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PSSCA Student Scholarship 2024
Please email completed applications to [email protected].

Application is due by December 1, 2023 at 11:59 pm EST.

Winners will be selected and notified after January 20, 2024

The Palmetto State School Counselor Association will award multiple scholarships to high school seniors of up to $1,000.00. This will be a non-renewable scholarship to assist with post-secondary education costs.

Eligibility:
Must be a high school senior attending a public or private secondary school in the state of South Carolina.
Must be a permanent resident of the state of South Carolina.
Must plan to attend a post-secondary institution during the 2024-2025 school year.

Applicants must:
- Submit an application.
- Complete an essay of no more than 500 words about a school counselor who has made a difference in your academic, career, social, and/or emotional development. Essay must include your career goals, post-secondary education plans, and an explanation for how this scholarship will help you.
Applicants must be willing to allow their essay to be shared with the school counselor they write about if feasible.

Completed applications will include the following documents:
-- Application
-- Resume
-- Transcript
-- Essay about School Counselor
-- Letter of Recommendation
-- College Acceptance Letter (if available)

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE EMAILED TO [email protected]

Note: Prior to receiving funds, scholarship applicants must provide a copy of their admission letter or another form of verification of acceptance to college, university, technical school, or training center. Scholarship payment will be sent directly to the scholarship winner\'s college.

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PSSCA Mini-Grants 2024
The Palmetto State School Counselor Association (PSSCA) is awarding mini-grants to South Carolina school counselors to provide programs and activities to enhance the delivery of a comprehensive school counseling program in South Carolina elementary, middle, and high schools. Our goal is to identify best practices by providing funding to enhance comprehensive school counseling programs in elementary, middle and high schools in South Carolina.
Due: December 15, 2023 by 11:59 PM
PSSCA Mini-Grant Application 2024

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PSSCA Advocate of the Year 2024
PALMETTO STATE SCHOOL COUNSELOR ASSOCIATION
ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR AWARD
2024

The purpose of the Advocate of the Year Award is to recognize persons who have demonstrated their belief in and support of school counseling programs that have had an impact on counselors and their students at the local, state, or national level.

I. Eligibility for consideration:

A. Nominee may be an administrator, principal, superintendent, school board member, or other elected official, parent, teacher, community leader or organization who has consistently made a significant contribution to the improvement of school counseling services.

B. The nominee must have exhibited outstanding promotion and support of school counseling programs that align with the The South Carolina Comprehensive Developmental Guidance and Counseling Program Model and The ASCA National Model.

II. Requirements and Procedures for Nominations

A. Each nominator must submit a completed packet UPLOADED by December 15, 2023. Nominations should be submitted by uploading to the nomination website:

B. Selections are made by the PSSCA Awards Committee. The presentation will be made
during the 2024 PSSCA Final Closing Celebration Awards Ceremony on Saturday in Hilton Head, SC

Each nomination packet must contain the following information and be organized in the order given:

1. Official PSSCA nomination form and checklist must be the cover for each packet.

2. Letter of recommendation (not to exceed 2 pages) from the nominator. This letter should address the writer’s professional position and relationship to the nominee. The letter should contain a brief description of the contribution for which the individual is being nominated.

3. Include 3 letters (not to exceed 2 pages) of recommendation/support that qualify the nominee to receive this award.
Advocate of the Year 2024 Nomination Form

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