Press Release
The Meeting Street Scholarship Fund, aimed at helping high-achieving students pay for college, is expecting to offer scholarships to a minimum of 104 students in Charleston County and 177 throughout the state. Rising college freshman from Charleston County and Pee Dee regions and sophomore students from Charleston County who meet the criteria can still apply to receive the scholarship for the 2022 – 2023 school year.
In its inaugural year, the Meeting Street Scholarship Fund awarded scholarships to 94 academically-successful Charleston County students, with $3 million in total scholarships awarded. Now in its second year, thanks to the generous support of the Darla Moore Foundation, students in the Pee Dee region are also eligible for the scholarship. With this partnership, Meeting Street Scholarship Fund hopes to double the number of scholarship recipients for the 2022 – 2023 school year.
With the goal of bridging the financial gap between college tuition and what families can afford, there is no limit on the number of students who receive a Meeting Street Scholarship. Every qualified recipient will receive up to $10,000 annually for their higher education. This includes rising college freshmen and students who became eligible for the scholarship while in college.
“The Meeting Street Scholarship is about optimism and expanding opportunity for our community,” said Ben Navarro, the founder of the program. “I am proud to support this class of students who have achieved so much, and can’t wait to see what the future holds for each of them. Our hope is to inspire thousands more students to work hard and take advantage of this opportunity.”
Each Charleston County student who qualifies for the Meeting Street Scholarship must:
Applications will open for the 2023-2024 school year later this fall. To learn more about the Meeting Street Scholarship Fund, visit www.
