American laborers in involuntary servitude.
FBi Construction Scholarship
FBi Construction created a scholarship fund at ECCF in 2017 to encourage students to enter the construction industry. This interest stems from a strong belief in education and a commitment to improve the quality of life where they do business. This scholarship funding will improve the talent pool which maintains FBi’s commitment to excellence.
Jason Vance Chatlosh Memorial Scholarship
The scholarship will keep Jason’s swimming goals and dreams alive while helping students pursue their own college swimming and academic goals.
Jenny Cockfield Johnson Scholarship
This scholarship has been established by Mrs. Johnson’s family to honor her commitment to education, arts, athletics, and service and, to support the bright future of a Lake City High School graduate who exemplifies many of these same qualities. The goal in awarding this scholarship is to give the gift of education and support to a deserving, well rounded student in the Lake City, South Carolina area.
Latta High School Class of 1996 Journey Scholarship
The annual scholarship award is to benefit a student seeking financial access to higher education at a two or four-year institution of higher education, or trade/vocational school.
The Michelle Yolanda Glenn Carey Scholarship
This scholarship provides a $1,000 scholarship to a graduating Pee Dee area high school senior who has a desire to major in education and teach elementary education.
Rallings Family Scholarship
The fund seeks, in a small way, to acknowledge past racial inequities by offering an annual scholarship in perpetuity to an African-American student who is a graduating senior at Pageland Central High School.
Ra’Shaud J. Graham Scholarship
The Ra’Shaud J. Graham Scholarship Fund was lovingly established in 2021 by Ra’Shaud’s family and friends to preserve his legacy of leadership and community service in Lake City, South Carolina and beyond while providing financial support for a deserving graduating senior of a Lake City, South Carolina high school.
South East Express Scholarship
In 2019, to commemorate its 25th anniversary, South East Express, Inc. in Timmonsville, SC, established a permanent endowed scholarship at Eastern Carolina Community Foundation. The award is designated for a graduating senior from Florence One High Schools in Florence County, SC where the company is located. In addition, South East Express also plans to sponsor a paid summer internship for the winning applicant to learn more about the company and how it impacts the quality of life in Florence County.
William Penn Harrison Scholarship
The scholarship will be awarded to a deserving student based on academic achievement, leadership, work ethic, and demonstration of financial need.
Wilson High School Class of 1945 Scholarship
Members of the Wilson High School Class of 1945 established the scholarship fund with the community foundation in 2014 to support graduating seniors at Wilson High School in Florence, SC. Their desire was to provide financial support to those seeking higher education while leaving a legacy.
