Miami-Dade Public High School Graduate Scholarship

FNU will award a scholarship to 5 graduates from a Miami-Dade Public or Charter high school each year (Only 1 scholarship per High School).

The scholarship is awarded annually to a high school graduate that wins an essay contest written on the subject of “The Importance of a University Education.”

Deadline: July 1st (The scholarship recipients must enroll in the Fall Semester)

Basis for Selection: Submission of a 500-word essay (written in English).The essay will be graded using a standardized rubric considering the content and the writing skills exhibited in the essay.

Amount Awarded: The complete tuition cost of the program for an associate or bachelor degree program offered by FNU (The Undergraduate Nursing programs are not eligible for the scholarship).

Source of the Scholarship: University revenue.

Requirements:
Students receiving the Miami-Dade Public High School Graduate Scholarship must maintain a 3.0 GPA, per academic year.
Scholarship recipients must complete community/university service hours. 150 hours must be completed within the first academic year for associate degree programs and 300 hours must be completed by the end of the second academic year for bachelor degree programs. These hours are a mandatory component as a scholarship recipient of the Miami-Dade Public High School Graduate Scholarship. Completed community/university hours will be submitted to the student’s FNU academic advisor.

Application procedure:
The applicant must:

Be a graduate of a Miami-Dade Senior High School or Charter School
Be a U.S. Resident, U.S. Citizen, or other eligible non-citizens (humanitarian parole, Cuban-Haitian Entrant, refugee status, asylum).
Submit an official high school transcript with a 3.5 State GPA or greater (not district GPA).
Submit recommendations by two teachers and/or high school counselors.

All applicants must complete the required scholarship application form, and submit all supporting documents to FNU’s Office of the Vice President of Academic Affairs at academicaffairs@fnu.edu. Incomplete applications will not be considered.