Scholarship Central

Jennifer Paterson, Guidance Counselor
jennifer.edwards@wcsb.us
850-926-7125 ext: 8621

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Scholarships

In the drop downs below you will see information for local, national and college specific scholarships. If you qualify, APPLY!

***Beware of scholarship scams! Warning signs include: being asked to pay a fee, they advertise a money back offer or "guarantee" of money, they ask for credit card or bank account information, or they say they have "exclusive" scholarship information.

Local

Wakulla Academic Booster Sponsored Scholarships

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority- Delta Kappa Omega Chapter Scholarship

Crawfordville Elementary Scholarship

Crawfordville Woman's Club Scholarship

Eric Schlegel District Sponsorship

Friends of the Wakulla County Public Library Scholarship

The Friends of the Wakulla County Public Library know how important it is that our graduating seniors gain the skills to be our community’s leaders of tomorrow.

We are pleased to invite those graduating seniors who are seeking higher education degrees to apply

for a Friends of the Wakulla County Public Library Scholarship. One $1,500.00 scholarship will be awarded at graduation.

Application Deadline: April 21, 2023

Application Link: Friends of the Library Scholarship

Gwen Cherry Scholarship

Houston Taff Memorial Baseball/Softball Scholarship

This scholarship was created in memory of Houston Taff. Houston “ House Cat “ Taff was the first Varsity Baseball Coach at Wakulla High School. In 1968 he led the team to be Apalachicola Valley Conference Champions, District 2 Champions, Region 1 Champions, and runner up in the State Finals. Houston also coached baseball in the late 80’s and coached softball in the 90’s at WHS. The scholarship is for Senior Baseball/Softball players who embody the principles of spirit, leadership, integrity, and above all camaraderie – all ideals that strongly characterize the life and legacy of Houston Taff.

Application Deadline: March 31, 2023

Application Link: Houston Taff Scholarship

Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Brown and Gold Scholarship

Joshua Douin Dramatis Personae Scholarship

Mike Falk Memorial Vocational Scholarship Application

This scholarship was created in memory of Mike Falk Sr. Mike was on the Wakulla County School Board for 24 years and owned and operated Mike’s Marine Supply for 50 years. He was a marine mechanic by trade and supported vocational education throughout his tenure on the school board. This scholarship is for a senior who is a CTE program completer pursuing a future in vocation.

Application Deadline: April 1, 2023

Application Link: Mike Falk Scholarship

National Association of University Women-Lucille Williams Scholarship

The NAUW is a nonprofit professional women's organization that promotes educational issues, awards scholarships and encourages academic growth among women, children, and the disadvantaged. The Tallahassee Branch will provide scholarships for graduating seniors who desire to become productive individuals on a higher level by entering a post-secondary institution of choice. This scholarship is based on scholastic achievement, personal character, and leadership qualities.

Application Deadline: March 31, 2023

Application Link: Lucille Williams Scholarship Application

Brian Parsons Memorial Scholarship

Preston Gage Pitman Scholarship

Applicants should be students in good standing at an area secondary education program or post-secondary education (community colleges) or trades program and recommended by their instructors with a strong interest in the construction industry or related trades who desire to pursue higher education opportunities but lack financial resources. An applicant should demonstrate an interest in obtaining employment in the construction industry upon graduation.

Application Deadline: TBA

Application Link:

Randolph Nelson Scholarship

Applicants must:

1. have a high school diploma or G.E.D. by June 30, 2020, or be currently enrolled in a vocational program or an accredited institution of higher learning.

2. have an GPA of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale (will allow weighted GPA).

3. be enrolled as a full-time student (minimum 12 credit hours) in an accredited institution of higher learning or a vocational program full-time.

4. During the 2020-2021 academic year, have applied to and will attend a community college, 4-year college or university, or vocational program.

Application Deadline: April 1, 2023

Application Link: Randolph Nelson Scholarship

Riversprings Middle School Scholarship

Roberts-Surber Law Enforcement Scholarship

The late Franklin R. Roberts and Ronnie G. Surber both lived in Sopchoppy, Florida and served the State of Florida and Wakulla County throughout their career in Law Enforcement. Ronnie Surber was a State Trooper who grew up in Aaron, Florida and joined the Florida Highway Patrol following his service in the Army. He retired in 1988. Franklin Roberts was raised in Sopchoppy Fl. and served in the Marines, Army, and Navy. Mr. Roberts also served as a Wakulla County School Board member for 16 years. He was an electrician by trade and owned Blackwater Industries. He volunteered for the State of Florida as a member of the Florida Highway Patrol Auxiliary for 43 years. This scholarship of $1,000 is presented by their children to an exceptional student at WHS that has a parent or legal guardian that is currently an active or retired Law Enforcement Officer.

Before completing the application, ensure you are eligible for the Roberts – Surber Law Enforcement Scholarship. If all the statements below are true, you are eligible.

I will have a high school diploma or G.E.D. by June 30, 2023.
I have an GPA of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale (will allow weighted GPA).
I have a parent or legal guardian that is active or retired in Law Enforcement.
I will be enrolled in one of the following for the 23-24 school year: community college
4-year college or university or vocational program
Military

Application deadline: April 25, 2023

Application Link: Roberts-Suber LEO Scholarship

Rufus and Ruth Williams Memorial Scholarship

Sopchoppy Worm Gruntin Scholarship

Sopchoppy Preservation and Improvement Association (SPIA) is proud to announce the establishment of the Sopchoppy Worm Gruntin’ Festival Scholarship Program. Under the Program, SPIA will award one $1,000 scholarship each year to a high school student from the Sopchoppy area at the annual festival.

Application Deadline: March 31, 2023

Application Link: Worm Gruntin Scholarship

Tallahassee Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

Tallahassee Buffalo Soldiers MC Scholarship

Trulight Christian Character Scholarship

Wakulla County Arts Coalition Scholarship (Visual Arts)

Wakulla County Arts Coalition Scholarship (Music)

Wakulla County Arts Coalition Scholarship (Theatre)

Wakulla County Chamber of Commerce Scholarship

Wakulla High School National Honor Society Scholarship

Wakulla County 4-H Scholarship

Wakulla County Youth Baseball Association Senior Scholarship

Wakulla United Futbol Club Scholarship

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc

The Area will give three $500.00 scholarships and two $125.00 book scholarships to graduating seniors (female or male) of the 2021-2022 school year.

• Must be a high school senior scheduled to graduate at the end of the 2022-2023 school year.

• Will enter a postsecondary institution at the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year.

• Has a GPA (Grade Point Average) of 2.5 or above on a 4.0 scale

• Has taken the ACT or SAT

• Has been actively involved in service, social, and/or civic organizations in local church, school, and community

• Has a recommendation from a member of a local chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

Application Deadline: April 7, 2023

ZPB Flyer

Application Link: Zeta Phi Beta Scholarship

Downriver Project Environmental Scholarship

State or National

BBB Foundation Student Ethics Scholarship

The BBB Student Ethics Scholarship Award program recognizes college and trade school bound students who personify honorable ethics as demonstrated through leadership, community service, overall personal integrity and academic history. $1,000 scholarships will be awarded on behalf of the scholarship recipients to an accredited college, trade, university, or vocational school of their choice.

Application Deadline: March 31, 2023

Application Link: BBB Student Ethics Scholarship

Biletnekoff Scholarship

The 2023 Biletnekoff Scholarship Applications MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE TALLAHASSEE QUARTERBACK CLUB FOUNDATION, INC., ON OR BEFORE February 7, 2023.

Applications are accepted from High School seniors attending public, private, charter, or virtual high school in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, or Wakulla counties. The qualifications are seniors who have a 3.0 gpa (or weighted 3.25 gpa) and have overcome significant obstacles (emotional, physical, mental, or emotional) in their lives to become student achievers involved in extracurricular activities. This is not a sports scholarship but rather a scholarship awarded to students who have overcome and turned significant barriers they experienced into opportunities to develop.

Click here for application.

FASFEPA Vivian Scott Scholarship

The Florida Association of State Federal Educational Program Administrators (FASFEPA) recently released the Vivian Scott Scholarship for graduating high school seniors planning to further their education.

The scholarship is awarded each year to two recipients in each of the five FASFEPA regions.

Student applicants must meet the following criteria to be eligible for the scholarship:

Be a senior who is on track to graduate in May/June of 2023;
Be eligible under current USDA guidelines as free or reduced-priced meals or Approved CEP Direct Certification for free or reduced lunch; and
Provide a publishable picture with the application to be used in an announcement and on the FASFEPA webpage.

The scholarship award amount is $1,500 per recipient.

Application Deadline:

Application Link: Vivian Scott Scholarship

The Florida Pearls, Incorporated Scholarship

Freedom Alliance Scholarship

The Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund honors Americans in our Armed Forces who have sacrificed life or limb defending our country.

Eligibility requirements: Students must be one of the following:

• Dependent son or daughter of a U.S.Soldier, Sailor, Airmen, Guardsman or Marine who has become permanently disabled as a result of an operational mission or training accident.

• Dependent son or daughter of a U.S. Soldier, Sailor, Airmen, Guardsman, Marine who has been killed in action.

• Dependent son or daughter of a U.S. Soldier, Sailor, Airmen, Guardsman, Marine who has been classified as a Prisoner of War or Mission in Actions.

Applicants must also currently be in their senior year of high school and under 26 years of age.

Hagan Scholarship

Hagan Scholarship is a nationwide need-based merit scholarship designed to help high-achieving students from small towns and rural areas graduate college debt-free.

The scholarship provides up to $48,000 over four years to attend college. Recipients must enroll at an eligible four-year not-for-profit college or university the first semester following high school graduation.

For eligibility requirements, click HERE.

Lockheed Martin STEM Scholarship

Lockheed Martin has established a scholarship program to provide opportunities to students studying engineering or computer science that demonstrate financial need and come from underrepresented or underserved communities. In 2021, up to 200 renewable scholarships of $10,000 each are offered for full-time study at an accredited U.S. institution of the student’s choice.

Eligibility

U.S. Citizens.
Current high school seniors with a cumulative 2.5 or above GPA, or current college freshmen or sophomores with a cumulative 2.5 or above GPA.
Planning to enroll or already enrolled full-time at an accredited four-year college or university in the U.S.
Majoring or planning to major in Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Physics.
Demonstrate financial need.
Be willing to consider a paid internship with Lockheed Martin following their freshman, sophomore or junior year of college, other circumstances notwithstanding (note: the internship is not required to receive a scholarship, and scholarship recipients are not guaranteed an internship).

Click here for more information and to apply

PB & J Foundation Scholarship

Prudential Spirit of Community Awards

Southern Scholarship Foundation - Rent Free Housing

For over fifty years, the Southern Scholarship Foundation has helped thousands of students with outstanding academic abilities, good character and financial need realize their dream of a college education. Qualified students attending Florida State University, Florida A&M University, the University of Florida, Tallahassee Community College, Santa Fe College, and Florida Gulf Coast University are awarded scholarships in the form of rent-free housing.

Check out this information PowerPoint about the Southern Scholarship Foundation or watch their recruitment video.

Tallahassee Community College Scholarships

Warner University’s Royal Cup

“You Will Be Found” College Essay Writing Challenge

Dear Evan Hansen is the deeply personal and profoundly contemporary Broadway musical, and its breakout song is the Act One finale, “You Will Be Found.” Evan Hansen is about to find the one thing he’s always wanted: a chance to finally fit in.

During the past year, finding connection has never been more integral to our daily lives, yet it's also required more creativity than ever to maintain it.

We invite 11th-grade and 12th-grade students to write a college-application style essay (no longer than 650-words) that describes how you have managed to ensure those around you were a little less alone in recent months – or, alternatively, a moment where you yourself have found comfort in connection.

Entries will be judged by a panel of writers and theatre professionals. The winner will receive a $10,000 college scholarship from Dear Evan Hansen Lead Producer Stacey Mindich and a free six-week Gotham Writers class. Additional prizes may also be awarded by regional Broadway touring venues across the country.

Details:

Entries should be 650 words or less.
Students in 11th or 12th grades are eligible to enter.
The contest is open to residents of the United States and its territories.
There is no entry fee.
Essays should be specific and have a clear narrative.
Entries will be evaluated on originality, the quality of the writing, narrative, and clarity.
Entries will be judged by a panel of writers and Broadway theater professionals. Previous contest judges include six-time Tony nominee Chad Beguelin, Little Brown Books for Young Readers editorial director Farrin Jacobs, and Washington Post theater critic Peter Marks.

Go to "You Will Be Found" College Essay Challenge website for more information and to apply

Gulf Winds Scholarship

Gulf Winds know the importance of continuing your education. Considering the rising cost of education, they have established a scholarship program to help deserving students with some of those expenses.

For the 2022-2023 school year, Gulf Winds Cares Foundation will be awarding four (4) non-renewable $5,000 scholarships. Eligible applicants must be graduating high school seniors or high school graduates. The scholarships are intended for first-year continuing education students only. This year, for the first time in the scholarship program's history, one of the four available scholarships is reserved specifically for a student attending a trade school.

Please see the Eligibility Guidelines for other applicant requirements.

Application Deadline: March 3, 2023

Application Link: Gulf Winds Scholarship