Supervisors of Elections offers scholarship opportunities
The Florida Supervisors of Elections is again offering scholarship opportunities to students from around the state. Three scholarships in the amount of $1,200 will be awarded to each winning student. The FSE Scholarship Committee will announce the recipients at the 2021 Summer Conference.
To be eligible for the scholarship, the applicant shall:
– Be either a political science/public or business administration or journalism/mass communication major.
– Be a citizen of the United States.
– Have been a bonafide resident of Florida for two years preceding the academic year for which an application is made.
– Be enrolled or accepted as a full-time student in a senior college or university in Florida. No postgraduate or second-degree students.
– Have finished two years of junior college or undergraduate work (enough credits for enrollment as a junior).
– Submit two current letters of recommendation: one from the college or university last attended or graduated from; and one from a citizen of good standing in the community.
– Submit a resume of your high school and/or college activities as well as what you have done for your community.
– Demonstrate a financial need and furnish a financial statement, which shows what your own contribution is to your educational expenses. (Student does not have to submit an official form, can just send a statement of their financial need.)
– Have maintained a “C” average or above for the previous year.
– Be available for personal interview by the Supervisor of Elections in the county where you are registered to vote.
– Be registered to vote. (Written verification required by Supervisor submitting application where you are registered to vote.)
The scholarship must be given to a student attending a Florida university or college, which is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, with the stipulation that the check will be made payable to the winning applicant and to the school which they will be attending.
The student must apply in accordance with all eligibility requirements. Failure to do so could result in non-consideration. The scholarship recipient must continue to meet all initial eligibility requirements, maintain a “C” average or above, and remain in good standing at the institution.
Visit https://www.lee.vote/Community-Education-Services/College-Students/FSE-Scholarship.
The Lee County Supervisor of Elections must receive all applications by March 26. Letters of recommendation must accompany the application or be received by the deadline. Mail applications to the Lee County Supervisor of Elections, Tommy Doyle, P.O. Box 2545 Fort Myers, FL 33902.
Each county’s supervisor will review all applications received and select one finalist to submit to the FSE Scholarship Committee, along with a written opinion of the applicant. The committee will select three winners from the finalists submitted. A student who has received the scholarship may make a second application of the following year.