The Community Foundation of Sarasota has collected a rich assortment of tools and resources from expert sources to help students successfully complete their scholarship applications and plan for their academic future.
Whether you are experienced with or new to our scholarship program, these resource links will refine your submission and clarify key aspects of the process to maximize your potential success.
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College Success and Resource Center
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties provides individualized post-secondary assistance to help teens prepare for higher education.
Education Foundation of Sarasota County
The website of the Education Foundation of Sarasota County offers a searchable scholarship database that helps students identify scholarships for which they may want to apply.
Manatee Community Foundation
Manatee Community Foundation awards scholarships to assist students from Manatee County in pursuing higher education at accredited colleges and universities.
William G. and Marie Selby Foundation
Through the "Selby Scholars" program, renewable scholarships are awarded each year to students with financial need who exhibit the values of leadership and service in Sarasota, Manatee, DeSoto, and Charlotte counties.
Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Gulf Coast Community Foundation awards scholarships to assist students from Sarasota and Charlotte counties, as well as Boca Grande, in pursuing higher education at accredited postsecondary institutions.
Manasota ASALH
The Manasota branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) offers scholarships for graduating high school seniors and current college students who are graduates of Sarasota and Manatee County high schools who have earned a minimum of a 3.0 grade point average and demonstrate leadership in their school and community.
Sunrise Scholars Foundation
The Sunrise Scholars Foundation’s mission is to provide free, comprehensive college counseling support to high-achieving underrepresented students in Florida. The goal is to graduate students from “best fit” universities with minimal debt. Current high school juniors are welcome to apply.
CareerSource Suncoast
CareerSource Suncoast provides qualified individuals tuition assistance for training at local colleges, technical schools, and other approved providers. The scholarships can be used to cover all costs like books, materials, uniforms, or supplies for up to two years.
The Sara De Soto Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution
The Sara De Soto Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution offers scholarships to high school seniors who are permanent residents of Sarasota County.
Catholic Community Foundation of Southwest Florida
The Catholic Community Foundation of Southwest Florida awards scholarships to both traditional and non-traditional students from Sarasota County pursuing higher education at accredited colleges, universities, and vocational and technical schools.
Collier County Community Foundation
The Collier County Community Foundation offers the Frank and Ellen Daveler Educational Scholarship for high school seniors with an unweighted GPA of 3.0 or higher who reside in one of 20 counties in Florida, including Sarasota, Manatee, DeSoto, and Charlotte.
Women’s Resource Center
Women’s Resource Center offers annual Education Scholarships to recognize, reward, and encourage female students who are pursuing a higher level of education to reach a realistic goal in preparation for employment, self-sufficiency, and advancement in the community.
Founders Garden Club of Sarasota
The Founders Garden Club of Sarasota offers the Mary Beth Goddard Scholarship for Natural Sciences. Applicants must have graduated from a Florida high school, maintain a college GPA of 3.0 or higher, and be rising college juniors or seniors or graduate students pursuing a degree in natural sciences including, but not limited to: environmental studies, conservation and ecology, horticulture, botany, coastal wetlands, pollinator research, and landscape architecture.
A. Jean Battie Scholarship Fund
The A. Jean Battie Scholarship Fund was created to honor Mrs. A. Jean Battie, who taught in Sarasota County for 30 years before retiring in 2006. Battie was a noted community member who volunteered in her church and in the classroom after her retirement. This scholarship fund is for students who are Light of the Word Church members or affiliates of the following organizations: Truly Valued, Booker High School's College for Every Student (CFES) Brilliant Pathway Program, Safe Children’s Coalition, Greatness Beyond Measure, Brotherhood of Men, Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties, and Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe. The A. Jean Battie Scholarship Committee also issues the Black History Contest Scholarship. This scholarship opportunity is open to all graduating minority high school seniors in Sarasota and Manatee counties.
The Allamanda Garden Club of North Port
The Allamanda Garden Club of North Port awards two $2,500 scholarships each year to rising college juniors or seniors in an undergraduate program, as well as graduate or doctoral students pursuing degrees in the sciences or horticulture-related fields. This scholarship is to provide tuition assistance to students attending a college or university anywhere in the United States. Preference will be given to students who are residents of North Port, Port Charlotte, Englewood, and Venice.
Admit It to Quit It: End Distracted Driving Scholarship Contest
Abrahamson & Uiterwyk Car Accident and Personal Injury Lawyers offers an annual scholarship opportunity for Florida graduating high school seniors and current college students who submit an essay of 500 to 1,000 words admitting to their most common distracted driving habits, and to describe specifically how and why they intend to put an end to those deadly habits.