For an initial graduate loan, a participant must have received a bachelor's degree from any college or university accredited by one of the six regional accrediting associations, have earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for all undergraduate work or scored at least 1000 on the GRE, not have received a bachelor's degree in education in a critical teacher shortage subject area, not hold a teaching certificate in a critical teacher shortage subject area, and not have received an undergraduate loan through this program. Application Information - Applications are available from the Office of Student Services, College of Education and Human Services, Schultz Hall, Room 2305. 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, College of Education and Human Services, Schultz Hall, Room 2305. In addition to these scholarships housed in the College of Education and Human Services, a wide range and variety of other scholarship and financial aid opportunities are available. These include the State of Florida Financial Aid Programs and other scholarships available to all University students. Brief descriptions of these opportunities appear below. Other Scholarships A number of additional scholarships are available.