Scholarships

The Department of Administration and Law has many scholarship opportunities for its students. Scholarship amount and availability vary by semester. Email notifications are sent to enrolled students when scholarships become available.

Barbara and Virgil Hendley Memorial Scholarship

• Construction Management Students
• Preference given to upper level students
• Minimum GPA of 3.0

Bill W. Peebles Jr. Scholarship

• MSA Public Administration Students
• Minimum GPA of 3.0

Daniel Eric Doelker Scholarship

• Construction Management Students
• Preference given to upper level students
• Need-based

Grant Holmes Memorial Scholarship

• Undergraduate or Graduate Students
• Students wishing to pursue a career in labor relations, human relations or risk management
• GPA greater than or equal to 3.5
• Career goal statement must be submitted as a supplemental document in the Scholarship Portal

 Steven Bolyard Scholarship: Administration & Law

• Junior or Senior Students
• Overall GPA of 2.5 or greater

Bookstore Scholarship

• Undergraduate, Full-time students (minimum 12 hours fall and spring, 9 hours summer)
• GPA of 2.5 or greater

John C. Pace, Jr. Scholarship

• Awarded to new graduate students upon initial admission to the program
• Scholarship recipients must register for at least six (6) graduate credit hours each semester
• Must maintain a graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Submit a personal statement reflecting on past academic achievements and how the student will be enhanced through the graduate school experience

Graduate Merit Scholarship

• Awarded to new graduate students
• Scholarship recipients must register for at least six (6) graduate credit hours each semester
• Must maintain a graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Submit a personal statement reflecting on past academic achievements and how the student will be enhanced through the graduate school experience

Graduate Fellowship Scholarship

• Awarded to new or continuing graduate students
• Scholarship recipients must register for at least six (6) graduate credit hours each semester
• Must maintain a graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Submit a two page, double-spaced personal statement describing how graduate school will advance your academic or professional work in the respective discipline

Graduate Grant

• Awarded to domestic graduate students (international students are not eligible)
• Scholarship recipients must register for at least six (6) graduate credit hours each semester (including summer semester with the exception of students at the end of their program in thesis/dissertation hours)
• Must maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Cannot be enrolled in an OPM program

 Outside Organizations for Legal Studies Scholarships

• National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Inc.
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Northwest Florida Chapter
• American Association for Paralegal Education
• Paralegal Association of Florida, Inc.
• Northwest Florida Paralegal Association
• Kaplan LSAT Prep Course Scholarship

Donald L. Whitman Fellow and Scholar Program
- Awarded to one faculty member and one graduate student per year in Public Administration
- Read about Donald L. Whitman

 

The Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice has many scholarship opportunities for its students. Scholarship amount and availability vary by semester. Email notifications are sent to enrolled students when scholarships become available.

Evelyn Ortiz & John Ortiz Smykla Criminal Justice Scholarship

• Junior or Senior Hispanic Undergraduate Student with the highest overall GPA (If no undergraduate student qualifies, scholarship will be awarded to the Hispanic Graduate Student with the highest GPA)

Mabie Criminal Justice Undergraduate Scholarship

• Criminal Justice Undergraduate Students
• Student must be in Good-Standing
• Need-based

Mabie Criminal Justice Graduate Scholarship

• Criminal Justice Graduate Students
• Student must be in Good-Standing
• Need-based

Bookstore Scholarship

• Undergraduate, Full-time students (minimum 12 hours fall and spring, 9 hours summer)
• GPA of 2.5 or greater

John C. Pace, Jr. Scholarship

• Awarded to new graduate students upon initial admission to the program
• Scholarship recipients must register for at least six (6) graduate credit hours each semester
• Must maintain a graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Submit a personal statement reflecting on past academic achievements and how the student will be enhanced through the graduate school experience

Graduate Merit Scholarship

• Awarded to new graduate students
• Scholarship recipients must register for at least six (6) graduate credit hours each semester
• Must maintain a graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Submit a personal statement reflecting on past academic achievements and how the student will be enhanced through the graduate school experience

Graduate Fellowship Scholarship

• Awarded to new or continuing graduate students
• Scholarship recipients must register for at least six (6) graduate credit hours each semester
• Must maintain a graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Submit a two page, double-spaced personal statement describing how graduate school will advance your academic or professional work in the respective discipline

Graduate Grant

• Awarded to domestic graduate students (international students are not eligible)
• Scholarship recipients must register for at least six (6) graduate credit hours each semester (including summer semester with the exception of students at the end of their program in thesis/dissertation hours)
• Must maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Cannot be enrolled in an OPM program

The Department of Instructional Design and Technology has many scholarship opportunities for its students. Scholarship amount and availability vary by semester. Email notifications are sent to enrolled students when scholarships become available.

CEPS Instructional Workforce and Applied Technology

• Undergraduate Instructional Design and Technology Students
• GPA of 2.5 or greater

Hobdy Perkins Memorial

• Junior and Senior Instructional Design and Technology Students or Graduate Instructional Design and Technology Students
• Students must provide a summary of the importance of their project in terms of its contribution to teaching, research, or service to their profession as a supplemental document in the Scholarship Portal

Bookstore Scholarship

• Undergraduate, Full-time students (minimum 12 hours fall and spring, 9 hours summer)
• GPA of 2.5 or greater

John C. Pace, Jr. Scholarship

• Awarded to new graduate students upon initial admission to the program
• Scholarship recipients must register for at least six (6) graduate credit hours each semester
• Must maintain a graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Submit a personal statement reflecting on past academic achievements and how the student will be enhanced through the graduate school experience

Graduate Merit Scholarship

• Awarded to new graduate students
• Scholarship recipients must register for at least six (6) graduate credit hours each semester
• Must maintain a graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Submit a personal statement reflecting on past academic achievements and how the student will be enhanced through the graduate school experience

Graduate Fellowship Scholarship

• Awarded to new or continuing graduate students
• Scholarship recipients must register for at least six (6) graduate credit hours each semester
• Must maintain a graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Submit a two page, double-spaced personal statement describing how graduate school will advance your academic or professional work in the respective discipline

Graduate Grant

• Awarded to domestic graduate students (international students are not eligible)
• Scholarship recipients must register for at least six (6) graduate credit hours each semester (including summer semester with the exception of students at the end of their program in thesis/dissertation hours)
• Must maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Cannot be enrolled in an OPM program

The School of Education has many scholarship opportunities for its students. Scholarship amount and availability vary by semester.

Beverly and Jennifer Acierno Scholarship

• Undergraduate or Graduate Students studying Special Education
• Must maintain a GPA of 3.5 or greater
• Student must answer supplemental questions pertaining to future work with students on the Autism Spectrum in the Scholarship Portal to be considered

CeCe Boone Memorial Scholarship

• Elementary Education Students
• Student must have graduated from high school in Escambia County, FL or Santa Rosa County, FL

Education Leadership Scholarship

• Awarded to UWF degree seeking students pursing a minor in Professional Education or Graduate students majoring in Curriculum & Instruction
• Student must be in Good-Standing
• Minimum GPA of 3.0

Elizabeth Benedict Riehm Memorial Scholarship

• Students majoring in Special Education
• Overall GPA of 3.5 or greater
• Student must answer supplemental questions pertaining to future work teaching the cognitively disabled in the Scholarship Portal to be considered
• Cannot be enrolled in an OPM program

Linda Evans Scholarship

• Elementary Education Students
• Merit-based

NDIA Teacher Scholarship

• Awarded to UWF degree seeking students in the TEEL Department
• Preference will be given to middle and high school pre-service teachers who are focused on STEM disciplines
• Minimum GPA of 3.0
• Student must answer supplemental questions pertaining to focus on STEM disciplines in the Scholarship Portal to be considered

Pamela B Schwartz Scholarship

• Graduate Students
• Overall GPA of 3.0 or greater
• Need-based
• Student must submit a one paragraph, double spaced personal statement describing how graduate school will advance their academic or professional work in respective discipline as a supplemental document in the Scholarship Portal 

Peggy Pilcher and Community Educational Fund

• Awarded to incoming high school students
• Full-time students (minimum 12 hours fall and spring, 9 hours summer)
• High school GPA must be 2.5 or greater
• Need-based
• Student must provide a short description of a high school or community leadership program they are involved in as a supplemental document in the Scholarship Portal

Pickens Foundation for Education

• Awarded to UWF degree seeking students preparing to become teachers
• Must be a Florida resident
• Overall GPA of 3.0 or greater
• Need-based
• Cannot be enrolled in an OPM program

Bookstore Scholarship

• Undergraduate, Full-time students (minimum 12 hours fall and spring, 9 hours summer)
• GPA of 2.5 or greater

John C. Pace, Jr. Scholarship

• Awarded to new graduate students upon initial admission to the program
• Scholarship recipients must register for at least six (6) graduate credit hours each semester
• Must maintain a graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Submit a personal statement reflecting on past academic achievements and how the student will be enhanced through the graduate school experience

Graduate Merit Scholarship

• Awarded to new graduate students
• Scholarship recipients must register for at least six (6) graduate credit hours each semester
• Must maintain a graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Submit a personal statement reflecting on past academic achievements and how the student will be enhanced through the graduate school experience

Graduate Fellowship Scholarship

• Awarded to new or continuing graduate students
• Scholarship recipients must register for at least six (6) graduate credit hours each semester
• Must maintain a graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Submit a two page, double-spaced personal statement describing how graduate school will advance your academic or professional work in the respective discipline

Graduate Grant

• Awarded to domestic graduate students (international students are not eligible)
• Scholarship recipients must register for at least six (6) graduate credit hours each semester (including summer semester with the exception of students at the end of their program in thesis/dissertation hours)
• Must maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Cannot be enrolled in an OPM program

Outside Organizations for Teacher Education Scholarships

• Florida Fund for Minority Teachers (FFMT) Scholarship (www.ffmt.org)
• Exceptional Student Education (ESE) Endorsement Tuition Support Program
• Kappa Delta Pi Scholarship
• Phi Delta Kappa Scholarship
• Helen S. Pope Scholarship

 

Scholarships for Graduate Students

Eligible students should first complete the General Application located in the UWF Scholarship Portal, then complete the CEPS Graduate Scholarship Application located on the CEPS Scholarship page before contacting the department. Upon completing both applications, please email a current CV, a statement of interest, and any supporting documentation for each scholarship you qualify for to soe@uwf.edu. Email notification will be sent to all awardees when the decisions are made.

John C. Pace, Jr. Scholarship

• Awarded to new graduate students upon initial admission to the program
• Scholarship recipients must register for at least six (6) graduate credit hours each semester
• Must maintain a graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Submit a personal statement reflecting on past academic achievements and how the student will be enhanced through the graduate school experience
• Submit resume or curriculum vitae

Graduate Merit Scholarship

• Awarded to new graduate students
• Scholarship recipients must register for at least six (6) graduate credit hours each semester
• Must maintain a graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Submit a personal statement reflecting on past academic achievements and how the student will be enhanced through the graduate school experience
• Submit resume or curriculum vitae

Graduate Fellowship Scholarship

• Awarded to new or continuing graduate students
• Scholarship recipients must register for at least six (6) graduate credit hours each semester
• Must maintain a graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Submit a two page, double-spaced personal statement describing how graduate school will advance your academic or professional work in the respective discipline
• Submit resume or curriculum vitae

Minority Graduate Fellowship Scholarship

• Awarded to new or continuing graduate students
• Scholarship recipients must register for at least six (6) graduate credit hours each semester
• Must maintain a graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Submit a one paragraph, double-spaced personal statement describing the importance of minority students in the respective discipline
• Submit resume or curriculum vitae

Graduate Grant

• Awarded to domestic graduate students (international students are not eligible)
• Scholarship recipients must register for at least six (6) graduate credit hours each semester (including summer semester with the exception of students at the end of their program in thesis/dissertation hours)
• Must maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Cannot be enrolled in an OPM program

The Department of Social Work has many scholarship opportunities for its students. Scholarship amount and availability vary by semester. Email notifications are sent to enrolled students when scholarships become available.

Jeffery Scott Henshall Scholarship

• Undergraduate Social Work Students
• Student must answer supplemental questions in the Scholarship Portal to be considered

UWF Mental and Behavioral Health Capacity Scholarship

• Graduate Social Work Students
• Scholarship recipients must register for at least six (6) graduate credit hours each semester
• GPA of 3.5 or greater
• Student must submit a two-page, double spaced personal statement describing how graduate school will advance your academic or professional work in providing mental health services within the community as a supplemental document in the Scholarship Portal

Bookstore Scholarship

• Undergraduate, Full-time students (minimum 12 hours fall and spring, 9 hours summer)
• GPA of 2.5 or greater

John C. Pace, Jr. Scholarship

• Awarded to new graduate students upon initial admission to the program
• Scholarship recipients must register for at least six (6) graduate credit hours each semester
• Must maintain a graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Submit a personal statement reflecting on past academic achievements and how the student will be enhanced through the graduate school experience

Graduate Merit Scholarship

• Awarded to new graduate students
• Scholarship recipients must register for at least six (6) graduate credit hours each semester
• Must maintain a graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Submit a personal statement reflecting on past academic achievements and how the student will be enhanced through the graduate school experience

Graduate Fellowship Scholarship

• Awarded to new or continuing graduate students
• Scholarship recipients must register for at least six (6) graduate credit hours each semester
• Must maintain a graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Submit a two page, double-spaced personal statement describing how graduate school will advance your academic or professional work in the respective discipline

Graduate Grant

• Awarded to domestic graduate students (international students are not eligible)
• Scholarship recipients must register for at least six (6) graduate credit hours each semester (including summer semester with the exception of students at the end of their program in thesis/dissertation hours)
• Must maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Cannot be enrolled in an OPM program