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CFPBMC Single Year Awards
Deadline to apply: February 3, 2025 4:00 pm CT (5:00 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:

  • Dr. Sidney Davidson Nursing Scholarship Fund
  • Matthew James Audin Memorial Scholarship
  • 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 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

Some scholarships may require interviews that will be conducted March 17 to April 11.

Dr. Sidney Davidson Nursing Scholarship Fund

  • Be a graduating high school senior at any high school residing in Palm Beach County or Martin County
  • Be enrolled or plan to enroll in a two-year college/university or vocational/technical school in pursuit of an associate’s degree at Palm Beach State College
  • Minimum 2.0 GPA
  • Pursue a degree or career in licensed practical nursing
  • Must demonstrate financial need
  • Award is not renewable, but recipients may reapply if they are eligible. Preference will be given to past recipients who are continuing in the same major
  • An estimated 2 award(s) of $2,500 will be granted for undergraduate study only

Matthew James Audin Memorial Scholarship

  • Be a graduating high school senior at Jupiter High School
  • Minimum 2.0 GPA
  • Financial need will be considered but is not required
  • Participation in extracurricular activities
  • An estimated 1 award(s) of $1,500 will be granted for undergraduate study only

Palm Beach County Estate Planning Council

  • Be a graduating high school senior from a Palm Beach County high school
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA
  • Be pursuing a degree or career in Accounting, Charitable Giving, Financial Planning, Investment Advisory, Law, or Life Insurance
  • Preference given to applicants who demonstrate financial need
  • Must have previous experience or participate in activities demonstrating an interest in a career related to the above areas
  • An estimated 4 award(s) of $2,500 will be granted for undergraduate study only
  • Students residing in North Palm Beach County are strongly encouraged to apply

Awards

If selected, the recipient will receive an award of $1,500 to $2,500. Up to 7 awards will be granted.

The scholarship is to be used for tuition and education-related expenses. Unused funds must be returned to the Sponsor.

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 June.

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 performance
  • Demonstrated leadership
  • 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

Financial need, as calculated by Scholarship America, will be considered but may not be required.

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
      • 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 6, 2025 4:00 pm Central Time (5:00 PM Eastern Time).

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

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