Scholarships
Are you looking for the right scholarships to help pay for your education beyond high school? We’re here to help. On this page, you can search our database of scholarships that fit your unique needs and experiences.
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AFA’s Teen Alzheimer’s Awareness Scholarship
Organization: Alzheimer’s Foundation of America
Deadline: 3/1/22
Amount: $5,000
Nationwide essay contest for high school seniors to describe the impact of Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia-related illness on themselves, their families or their communities, and what they have learned from it.
American Legion Scholarships
Organization: The American Legion
Deadline: Varies
Award: Varies
Various scholarship opportunities available including the American Legion Legacy, Baseball, Samsung, National High School Oratorical Contest, Eagle Scout of the Year, Junior Shooting Sports Scholarship.
Andrew Monroe Memorial Scholarship
Organization: Community Foundation of Sarasota County
Deadline: 3/21/22
Award: $1,000
Senior soccer players in Sarasota County who plan to attend a college, university or technical Institute.
APWA (American Public Works Association), Florida Chapter-Suncoast Branch Scholarship Program
Organization: APWA (American Public Works Association), Florida Chapter-Suncoast Branch
Deadline: 6/30/22
Award: $2,000
Local scholarship for graduating seniors and current college students pursuing a degree in a public works field (i.e. engineering, public administration)
Arts Advocates Scholarship
Organization: The Fine Arts Society of Sarasota, Inc.
Deadline: 3/1/22
Award: Varies
Scholarship for graduating seniors in Florida with financial-need and planning to major in Fine Arts (visual and performing arts: painting, illustration, sculpture, design, music, dance, theater, creative writing, photography, digital art, motion design, film, architecture, etc.) at a U.S. college or university.
Arts for Life! Scholarship
Organization: Arts for Life
Deadline: 2/4/22
Award: $1,000
Statewide scholarship for high school seniors in Florida who demonstrate excellence in creative writing, dance, drama, music or visual art.
Bette Woodson Award
Organization: TeamUP Volunteer & Partnership Council
Deadline: 2/1/22
Award: $1,000
Sarasota County graduating seniors who has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to providing service within our community as verified by the narrative and evidence submitted with the application.
Boca Grande Woman’s Club Scholarship
Organization: Boca Grande Woman’s Club
Deadline: 2/1/22
Award: Varies
Graduating seniors planning to attend postsecondary education who reside in, has a parent or grandparent who resides in, OR has a connection through employment or community service to the Boca Grande area are eligible.
Business and Professional Women/North Sarasota Scholarship Book Award
Organization: Business and Professional Women/North Sarasota
Deadline: 2/28/22
Award: Varies
Local scholarship for African American female seniors with a minimum 2.5 GPA and participation in community service.
Butterflies & Dreams Book Club Award
Organization: Butterflies & Dreams Book Club
Deadline: 2/28/22
Award: TBD
Local award for African American seniors from Manatee or Sarasota counties planning to attend a post-secondary institution and inspired by reading.
C. Valentine Bates Memorial HOPE Scholarship
Organization: Florida State Elks Association
Deadline: 1/10/22
Award: $3,000 – $10,000
Students who demonstrated leadership through participation in school activities, community service, and citizenship and maintained a minimum of a 2.3 to 3.3 un-weighted GPA. Students with an un-weighted GPA above 3.3 CANNOT apply.
Children’s Therapy Solutions Scholarship
Organization: Children’s Therapy Solutions Inc.
Deadline: 4/15/22
Award: $500
Minority high school seniors in Sarasota or Manatee counties planning to pursue a career in the healthcare field of occupational, physical, or speech therapy are eligible.
College Board Opportunity Scholarships
Organization: College Board
Deadline: 2/28/22
Award: $500- $2,000
Nationwide program awarding students scholarships for completing college planning steps online.
Community Foundation of Sarasota Scholarships
Organization: Community Foundation of Sarasota County
Deadline: 2/15/22
Award: Varies
Students from Sarasota, Manatee, DeSoto, or Charlotte counties pursuing or planning to pursue further education at an accredited university, community college, technical school, or certification program are eligible. Students will complete one general application for over 70 scholarship opportunities available.
Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarships
Organization: Daughters of the American Revolution
Deadline: 1/31/22
Amount: Varies
Nationwide opportunity with various scholarships available.
Elks Legacy Awards Scholarships
Organization: Elks National Foundation
Deadline: 2/7/22
Award: $1,000
Nationwide 4-year renewable scholarship available to children and grandchildren of Elks members.
FL. District Exchange Clubs Youth Scholarship
Organization: Florida District Exchange Clubs – District 8
Deadline: 3/28/22
Amount: $1,000
Local speech contest for high school sophomores, juniors and seniors that encourages contest participants to express their patriotic ideals on the opportunities of this country’s democratic system.
Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program
Organization: Florida Department of Education
Deadline: By high school graduation
Award: Varies
Eligible students may qualify for one of the following scholarships – Florida Academic Scholars Award (FAS), Florida Medallion Scholars Award (FMS), Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholarship (GSC) or the Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholarship (GSV).
Florida Eastern Star Grant Program
Organization: Florida Eastern Star
Deadline: 1/1/22
Award: Varies
Statewide scholarship for Florida seniors planning to attend college and willing to submit an essay on the topic of What Does The Constitution Of The United States Mean To Me.
Florida Engineering Society Scholarships
Organization: Florida Engineering Society
Deadline: 2/11/22
Award: $3,000
Statewide scholarships for high school seniors interesting in pursuing an engineering degree in college.
Florida Futures Project Annual Essay Competition
Organization: Florida Futures Project, Inc.
Deadline: 5/6/22
Award: $1,000
Statewide essay competition that invites high school seniors to craft solutions to large-scale challenges facing the Sunshine State.
Florida P.E.O. Scholarship
Organization: Florida Philanthropic Educational Organization
Deadline: 1/15/22
Award: $2,500
Available to female seniors who are Florida residents with a minimum 3.0 GPA and financial need who plan to pursue undergraduate study at a Florida college or university.
Florida Retired Educators Foundation Scholarship
Organization: Florida Retired Educators Foundation (FREF)
Deadline: 1/20/22
Amount: $1,000
Statewide scholarship opportunity for graduating seniors who wish to become teachers in Florida. The recipient will be expected to teach in a state-accredited public or private school in Florida for at least one year, following graduation.
Frank and Ellen Daveler Educational Scholarship
Organization: Community Foundation of Collier County
Deadline: 2/14/22
Award: $1,000
High School senior residing in specified Fl Counties including Sarasota and Manatee with financial need and pursing a 4-year degree in Entrepreneurship and/or Business fields and other non-specified majors.
Free Speech Essay Contest
Organization: FIRE
Deadline: 12/31/21
Award: $500 – $10,000
Nationwide essay contest that explores the topic of free speech over censorship.
Freeman Orthodontics Inspiration Awards
Organization: TeamUP Volunteer & Partnership Council
Deadline: 2/1/22
Amount: $500
Sarasota County graduating seniors who have inspired others by overcoming unique and challenging circumstances are eligible. Must be nominated by a guidance counselor or teacher with the approval of their principal.
Friends of 440 Scholarship Fund, Inc.
Organization: Friends of 440 Florida
Deadline: 2/28/22
Award: Varies
Scholarship to aid dependents or descendants of workers who were injured or killed in the course and scope of their employment and who received benefits under the Florida Workers’ Compensation Law and demonstrate financial need.
GFWC Woman’s Club of Sarasota Scholarship
Organization: GFWC Woman’s Club of Sarasota
Deadline: 3/10/22
Award: $1,000
All Sarasota County students eligible with demonstrated financial need.
Gulf Coast Community Foundation Scholarships
Organization: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Deadline: 3/4/22
Award: Varies
Students from Sarasota County, Charlotte County, and Boca Grande pursuing higher education at universities, two- and four-year colleges, and technical schools are eligible. Several scholarship opportunities available with various focus areas.
Gulf Coast Italian Culture Society, Inc. Scholarship
Organization: Gulf Coast Italian Culture Society, Inc.
Deadline: 2/22/22
Award: $1,500
Sarasota County graduating seniors with full or partial Italian ancestry and scholastic merit are eligible.
Horatio Alger Scholarship Programs for Juniors
Organization: Horatio Alger Association
Deadline: 3/15/22
Award: $10,000 – 25,000
Scholarship opportunity for juniors with financial need who have faced and overcome great obstacles.
Horizon Award
Organization: The Southern Association of College Admission Counseling (SACAC)
Deadline: 1/18/22
Award: $1,000
Nationwide Scholarship available to graduating seniors in a Southern Association For College Admission Counseling (SACAC) member region.
Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship Program
Organization: The Jackie Robinson Foundation
Deadline: 1/12/22 5 PM EST
Award: $30,000 over four years
Nationwide scholarship opportunity for graduating minority seniors showing leadership potential and demonstrating financial need.
Jazz Club of Sarasota Scholarship
Organization: Jazz Club of Sarasota
Deadline: 4/1/22
Award: Varies
All high school and current college students in Sarasota, Manatee, Pinellas, and Hillsborough Counties who plan to pursue jazz studies in college are eligible. Auditions are required.
Kappa Alpha Psi General Male Scholarship
Organization: The Sarasota (FL) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. In Assoc. With Sarasota-Bradenton Kappa Alpha Psi Project Guide Right, Inc. Foundation
Deadline: 2/5/22
Award: Varies
Local scholarship for male graduating senior with financial-need from Manatee or Sarasota counties.
Kappa Alpha Psi General Nursing Scholarship
Organization: The Sarasota (FL) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. In Assoc. With Sarasota-Bradenton Kappa Alpha Psi Project Guide Right, Inc. Foundation
Deadline: 2/5/22
Award: Varies
Local scholarship for students with financial-need from Manatee or Sarasota counties who plans to attend nursing school OR is currently enrolled in nursing school with good standing.
Launching Leaders in the Arts Awards Program
Organization: National League of American Pen Women Sarasota Branch
Deadline: 3/5/21
Award: $250 – $2,000
Seniors in public schools in Sarasota and Manatee County are eligible. Competition categories include Visual Arts, Letters (Writing) and Music.
Lilly Kaighin Award
Organization: TeamUP Volunteer & Partnership Council
Deadline: 2/1/22
Award: $1,000
Sarasota County graduating seniors who have implemented an original community service project are eligible.
Lindsey Maibach Scholarship Fund
Organization: Lindsey Maibach Memorial
Deadline: 4/12/22
Award: $2,500
Seniors at BHS, NPHS, RHS, SHS or VHS with a minimum 2.4 and a max of 2.90 cumulative unweighted GPA who are planning to attend a community or four-year college are eligible.
Manasota ASALH Scholarship Program
Organization: Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)
Deadline: 2/15/22
Award: $1,000 – $3,000
African American students in Sarasota or Manatee counties with minimum 3.0 grade point average and demonstrated leadership in their school and community are eligible.
Matthew Carter Scholarship
Organization: Gamma Xi Boulé Foundation Inc.
Deadline: 4/15/22
Award: $4,000
Graduating seniors with a financial-need in Sarasota and Manatee Counties are eligible.
Mensa Education & Research Foundation Scholarship Program
Organization: Mensa Education and Research Foundation
Deadline: 1/15/22
Award: Varies
Nationwide opportunity for graduating high school seniors planning to enroll in an accredited U.S. institution of higher learning in the 2021-2022 school year.
Military Scholar Scholarships
Organization: Fisher House Foundation
Deadline: 2/17/22
Award: $2,000
Nationwide scholarship for dependent children of an active duty, reserve, or retired member of military.
Monroe Kokin Memorial Sarasota Orchid Society Scholarship
Organization: Sarasota Orchid Society
Deadline: 4/1/22
Award: $1,000
Local scholarship for Sarasota or Manatee County seniors planning to major in a natural science field of study such as horticulture, botany, environmental science, or landscape design.
Oaks Women’s Club Scholarship
Organization: Oaks Womens Club (OWC)
Deadline: 1/27/22
Award: $5,000
Available to female students attending any Sarasota County School graduating in 2022.
Retsy Lauer Visual Art College and Pre-College Scholarships
Organization: Education Foundation of Sarasota County
Deadline: 2/28/22
Award: $2,000
College and pre-college scholarships for Pine View Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors with demonstrated artistic ability.
Roger Dearing Heart of the Arts Award
Organization: Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA)
Deadline: 1/12/22
Award: $1,500
Individuals from an FHSAA member high school including students, adults, or a group associated with the school’s performing arts program can be nominated.
Roger Dearing Spirit of Sport Award
Organization: Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA)
Deadline: 1/12/22
Award: $1,500
Individuals from an FHSAA member high school including students, adults, or a group associated with the school’s athletic program can be nominated.
Sandra K. Lacey Scholarship
Organization: William G. and Marie Selby Foundation
Deadline: Rolling
Award: Varies
Local scholarship for Sarasota County residents with severe and profound hearing loss.
Sarasota LIONS Club Scholarship
Organization: Sarasota LIONS Club
Deadline: 3/1/22
Award: $1,000
Local renewable scholarship for Sarasota County graduating seniors who plan to enter a technical school, a community college or a 4-year college with financial need and a personal/family history of eye issues or a disability.
Sarasota Retired Educators Scholarship
Organization: Sarasota Retired Educators Association (SREA)
Deadline: 2/11/22
Award: $500 – $1,000
Local scholarship opportunity for graduating seniors who wish to become teachers in Florida. The recipient will be expected to teach in a state-accredited public or private school in Florida for at least one year, following graduation.
Scholarships for Caregivers
Organization: Caring.com
Deadline: Varies
Amount: Varies
Various scholarships for student caregivers.
Selby Scholar Program
Organization: William G. and Marie Selby Foundation
Deadline: 3/1/22 4:59 PM
Award: $4,000 – $7,000
Graduating high school senior and/or an AA/AS degree student from a school in Charlotte, DeSoto, Manatee, or Sarasota County demonstrating financial need and pursuing a 4-year undergraduate degree. *Application opens 1/1/22*
Southern Scholarship Foundation
Organization: Southern Scholarship Foundation
Deadline: 2022 Fall Semester is 4/1/22
Award: Room and Board
Qualified students attending FAMU, FGCU, FSU, Santa Fe College, Tallahassee Community College, and UF are awarded scholarships in the form of rent-free housing to live in one of twenty-seven furnished scholarship houses that are adjacent to their college campus.
St. Andrew Scottish Scholarship
Organization: St. Andrew Scottish Society
Deadline: 3/5/22
Award: Varies
Academically qualified Sarasota or Manatee County seniors who plan to enroll in College in 2022 and are of Scottish descent or have current Scottish involvement.
State College of Florida Foundation Scholarships
Organization: State College of Florida Foundation
Deadline: 4/15/22
Award: Varies
Multiple scholarships available to Sarasota and Manatee County seniors who will be attending the State College of Florida. *Application opens 1/1/22*
Succulent Society Scholarship
Organization: Organization: Sarasota Succulent Society, Inc.
Deadline: 4/10/22
Award: $1,000
Local scholarship for graduating high school seniors primarily interested in majoring in studies centering on botanical, horticultural or related disciplines.
Suncoast Credit Union Scholars Scholarship
Organization: Suncoast Credit Union Foundation
Deadline: 3/1/22
Award: $2,000
High school seniors in Sarasota County who are planning to attend an accredited 4-year college/university, 2-year college or technical school in Florida and can demonstrate financial need are eligible.
Teeja Service Through the Arts Award
Organization: TeamUP Volunteer & Partnership Council
Deadline: 2/1/22
Award: $1,000
Sarasota County graduating seniors who has seen a need in the community and through volunteer activities and/or an original project has used service through the arts to meet the identified need are eligible.
The Coolidge Scholarship
Organization: Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation
Deadline: 1/19/22
Award: Varies
Nationwide unconditional merit based scholarship available to Juniors class of 2023.
UNCF Scholarships, Programs, Internships, and Fellowships
Organization: UNCF: United Negro College Fund
Deadline: Varies
Award: Varies
Various scholarship programs each with own eligibility criteria available, most requiring completion of FAFSA.
US JCI Senate Foundation Scholarship
Organization: JCI Senators Foundation of Florida
Deadline: 1/14/22
Award: $500 – $1,000
Graduating high school seniors in the United States who plan to continue their education at accredited post-secondary colleges, universities or vocational schools are eligible.
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated – Gamma Rho Zeta Chapter In Partnership with The Five Pearls of Excellence, Incorporated Scholarship Award
Organization: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated | Gamma Rho Zeta Chapter
Deadline: 1/16/22
Award: Varies
Graduating seniors in Sarasota or Manatee counties with a financial need and planning to attend a 4 year college or university are eligible.
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