For more than a century, the South Carolina Bankers Association has been blessed with the strong support of its member institutions and their employees. A key component of the program is the emphasis on offering scholarships to the children of employees of SCBA-member banks who are college students, as well as part-time employees who are also in college. 

Hundreds of thousands of dollars have been awarded over the years to deserving college students through money raised by the Emerging Leaders Division Scholarship Golf Tournament and a significant transfer of funds from our Education Foundation. The SCBA understands that many students today often find themselves burdened by significant debt upon graduation. By offering scholarships to children of bank employees, the SCBA seeks to help students pursue higher education while also laying the foundation for the next generation of South Carolina’s leaders. Each scholarship is $1,250. 

Additionally, the SCBA Board of Directors is honoring the memory of two members of the South Carolina banking family whose lives were tragically taken during a bank robbery in 2017. We have established two $2,000 scholarships named after Katie Skeen and Donna Major of the former CresCom Bank. The Palmetto Scholarship Committee will select two individuals from the pool of applicants who will receive the “Katie Skeen Palmetto Scholarship” and the “Donna Major Palmetto Scholarship.”