Scholarships in Florida

Jayhawk Generations Scholarship

Award: $12,154, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must be an admitted first-time, non-resident freshman student whose parent, step-parent, legal guardian, grandparent, step-grandparent, or great-grandparent earned a degree at the university. Minimum 3.5 GPA and combined SAT Reasoning score of 1090 (composite ACT score of 24) required.

 

Blazer Elite Scholarship

Award: $9,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a non-resident student. Selection is based upon academic achievement.

 

Blazer Gold Scholarship

Award: $5,500, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a non-resident student. Selection is based upon academic achievement.

 

Blazer Achievement Scholarship

Award: $3,500, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a non-resident student. Selection is based upon academic achievement.

 

Blazer Pride Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a non-resident student. Selection is based upon academic achievement.

 

NACA Southeast Student Leadership Scholarships

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, full-time undergraduate student enrolled in a college or university within the former NACA Southeast region (AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA and PR) and have made significant contributions to the community or campus.

 

Reggie Johnson Memorial Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: April 15

Applicant must be a United States legal resident who resides in California, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, or Rhode Island and is legally blind. Proof of acceptance to an accredited institution of higher learning or a recognized vocational program.

 

Selby Scholarship Program

Award: $7,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior from one of the following counties in Florida: Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, or DeSoto or be an associate degree student from any state college in those four counties. Applicant must be planning to pursue a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university on a full-time basis. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

A. C. Asbury, D.V.M. Equine Scholarship Fund

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be an undergraduate at the University of Florida who excels in the art and science of equine practice.

 

A. Didier Graeffe Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: March 15

Awarded to music majors chosen by faculty. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Jordan Abdo/Michael Bluett Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior from North Fort Myers High School who is a student athlete. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

Judge Isaac Anderson, Jr. Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior from a Lee County, FL high school who will attend an accredited two- or four-year college or university. Financial need, community involvement/service and minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

Lewis B. Barber Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior from a high school in Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry or Lee County, FL who will pursue certification to teach deaf/blind or attend seminary/pre-seminary school.

 

Jane H. Berktold Scholarship Fund

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior from a Lee County, FL high school. Financial need and minimum 3.5 GPA required.

 

James Bilder Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior from a Lee County, FL High School. Financial need must be demonstrated. Preference given to students attending a vocational/technical school.

 

Carl E. Brooks Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior from a Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry or Lee County, FL high school who is the dependent of one or more immigrant parents. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Couse-Gram Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior from Moore Haven High School.

 

D & A Florida Scholarship

Award: $10,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior from a Charlotte, Glades, Hendry or Lee County high school who will pursue a degree in architecture, business, chemistry, computer science, engineering, international relations, journalism, law, literature, medicine, physics, or political science. Financial need and minimum 3.5 GPA required.

 

Doctors Ira & Udaya Dash Nursing Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a resident of Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry or Lee County, FL who will pursue education in a nursing program at Edison State College or Florida Gulf Coast University. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Dunbar Heritage Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior from Dunbar High School of African-American descent who will enroll in an accredited college or university within one year following graduation. Financial need and minimum 2.5 GPA required.

 

Anne M. Fassett Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior from a Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry or Lee County, FL high school who has a physical disability, uses a wheelchair, and will attend an accredited post-secondary institution in Florida. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Paul B. & Aline Flynn Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior from a Charlotte, Collier, Lee, Hendry or Glades County, FL high school who will pursue a degree in communications or journalism at an accredited four-year college or university. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

Doris W. Frey Memorial Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior from a Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, or Lee County high school who will pursue a degree in ministry, nursing, or medicine.

 

Frances Harris Gresham Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior from a Lee County, FL high school.

 

George E. Judd Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior from a Lee County, FL high school who will pursue a degree in the fine or performing arts.

 

Doc Keen Memorial Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior from Clewiston or LaBelle High School in Florida who has been an active member of 4-H or FFA for at least two consecutive years.

 

Isabel Mayer Kirkpatrick Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior from a Lee County, FL high school. Minimum 3.0 GPA and maximum 3.7 GPA required.

 

Robert A. Kleckner Scholarship

Award: $1,200, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior from a Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry or Lee County, FL high school who will pursue a degree in accounting or finance. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Carol Patti Mclaughlin Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior from a Charlotte, Glades, Hendry or Lee County, FL high school. Community service and minimum 3.3 GPA required.

 

Ruth Messmer Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a female graduating senior from a Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry or Lee County, FL high school who will pursue a degree in business.