With bipartisan support of the full state legislature, Gov. Henry McMaster signed the new Education Scholarship Trust Fund Act into law in early May 2025.
The general application window for all eligible families opened on May 19, 2025.
To learn more or sign up for application updates, visit SCSchoolChoice.com. The annual scholarship amount has been increased to $7,500 for the 2025-2026 academic year!
Please note: Parents will no longer be able to submit invoices through the Palmetto Promise system. Instead, parents will need to post invoices solely to their ESTF ClassWallet account.