Florida College Scholarships & Grants
Weekly allowances no longer cut it in college. Most high school graduates could
use some financial aid to afford a postsecondary education, and scholarships are
a great source of such aid. By conducting a free college scholarship search at Scholarships.com,
you can find the aid you need to cover your college expenses. Among them are scholarships
targeted at students who reside in or go to school in the state of Florida. Using
your state as one of the search criteria, Scholarships.com will help you find the
money you need to pay for college. Check out the Florida scholarships below for
a sample of what you may find. To receive additional information about awards based
on state and other criteria, you can conduct a free scholarship search at Scholarships.com.
The Barnes Scholarship
The Barnes Scholarship is worth up to $15,000 a year for four years at an accredited
U.S. college or university. Four winners are selected each year from public and
private high school in West Central Florida (counties of Pinellas, Hillsborough,
Pasco, Hernando and Citrus). The award is based on academic achievement, financial
need, community service and evidence of having overcome significant hurdles in life
to succeed academically. The scholarship may be renewed annually so long as the
full-time student remains in good academic standing.
More information
on The Barnes Scholarship.
Minority Teacher Education Scholarship
The Minority Teacher Education Scholarship is designed to attract and retain students
that are interested in becoming a teacher in the state of Florida. The scholarship
is administered at 33 participating colleges and universities throughout the state.
Special consideration is given to community college students. The Minority Teacher Education Scholarships is worth up to $8000.
More information
on The Minority Teacher Education Scholarship.
The Friends of 440 Scholarship
The Friends of 440 Scholarship aids dependents or descendants of workers who are
injured in the course and scope of their employment and receive benefits under the
Florida Workers' Compensation Law and who reside or whose accident occurred in Alachua,
Baker, Bay, Bradford, Brevard, Broward, Calhoun, Clay, Charlotte, Collier, Columbia,
Dade, Dixie, Duval, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hamilton, Hendry,
Hillsborough, Holmes, Indian River, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lee, Leon, Levy,
Liberty, Madison, Manatee, Marion, Martin, Monroe, Nassau, Okaloosa, Okeechobee,
Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Santa Rosa, Sarasota,
Seminole, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Wakulla, Walton and Washington
counties.
More information
on The Friends of 440 Scholarship.