Mount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce Opens Applications for 2025 Joe Brinson Scholarship – Through March 7, 2025

Last year’s winner photo attached: Pictured L to R: Jacob Perlmutter, Principal, Academic Magnet High School; Former MPCC Board Member Brian Sherman; Jason Gould [in center] and his family

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. – The Mount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce (MPCC) is now accepting applications for the 2025 Joe Brinson Scholarship, open to high school seniors residing East of the Cooper. This year, MPCC will award two $2,000 scholarships, continuing its commitment to supporting students pursuing higher education. Applications are due by March 7, 2025, and the recipients will be recognized at the Chamber luncheon on April 24, 2025.

The Joe Brinson Scholarship honors the memory of Mount Pleasant resident Joe Brinson, who dedicated over 30 years to the electrical industry and played a vital role in education throughout the Carolinas, including his work with the Construction Education Foundation.

“Receiving the Joe Brinson Scholarship from the MPCC has been a tremendous honor and a true game-changer for my college experience,” said last year’s recipient, Jason Gould. “Now in my first year at Emory University, I’ve been able to fully dedicate myself to pursuing my interests in medicine and music.This support has allowed me to take on challenging coursework, develop my laboratory skills at school, and explore my passion for music through radio broadcasting and continued piano study. The opportunities I’ve been able to access, both academically and creatively, have been invaluable. I’m incredibly grateful for the Chamber’s investment in my future, and I hope the next recipient finds this scholarship as transformative as I have. Thank you for empowering students like me to dream big and achieve more.”

MPCC encourages high school seniors East of the Cooper to apply for this prestigious scholarship opportunity.

Application Requirements:

📍 Complete the application on our website (Our Community > Foundation)
📍 Provide at least one letter of recommendation
📍 Submit a personal statement/essay on how this scholarship would impact your future

📩 Letters of recommendation and essays should be sent to:
✉️ Jaydee Wood at Jaydee@mountpleasantchamber.org
📍 Or mail to: 534 Johnnie Dodds Blvd, Suite 101, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

The scholarship recipients will be honored at the April 24 Chamber Luncheon.

For more details on the application process and qualifications, visit MPCC’s Foundation page.

About MPCC: Since 1992, the MPCC has brought together business leaders from the East Cooper community for mutually beneficial purposes. The membership is a mix of professions including advertising, publishing, finance, health care, food and beverage, hotel, retail, insurance, legal, and service businesses of every description. MPCC aims to encourage business and community success East of the Cooper. MPCC was named a Noteworthy Network in the 2023 Lowcountry Diversity Leadership Awards by the Charleston Regional Business Journal and Best Activist Group or Effort two years in a row by Moultrie News’ Reader’s Choice Best of the Best.