Furman to award more scholarships
University to increase number of Hollingsworth recipients to 25 a year
Furman University is expanding a scholarship program that officials say has attracted some of the state's best students to the Upstate school.
The university has awarded 20 Hollingsworth Scholarships each year for the past two years. The scholarships give high-achieving students $25,000 each year at the university, where tuition, fees, and room and board cost about $40,000.
The program also gives students $1,000 to study abroad and some financial assistance to complete research or career-enhancing internships.
What it takes
Hollingsworth Scholars are selected based on:
-- Outstanding academic performance in high school.
--Intellectual curiosity.
-- Potential for success at Furman.
-- School and community involvement.
-- Leadership skills.
-- Recommendation from a community leader.
To apply, go to furman.edu. The deadline is Jan. 15.
Next fall, the school will offer the scholarships to 25 in-state students.
Benny Walker, the university's vice president for enrollment, said the university launched the program to "attract more of the top students in South Carolina."
Currently, about 30 percent of the Greenville university's 2,600 students are South Carolina residents.
The program, named for John D. Hollingsworth Jr., a Greenville inventor who died in 2000, "is very competitive," Walker said.
Most students receiving the awards also receive a $6,700 Palmetto Fellows scholarship, the state's highest merit-based scholarship.
The deadline to apply for a scholarship for the 2008-09 school year is Jan. 15, he said. Students can find an application on the university's Web site.
Furman sophomore Addison Howard, 18, said the scholarship had a big influence on his decision to attend Furman.
Howard, who is from Mount Pleasant and graduated from Academic Magnet High School, said his parents had saved some money for his college education but there was not enough to pay the entire cost of attending a competitive private school.
He also was accepted at Clemson, Wake Forest, Washington, Rice and Duke universities. But Furman offered the math and economics major the best financial package.
Howard said his decision to attend Furman was about more than money.
He really likes the school and the education he's getting there. But the scholarship helped immensely, he said.
"I don't think I would be at Furman without the scholarship," he said.
Reach Diane Knich at 937-5491 or dknich@postandcourier.com.
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