Gulf Coast Now Accepting Scholarship Applications

Gulf Coast Community Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2019-20 scholarship program. Prospective applicants may visit GulfCoastCF.org/scholarships to review scholarship requirements and complete the online application. The deadline to apply is March 4.

Through its annual scholarship program, Gulf Coast assists students of all ages in pursuing higher education at accredited technical schools, colleges, and universities. Applicants must reside in Sarasota County, Charlotte County, or Boca Grande, and they must plan to attend a qualifying postsecondary institution during the 2019-20 academic year.


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Candidates can complete a single application to be considered for all scholarship opportunities for which they qualify. Scholarships are awarded from more than 50 scholarship funds, including many established by donors to support particular fields of study or to assist students from specific schools or communities, including:

  • American Association of University Women Venice Scholarship
  • Michael Bingamen Memorial Scholarship
  • Bogart and Daugherty Technology Scholarship
  • Patricia Bradley Scholarship
  • Wellington Chen, M.D. Student Healthcare Scholarship *
  • William and Karen Cornelius Scholarship
  • George F. Dignam Memorial Scholarship
  • Tom and Annette Dignam Family Trust Scholarship
  • Philip B. Dobrin, MD Memorial Scholarship Fund
  • David Dunbar Scholarship for the Arts
  • Lloyd J. Dunn Memorial Scholarship
  • Englewood Masonic Lodge #360 Scholarship Trust
  • Englewood United Methodist Men’s Fellowship Scholarship
  • Englewood Youth Foundation Scholarship
  • Englewood Youth Foundation Frances B. Concordia Memorial Scholarship
  • Englewood Youth Foundation Janet E. and Henry J.G. Davis Memorial Scholarship
  • Englewood Youth Foundation Nick Pihowicz Memorial Scholarship
  • Anthony Forsthoefel Scholarship
  • Marian Graves Scholarship
  • Gulf Coast Community Foundation Scholarship
  • Arthur E. Gulick, M.D. Vocational Scholarship
  • Robin Knapp Gullotta Soccer Scholarship
  • Amy Lee Haffner Scholarship
  • Grace Herrmann Nursing Scholarship *
  • Charles S. Herron Jr., M.D. Student Healthcare Scholarship *
  • Helen L. Iler/Herbert A. Brobst Scholarship
  • Arne and Dorothy Iversen Scholarship
  • L. A. Ainger Jr. High School Scholarship
  • Lemon Bay American Legion Scholarship
  • Lemon Bay High School Mary B. Conwell Scholarship
  • Lemon Bay High School Virginia Preston Memorial Scholarship
  • Lemon Bay High School Walter J. McCormick, Jr. Scholarship
  • Lemon Bay Sunrise Rotary Scholarship
  • Margaret D. Lincoln Scholarship Fund
  • Joseph and Dina Marshall Scholarship
  • Mission Valley Country Club Scholarship in Memory of Paul Peters Jr.
  • Richard M. Morrison, M.D. Student Healthcare Scholarship *
  • North Port Community Scholarship
  • Robert E. Schill Nursing Scholarship *
  • Robert and Ida Shelton Scholarship
  • Arthur E. and Audre B. Smith Scholarship
  • Ann Brown Spaulding Scholarship
  • Marion B. Thompson Scholarship
  • Toledo Blade Scholarship
  • Venice High School Scholarship
  • Venice High School Dein Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota County Scholarship
  • Venice High School Wayne L. Lechlitner Memoral Scholarship
  • Venice High School Richard E. Martin Memorial Scholarship
  • Venice High School Rotary Futures Dan Parrett Citizenship Scholarship
  • Venice High School Rotary Futures Venice Family YMCA Scholarship
  • Harry and Joyce Wachter Business Scholarship
  • Helen Wedding Vocational Scholarship
  • Christopher L. Woiak Memorial Scholarship for Big Brothers Big Sisters
  • Yates Family Scholarship
  • Geri and Ron Yonover Scholarship

 

Last year, the foundation awarded 456 scholarships totaling over $511,000 to deserving local students. Since establishing its scholarship program in 1997, Gulf Coast has awarded $7.7 million in scholarships to help students pursue their dreams of higher education.


The deadline to apply is March 4, 2019. Please utilize the contact information below for questions.

ContactUs@applyist.com

(855) 670-ISTS (4787)

 


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