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Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties

The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties has established scholarship programs to assist high school and college students who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs.

The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.

CFPBMC Interview Scholarships

Applicants to the CFPBMC Interview Scholarships must:

  • Be a graduating high school senior
  • Residing in Palm Beach County, Martin County, or Okeechobee County, Florida
  • OR
  • Attending one of the following high schools:
    • Boca Raton Community High School
    • Florida Atlantic University High School
    • Forest Hill Community High School
    • Katz Yeshiva High School of South Florida
    • Olympic Heights Community High School
    • Saint Andrew’s School
    • Saint John Paul II Academy
    • Spanish River Community High School
    • West Boca Raton Community High School
  • Be enrolled or plan to enroll in a part-time or full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two- or four-year college/university or vocational-technical school in the United States
    • Certification programs must be through an accredited institution and must run on a standard academic semester calendar. Certification programs must be a minimum of one semester/term in length and applicants must be enrolled at the time awards are disbursed
  • Minimum 2.0 GPA (unless noted otherwise)
  • Children of Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties employees are not eligible for these awards

Awards are renewable up to three years or until a bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first, based on satisfactory academic performance (maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale) and part-time or full-time enrollment (unless specified otherwise).

Please go to CFPBMC Interview Scholarships for more information and to apply. 

To be considered for all scholarship opportunities, we encourage students to submit applications for all CFPBMC scholarship programs.

CFPBMC Non-Interview Scholarships

Applicants to the CFPBMC Non-Interview Scholarships must:

  • Be a graduating high school senior residing in Florida
  • OR
  • Attending one of the following high schools:
    • Jupiter High School
    • Glades Central High School
    • Pahokee High School
    • Palm Beach Gardens High School
    • any Palm Beach County high school
    • any Martin County high school
  • Be enrolled or plan to enroll in a part-time or full-time course of study at an accredited two- or four-year college/university or vocational-technical school in the United States
    • Certification programs must be through an accredited institution and must run on a standard academic semester calendar. Certification programs must be a minimum of one semester/term in length and applicants must be enrolled at the time awards are disbursed
  • Minimum 2.0 GPA (unless specified otherwise)
  • Children of Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties employees are not eligible for these awards
  • Homeschooled students are encouraged to apply

Awards are renewable up to three years or until a bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first, based on satisfactory academic performance (maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale) and part-time or full-time enrollment.

Please go to CFPBMC Non-Interview Scholarships for more information and to apply. 

To be considered for all scholarship opportunities, we encourage students to submit applications for all CFPBMC scholarship programs.

CFPBMC Employer Funds

Applicants to the CFPBMC Employer Funds must:

  • Be a graduating high school senior or graduate, GED holder, current undergraduate, or graduate student
  • Be associated with one of the following employers or groups:
    • Gunster
    • Palm Beach Kennel Club
    • Emmanuel Deliverance Church of God (EDCOG)
    • Weitz Co., FL Division
    • Willoughby Golf Club
    • OR
    • Be a resident of Palm Beach County or Martin County, Florida
  • Be enrolled or plan to enroll in a part-time or full-time course of study at an accredited two- or four-year college/university or vocational-technical school or graduate program in the United States
    • Certification programs must be through an accredited institution and must run on a standard academic semester calendar. Certification programs must be a minimum of one semester/term in length, and applicants must be enrolled at the time awards are disbursed.
  • Minimum 2.0 GPA (unless noted otherwise)
  • Children of Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties employees are not eligible for these awards

Awards are not renewable, but applicants may reapply each year they are eligible.

Please go to CFPBMC Employer Funds for more information and to apply. 

To be considered for all scholarship opportunities, we encourage students to submit applications for all CFPBMC scholarship programs.

CFPBMC Single Year Awards

Applicants to the CFPBMC Single Year Awards must:

  • Be a graduating high school senior from any Palm Beach County high school
  • Be enrolled or plan to enroll in a part-time or full-time course of study at an accredited two- or four-year college/university or vocational-technical school in the United States unless otherwise noted
    • Certification programs must be through an accredited institution and must run on a standard academic semester calendar. Certification programs must be a minimum of one semester/term in length, and applicants must be enrolled at the time awards are disbursed.
  • Minimum 2.0 GPA (unless otherwise noted)
  • Children of Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties employees are not eligible for these awards

Awards are one-time only.

Please go to CFPBMC Single Year Awards for more information and to apply. 

To be considered for all scholarship opportunities, we encourage students to submit applications for all CFPBMC scholarship programs.

America’s Heroes Scholarship Fund

Applicants to the America’s Heroes Scholarship Fund must:

  • Be a graduating high school senior or graduate, GED holder, current undergraduate, or graduate student
  • Be a dependent child or spouse of a fallen law enforcement officer
    • Applicants must provide a letter from the Law Enforcement Agency that the officer worked for stating Line of Duty Death
  • Be enrolled or plan to enroll in a part-time or full-time course of study at an accredited two- or four-year college/university or vocational-technical school in the United States
    • Certification programs must be through an accredited institution and must run on a standard academic semester calendar. Certification programs must be a minimum of one semester/term in length, and applicants must be enrolled at the time awards are disbursed.
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA
  • Children of Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties employees are not eligible for these awards

Awards are renewable up to three years or until a bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first, based on satisfactory academic performance (maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale) and part-time or full-time enrollment.

Please go to America’s Heroes Scholarship Program for more information and to apply. 

To be considered for all scholarship opportunities, we encourage students to submit applications for all CFPBMC scholarship programs.

Allison’s Gift Scholarship Program

Applicants to the Allison’s Gift Scholarship Program must:

  • Be high school seniors or graduates, GED holders, or current college undergraduates who have placed a child for adoption
  • Preference to birthmothers who are residents of Florida
  • Preference to birthmothers who have placed their child/children with parents who reside in Florida
  • Plan to enroll in full-time or part-time undergraduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year
    • Part-time enrollment consists of a minimum of 6 credits per term/semester
    • Certification programs must be through an accredited institution and must run on a standard academic semester calendar. Certification programs must be a minimum of one semester/term in length, and applicants must be enrolled at the time awards are disbursed
  • Minimum 2.0 GPA
  • Children of Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties employees are not eligible for these awards

Awards are renewable up to three years or until a bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first, based on satisfactory academic performance (maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale) and part-time or full-time enrollment.

Please go to Allison’s Gift Scholarship Program for more information and to apply. 

To be considered for all scholarship opportunities, we encourage students to submit applications for all CFPBMC scholarship programs.