The primary purpose of this program is to attract capable and promising minority students to pursue teaching careers in Florida public schools. The scholarship is offered to Florida residents who are newly enrolled as upper division undergraduates in a state approved teacher preparation program, pending completion of admissions requirements. General Eligibility Criteria - Must be a resident of the state of Florida, a member of the above named racial group, must teach in a Florida public school for the period of time the scholarship was received, must be enrolled as a full time student, cannot have been previously admitted into a teacher education program, must maintain required GPA, must not be in default of any federal or state loan program.
Students are eligible to receive a scholarship for a maximum of three consecutive years.
Application Information - Applications are available from the Office of Student Services, Schultz Hall, Room 2305.