School Grants In Florida

School Grants in Florida are offered by a number of institutions and corporations. We have listed school grants sources below. The Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) State Programs, within the Florida Department of Education, provides a variety of postsecondary educational state-funded grants and scholarships (Floridaystudentfinancialaid.org, 2010).

The following 17 grants and scholarships are offered in Florida:

Access to Better Learning and Education Grant Program; Cost of Attendance and Adult Norm-Referenced Disability Testing; Critical Teacher Shortage Student Loan Forgiveness Program; Critical Teacher Shortage Tuition Reimbursement Program; Federal Academic Competitiveness Grant and The National Science & Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant; First Generation Matching Grant Program; Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; Florida Public Postsecondary Career Education Student Assistance Grant Program; Florida Resident Access Grant Program; Florida Student Assistance Grant Program; Florida Work Experience Program; José Martí Scholarship Challenge Grant Fund; Mary McLeod Bethune Scholarship Program; Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program; Rosewood Family Scholarship Program; Scholarships for Children and Spouses of Deceased or Disabled Veterans and Servicemembers; and Talented Twenty Program (Floridastudentfinancialaid.org, 2010).

For the “Access to Better Learning and Education Grant Program”, (ABLE) Grant, the following are the eligible academic institutions where this grant is offered: 1) AI Miami International University of Art and Design; 2) Belhaven College; 3) Carlos Albizu University; 4) Columbia College; 5) Florida National College; 6) Johnson & Wales University; 7) Keiser University; ) National Louis University; 9) Northwood University; 10) South University; 11) Springfield College; 12) Trinity International University; and 13) Union Institute & University (Floridastudentfinancialaid.org, 2010). These 13 institutions are private colleges and universities. Applicants should contact the Financial Aid Office of the corresponding academic institution to apply for this grant, and each institution determines the application procedures, deadlines, and student eligibility (Floridastudentfinancialaid.org, 2010). The annual award amount for the ABLE Grant is $986 for the current 2009-10 academic year, and the amount of the ABLE grant received including all other grants for tuition and fees cannot go above the tuition and fees charged by the academic institution (Floridastudentfinancialaid.org, 2010).

The Florida Student Assistance Grant (FSAG) Program is available to undergraduate students who have financial need and are enrolled in participating postsecondary institutions.

The top twenty percent of each senior class in Florida are eligible for the Talented Twenty Program which guarantees these students admission to one of the eleven state universities in Florida and by providing priority funding for the FSAG Public program. The FSAG program is a need-based grant; thus, Talented Twenty students must meet FSAG eligibility requirements in order to receive priority funding. Additional information about the Talented Twenty Program can be found at www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org.

All students seeking grants should fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form (Floridastudentfinancialaid.org, 2010). A link to the page for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form is found at the webpage for the Florida Student Scholarhip and Grant Programs at: http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/SSFAD/home/uamain.htm (Floridastudentfinancialaid.org, 2010).

References: Floridastudentfinancialaid.org. (2010). Florida student scholarship and grant programs. Retrieved February 17, 2010 from, http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/SSFAD/home/uamain.htm

Floridastudentfinancialaid.org. (2010). Florida student scholarship and grant programs. Retrieved February 17, 2010 from, http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/SSFAD/home/ProgramsOffered.htm

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