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South Carolina programs that pay providers

South Carolina runs the South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund. Here's who runs it, how you get paid, and where to start, with the full cited guide one click away.

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SC Dept. of Education, paid via ClassWallet

South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund

South Carolina's Education Scholarship Trust Fund, run by the South Carolina Department of Education with ClassWallet distributing the money. Providers apply to the Department year-round, then register with ClassWallet; families pay your invoices through Pay Vendor. There are no family reimbursements.

Payment after approval
Typically 2 to 10 business days1
2026-27 enrollment
Full at the 15,000-student cap2
Award
$7,5003
South Carolina provider directory. Browse 1,098 approved providers by city and type.

Programs in nearby states

Each program approves providers separately, so serving families across a state line means applying there too.

The federal scholarship tax credit in South Carolina

  • Beginning January 1, 2027, individual taxpayers may be able to claim a Federal Scholarship Tax Credit for cash contributions of up to $1,700 to Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGOs). A state must choose to participate and give the IRS its list of SGOs before taxpayers can donate to an SGO in that state and claim the credit.4
  • South Carolina is on the IRS list of states that have made an advance election to participate in the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit for 2027 (list as of September 14, 2026).4

What this means for providers will depend on how South Carolina's scholarship granting organizations set up their scholarships. We'll add those rules as they're published.

Where South Carolina sits

Provider guide publishedNo program we cover yetOpted in to the 2027 federal scholarship tax credit

Sources

  1. 1.ESTF Education Service Provider Guide (November 2025), SC Dept. of Education ESTF provider guide, p. 8, updated Nov 19, 2025
  2. 2.Education Scholarship Trust Fund Program, South Carolina Dept. of Education, updated Oct 9, 2026
  3. 3.ESTF Education Service Provider Guide (November 2025), SC Dept. of Education ESTF provider guide, p. 3, updated Nov 19, 2025
  4. 4.Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC), Internal Revenue Service, updated Sep 16, 2026

Spot something out of date? Tell us and we'll check it against official sources. Neighboring states: Georgia, North Carolina.