USF St. Petersburg Privately Funded s 2014-2015 Application will be available through April 11, 2014. s are color-coded, and based upon USFSP home campus, unless otherwise noted: All Students can apply for scholarships listed in BLACK. All Undergraduate students can apply for scholarships in GREEN Continuing Undergraduate Students, or Incoming Transfers can apply for scholarships in PURPLE. Graduates can apply for scholarships in BLUE. ** Financially Need-based according to the FAFSA All awards are Fall/Spring, unless otherwise noted. GENERAL SCHOLARSHIPS Allstate Minority 1 award, based on available funding Junior level standing, and have completed at least one semester at USFSP 3.0 Overall GPA Amanda Cole Endowed Transfer 2 awards, $1,000 per year Transfer student from SPC with an AA degree. Resident of St. Petersburg 3.0 overall GPA Attended a Pinellas County High School Minimum Half time enrollment Letters of recommendation from SPC faculty. Barnes and Noble 8 awards, $500 per year Small book scholarships ** Carl A. Gelin Memorial 4 awards, $1,500 per year Preference given to USF St. Petersburg Honors Program participants, but all USF St. Petersburg students can apply. Academic Merit is considered. All majors, except those in the Social Sciences, will be considered. Charles Haslam Endowed Memorial 1 award, $1,000 per year Academic Merit Student who demonstrates a desire to pursue his or her education through recognition of the value of books. ** Demetrios Karamesoutis Endowed Memorial Multiple awards available, Amount varies Eligibility for yearly automatic renewal is determined by annually qualifying as financially needy according to the FAFSA application. Spring for renewal consideration. ** Donald Haney Memorial Awards vary based upon available funding. Sophomore, Junior, Senior, or Graduate student classification at the time of the Must demonstrate service to campus and/or community. Academically competitive GPA. Hamilton C. Stirling Memorial Spring for renewal consideration
James V. and Antoinette Ambrose Endowed Minimum part time enrollment Pinellas County Resident ** Frances G. Elvidge Renewable up to eight semesters (based on maintaining full-time enrollment each Fall and Spring). Eligibility for yearly automatic renewal is determined by annually qualifying as financially needy according to the FAFSA application. Spring for renewal consideration. Jason C. Hill Memorial Academic Merit based scholarship in memory of Jason C. Hill, son of a Piper, Ludin, Howie & Werner employee. John B. Allwein for Military Veterans At least half-time enrollment (6 credit hours). Sustained combat injuries Post 9-11. Combat-wounded veteran with one or more severe disabilities. These may include, but are not limited to: loss of limb, loss of eye, brain injury, disfigurement, or other significant factors like severe burns OR Children of a parent who has died as a result of combat-related injuries. ** Julia Pauline Mansfield Overall 3.2 GPA. Sophomore, Junior or Senior level at the time of the U.S. Citizen for both Fall and Spring Financial Need for this scholarship is determined by the difference between limited financial aid awarded and semester tuition amount. Lena M. Brown Book Book scholarship for USFSP students in honor of Lena M. Brown. Overall GPA of 3.2 Lowell E. Davis Endowed Junior or Senior classification and enrolled fulltime at the time of the Student must be an international student who is a US resident and seeking US citizenship. Student must have at least 3.0 overall cumulative grade point average One semester completed prior to Fall 2010 at the USF St. Petersburg campus Martha Rudy Wallace Fund Graduate Student Preference to students with a Bachelor s Degree from Eckerd College Full or Part time enrollment Awarded during the Fall only. Martin Luther King Book Preference will be given to USF St. Petersburg students from traditionally underrepresented socio-economic groups. Overall GPA of 2.5 or above Awarded during the Fall only. Raleigh W. Greene Jr. Endowed USFSP student ** Raymund Foundation Endowed USFSP ** Raymund Fund Strong consideration for First Generation college students Primarily given to qualified students participating in the TRiO program: http://www1.usfsp.edu/trio/ Please contact trio@usfsp.edu for more program information. USFSP Endowed Minority
USFSP Faculty/Staff Academic-based scholarship provided by USF St. Petersburg campus Faculty and Staff for USF St. Petersburg Students. USFSP Retired Faculty & Staff Endowed provided through the USF St. Petersburg Retired Faculty and Staff Association Minimum 3.2 Overall GPA. Recipients are rotated between the Colleges of Business, Education, and Arts & Sciences each year. Preference given to a first generation college student. USFSP Small scholarships for deserving students. USFSP Student Government Full or Part time students All academic levels All colleges at USFSP All majors at USFSP USFSP Honors Program Admission into the USFSP Honors Program from any disciplines. Enrolled in USFSP Honors Program identified classes. Wells Fargo Bank Endowed Junior, Senior or Graduate students. COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES ** David Carr Memorial Endowed New Freshmen, New Transfers or Currently enrolled Undergraduate students Full or Part Time Majoring in History (European History preferred). Academic Merit considered. Dina and Brad Stenz Writer s Minimum GPA of 3.0. Focus is on Technical Writing or writing for the sciences. Writing sample as part of the scholarship application. Harry J. Shaleman Jr. Memorial Geography Student must be taking geography classes. Eliason Humanities and Liberal Arts Student must be enrolled in a Humanities or Liberal Arts major. Howard Paulson Memorial Political Sciences major or related field. ** Pat Vardell Endowed Health Sciences Bachelor of Health Sciences major. Overall GPA of 3.0. Full or Part time enrollment Wally & Louise Bishop Ethical Leadership & Civic Engagement Leadership minor Demonstration of civic engagement.
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ** Al and Sandee Steinberg Fund 1 award, $2,000 per year Must be at least part-time enrollment First Generation College Students Renewable up to 8 semesters Pinellas County residents Preference will be given to USFSP students who are disadvantaged culturally, economically, or socially. Can be used toward study abroad. Arthur L. Schwartz Memorial 1 award based on available funding Enrolled in Investments course Bank of America Endowed USFSP College of Business major. Community Foundation of Tampa Bay CPA Fund Partnership with the USFSP College of Business Accounting department. Accounting major Gregory, Sharer and Stuart Fund 1 award, amount depends on funding Linton Tibbets Endowed Graduate Student Fellowship International business with a focus on the Caribbean Full and Part-time enrollment Academic Merit based Limited to no more than 2 years. Paul and Teresa Mueller Endowed in Accounting Robert J. West Endowed in Accountancy Preference will be given to students working parttime, and not receiving Federal Work Study. 3.2 Overall GPA The Tampa Bay Chapter Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Outside scholarship provided through a partnership with the USFSP Program of Accountancy. ** Gus and Frances Stavros Family for Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurship major. Transfer students Academic merit considered. USFSP College of Business Fund USFSP College of Business Student USFSP Accounting Accounting major ** USFSP in Entrepreneurship Full-time New transfer or currently enrolled undergraduates Entrepreneurship major Academic merit considered.
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Frances Louise Stavros Graduate students. Preference to those seeking initial teacher certification. H. William Heller in Special Education Preference given to students who either have special education needs, or are specializing in special education. (SEA) Student Education Association Involvement in SEA USFSP College of Education Fund USFSP College of Education Students. ** Tampa Bay Times Education Endowment Graduate students.