For students 24 years of age or older, scholarships are available throughout the year, although specific application deadlines may differ. To be eligible, applicants must be:
- A resident of Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, or DeSoto counties.
- 24 years of age or older as of December 31st of the year in which they apply (if you will be under 24 years of age as of this date, please visit our page for Students Under 24 Years of Age)
Available Scholarships for Students 24 Years of Age or Older
Adult Scholarship
Completing our Adult Scholarship application will allow our scholarship committee to consider you for more than 40 different scholarship opportunities. Applicants must be a resident of Sarasota, Manatee, DeSoto, or Charlotte counties. Students must be pursuing or planning to pursue further education at an accredited university, community college, technical school, or certification program.
The 2026 application period begins in mid-February.
Scholarship Renewal
This year, eligible renewal students will receive an email from scholarships@cfsarasota.org inviting them to complete the Renewal Application in the first week of May. If you are an eligible renewal student but have not received an email invitation by mid-May, please contact scholarships@cfsarasota.org for more information.
Special Note: Please read your notification letter carefully as it will detail whether or not your scholarship is renewable. Students who were not awarded a renewable scholarship during a prior year, will not be considered through this application. Please apply through our Adult Scholarship application to be considered for a new scholarship award.
Below is a listing of all scholarship applications for students 24 years of age or older:
Destinations Florida Dave Warren Scholarship
Destinations Florida, through the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, is pleased to offer the Dave Warren Scholarship. This scholarship opportunity is available to college juniors who plan to make a career in the hospitality industry within the State of Florida. Selection criteria includes the personal goals of the student, financial need and community involvement.
Applications open Dec. 15, 2025, and close March 15, 2026.
Sarasota County Bar Association Richard R. Garland Scholarship
This scholarship is intended to provide an opportunity for incoming second year law students of under-represented backgrounds from underserved communities or socioeconomic backgrounds, who have an interest in practicing law in Sarasota County. Scholarship awardees will complete a summer internship with a law firm in the local area after their second year and receive a scholarship for their third year of law school.
Application opens March 31st, 2026 and closes September 1st, 2026.
Suncoast Nursing Action Coalition BSN Scholarship
This scholarship provides financial support for current BSN, ASN, or BSN Fast Track Program candidates in Sarasota, Charlotte, Manatee, and DeSoto counties. The goal is to increase the number of bachelor’s prepared nurses who are working within the SNAC region.
Application opens February 2nd, 2026 and closes March 15th, 2026.
Suncoast Nursing Action Coalition Graduate in Nursing Scholarship
This scholarship provides financial support for current nursing faculty in the Suncoast Nursing Action Coalition (SNAC) region (Sarasota, Charlotte, Manatee, & Desoto Counties) who are pursuing either a graduate degree in Nursing (i.e. MSN, DNP, Ph.D). The goal is to increase the number of doctoral and masters prepared faculty who are qualified to teach in the SNAC region’s bachelor’s in nursing (BSN) programs.
Application opens February 2nd, 2026 and closes March 15th, 2026.
2Gen Parent Scholarship
The 2Gen Scholarship connects low-income parents with children attending Alta Vista, Emma E. Booker, Gocio, and Tuttle Elementary Schools with educational pathways to build their skills and
lead to family-sustaining wages. Applicants must be referred by the Parent Education Navigator, be 18 years of age or older as of December 31st of the year in which they apply and be
residents of Sarasota or Manatee counties for a minimum of 1 year.
Deadline: Rolling Application.