SC State Fair names 2021 scholarship recipients Recipients must retain a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale and enroll in no less than 30 credit hours each academic year to receive funding for that year. (Source: SC State Fair) By WIS News 10 Staff | May 19, 2021 at 11:21 AM EDT - Updated May 19 at 3:35 PM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The South Carolina State Fair has announced its Ride of Your Life Scholarship recipients for 2021. The fair annually awards 50 scholarships to South Carolina high school students planning to pursue their studies at any public or private college, university, or technical college in the state. The $6,000 scholarships are awarded at an annual rate of $1,500 and are based on academic and extracurricular achievement, communication skills, need, and completeness of the application.