All high school
students applying for the Fall term are evaluated
for competitive, merit-based scholarship packages. All awards are for a total of four years.
Scholarship
Amount
Minimum
Criteria
National
Merit
Finalist Scholarship
$5,000 per year
renewable for 3 years $20,000 total
Students chosen by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as National Merit Finalists. Minimum 1200 SAT (Verbal & Math) or 27 ACT.
National
Achievement
Finalist Scholarship
$5,000 per year
renewable for 3 years $20,000 total
Student chosen by the National Achievement Scholarship Corporation as National Achievement Finalists. Minimum 1200 SAT (Verbal & Math) or 27 ACT.
National
Hispanic
Scholar Scholarship
$5,000 per year
renewable for 3 years $20,000 total
Students chosen by the College Board as National Hispanic Scholars. Minimum 1200 SAT (Verbal & Math) or 27 ACT.
Valedictorian
Scholarship (FL students only)
$3,500
per year
renewable for 3 years $14,000 total
Selected Florida applicants who are named their school Valedictorian. Minimum 1100 Sat (Verbal & Math), or 24 ACT.
Salutatorian
Scholarship (FL students only)
$2,000
per year
renewable for 3 years $8,000 total
Selected Florida applicants who are named their school's Salutatorian. Minimum 1100 SAT (Verbal & Math) or 24 ACT.
Presidential
Scholarship (FL students only)
$2,500
per year
depending on residency renewable for 3 years $10,000 total
Selected Florida applicants with at least a 3.5 GPA and a minimum 1200 SAT (Verbal & Math) or 27 ACT.
Academic
Excellence Scholarship (FL students only)
$1,000
per year
renewable for 3 years $4,000 total
Selected Florida applicants with at least a 3.5 GPA and 1150-1190 SAT (Verbal & Math) or 25-26 ACT.
Academic
Achievement Scholarship (Non-FL students only)
$5,000
per year
renewable for 3 years $20,000 total
Selected Non-Florida applicants with at least a 3.5 GPA and 1100 SAT (Verbal & Math) or 24 ACT.
No
separate application is necessary to compete
for the listed awards. Student must complete
the admissions process by the scholarship
deadline of February 15th in order to compete.
Competition for scholarship awards is based
on strong academic preparation, and students
are eligible for one award from the
above list. Student must be admitted and
enrolled for the Fall term. Scholarships
are not stacked. A student can only receive one institutional award. Student must complete 15 credit hours each semester for
eight consecutive semesters (Fall and Spring),
and maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA. Scholarships
are applied to tuition only.
For information
on other University scholarships, please click
here.
