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CFPBMC Single Year Awards
Deadline to apply: February 8, 2024 5:00 pm CT (6:00 PM ET)

The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties provides scholarship opportunities for students to pursue their educational goals. Scholarships are available for graduating high school seniors and undergraduates who are attending community colleges, four-year universities, and vocational/technical schools.

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.

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Applicants will complete one application for consideration for all the scholarship funds under CFPBMC Single Year Awards.

Scholarship funds included in the CFPBMC Single Year Awards Application:

  • Claire B. Schultz Memorial Scholarship Fund
  • Palm Beach County Estate Planning Council Scholarship Fund

Applicants will apply to CFPBMC Single Year Awards. One common application is completed to apply to any of the below funds. Applicants must meet the following criteria of one or more of the scholarships listed:

  • Be a graduating high school senior
  • Be a resident of Palm Beach County or Martin County; or graduating from a Palm Beach County high School
  • Be enrolled or planning 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 for the entire upcoming academic year
  • Minimum 2.0 GPA

Awards are one-time only. Applicants may reapply each year they meet the eligibility requirements.

Children of foundation employees are ineligible.

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.

Claire B. Schultz Memorial Scholarship Fund

  • Be a graduating high school senior
  • Preference given to applicants who self-identify as American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black,African, or African American, Hispanic or Latino, or Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
  • Preference given to applicants with disabilities
  • Preference given to applicants demonstrating financial need
  • Estimated four (4) awards of $2,500 will be granted

Palm Beach County Estate Planning Council

  • Be a graduating high school senior from a Palm Beach County high school
  • Be pursuing a degree or career in Law, Accounting, Financial Planning, Investment Advisory, Life Insurance, or Charitable Giving
  • Must have previous experience or participate in activities demonstrating an interest in a career related to the above areas
  • Preference given to applicants who demonstrate financial need
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA
  • Estimated four (4) awards of $2,500 will be granted

Children of foundation employees are ineligible.

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.

Awards

If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $2,500 award. Up to 8 awards will be granted.

Awards are not renewable. Applicants may receive ONE award per year from the Community Foundation of Palm Beach and Martin Counties.

Awards are for undergraduate study only.

Notification

All applicants will be notified in May.

Payment of Scholarships

Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties.

Payment is made in July.

Selection of Recipients

Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:

  • Academic record
  • Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
  • Work experience
  • A statement of educational and career goals and objectives
  • Unusual personal or family circumstances
  • An online recommendation

Financial need, as calculated by Scholarship America, may be considered, depending on the award.

Selection of finalists is made by Scholarship America. Community Foundation of Palm Beach and Martin Counties and an outside scholarship committee will review applicant data, including all essays responses, and select recipients. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.

As part of your application, you must upload the following:

  • A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display student name, school name, grades and credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.

NOTE: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your high school transcript, you will need to upload a copy of your test score report(s) separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required.

One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than February 12, 2024 3:00 pm Central Time (4:00 PM Eastern Time).

Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.

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