Money for College - Florida Student Scholarship & Grant Programs
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MONEY FOR COLLEGE Florida Scholarships & Grants
Florida Department of Educa on Office of Student Financial Assistance
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The Florida Department of Educa on (FDOE), Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA), offers a variety of student financial aid. Applying is easy!
Apply A er You Apply
Seniors submit a Florida Financial Aid Applica on (FFAA) beginning October 1 of senior year of high school.
Go to , Select Create a Student Account to complete your profile, then Proceed with the comple on of your FFAA.
Check your personal email box for the applica on
acknowledgement (within 24 hours of submission). Therea er, all communica ons will be posted and viewable on your Financial Aid Recipient History (FARH) screen. Instruc ons and the User ID and Password for access will be in the acknowledgement. Correspondence may be viewed on the FARH under SECTION VII: Correspondence History.
Keep your informa on, including email address changes,
up-to-date on the FARH. We cannot no fy you of scholarship or grant updates if we cannot contact you!
View your FARH regularly and be sure to update your ins tu on
for award funding.
User ID & Password
KNOW IT! USE IT! BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR STATE FINANCIAL AID
Addi onal Financial Aid Sources
of Informa on
State:
State Scholarship and Grant Programs:
Federal:
Free Applica on for Federal Student Aid: fafsa. Federal Student Aid Informa on Center: 800-433-3243 U.S. Department of Educa on Portal for Student Aid:
studentaid.
Pay a en on to individual program applica on and cer fica on deadlines. If you have ques ons about scholarships and grant programs, call OSFA Customer Service at 888-827-2004.
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS
Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program
Florida's largest merit-based scholarship based on high school academic achievement. Students must:
Submit a completed, error-free, Florida Financial Aid Applica on
(FFAA) a er October 1 and prior to August 31.
Meet academic criteria, GPA, minimum ACT?, or SAT? or PERT test
scores and complete minimum service hours.
Mid-Year graduates who wish spring term funding must complete the
FFAA by December 31 of their senior year of high school.
Rosewood Family Scholarship Fund
Provides scholarship assistance to descendants of Rosewood families affected by the incidents of January 1923 to a end full- me at eligible public Florida postsecondary ins tu ons.
Complete an error-free Florida Financial Aid Applica on (FFAA) and
provide suppor ng documenta on by the April 1 deadline.
Complete an error-free Free Applica on for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA) in me to be processed by the U.S. Department of Educa on by the May 15 deadline.
Jos? Mar Scholarship Challenge Grant Fund
Provides scholarship assistance to Hispanic-American students who meet scholas c requirements and demonstrate financial need. Student must:
Complete an error-free Florida Financial Aid Applica on (FFAA). Complete an error-free Free Applica on for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA) in me to be processed by the U.S. Department of Educa on by the May 15 deadline.
Scholarships For Children and Spouses of
Deceased or Disabled Veterans
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Provides scholarship assistance for dependent children and spouses of Florida veterans who:
Died as a result of service-connected injuries, diseases, or disabili es
sustained while on ac ve duty, or
Have been verified by the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs as
having service-connected 100% total and permanent disabili es, or
Have been classified as a prisoner of war of missing in ac on by the
Armed Forces of the United States or as a civilian personnel captured while serving with the consent and authoriza on of the United States Government during war me service.
Complete an error-free Florida Financial Aid Applica on (FFAA) and
provide suppor ng documenta on by the April 1 deadline.
The Florida Department of Veterans Affairs will cer fy a veteran's eligibility.
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SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS
Mary Mcleod Bethune Scholarship Program
Provides Scholarship assistance to undergraduate student who:
Meet academic requirements. Demonstrate financial need. A end Bethune-Cookman University, Edward Waters College, Florida
Agricultural and Mechanical University, or Florida Memorial University.
Students must check with the postsecondary ins tu on for
par cipa on and applica on deadline informa on.
Benacquisto Scholarship Program
Minority Teacher Educa on Scholarship Program/ Florida Fund for Minority Teachers
Merit-based scholarship for high school graduates who:
Achieved the Na onal Merit? Scholar designa on. Enroll full- me (a minimum of 12 credits hours per term or quarter
equivalency) in a baccalaureate degree program at an eligible Florida postsecondary ins tu on.
Enroll in the fall academic term following high school gradua on.
Provides scholarship funding for African-American, Hispanic-American, Asian-American and Na ve-American students who indicate the poten al to become good teachers. Students must:
Meet U.S. ci zenship and Florida residency requirements. Have not exceeded 18 hours of upper division educa onal courses. Have a minimum 2.5 GPA. Be admi ed into a teacher educa on program at any of the
program's par cipa ng postsecondary ins tu ons.
Apply via the Florida Fund for Minority Teachers website at
.
Florida Farmworker Student Scholarship
Program
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Provides farmworker or child of a farmworker (as defined in sec on 420.503, Florida Statutes) an award to cover 100 percent of tui on and specified fees at a Florida public postsecondary ins tu on. Students must:
Submit the Florida Financial Aid Applica on (FFAA). Complete an error-free Free Applica on for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA).
Earn a minimum weighted cumula ve GPA of 3.5 for all high school
courses toward a diploma.
Complete a minimum of 30 service hours. Achieved a 90 percent a endance rate and not have had any
disciplinary ac on brought against him or her, as documented on the student's high school transcript.
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GRANT PROGRAMS
Florida Student Assistance Grant Program
Florida's largest need-based grant program provides assistance to degree-seeking, resident, undergraduate students who:
Demonstrate financial need. Are enrolled in eligible public or private postsecondary ins tu ons. Complete an error-free Free Applica on for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA) by the deadline specified by the par cipa ng postsecondary ins tu ons (fafsa.).
Students must check with the postsecondary ins tu on they plan to
a end for par cipa on and applica on deadline informa on.
Florida Public Postsecondary Career
Educa on Student Assistance Grant Program
Provides assistance to eligible Florida residents who demonstrate financial need and enroll in cer ficate programs of 450 or more clock hours or 15 semester hours at par cipa ng Florida Colleges (public community colleges) or career centers operated by district school boards. Student must:
Complete an error-free Free Applica on for Federal student Aid
(FAFSA) by the deadline specified by the par cipa ng postsecondary ins tu ons (fafsa.).
Students must meet the applica on procedures established by the
par cipa ng ins tu on.
William L. Boyd, IV Effec ve Access to Student Educa on
Grant Program
Provides tui on assistance to full- me Florida undergraduate students who a end eligible private, non-profit Florida colleges or universi es.
Students must meet the applica on procedures established by the
ins tu on.
Access To Be er Learning And Educa on
Grant Program
Provides tui on assistance to full- me Florida undergraduate students enrolled in degree programs at eligible Florida colleges or universi es.
Students must meet the applica on procedures established by the
par cipa ng ins tu on.
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