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Available Scholarships

Aaron William Guynn Memorial Scholarship

Amount

1 @ $500 (One Time Only)

Criteria

  • Pasco County Public Schools graduating senior.
  • Must be a student who has been determined eligible with a Specific Learning Disability (SLD).
  • Minimum 2.5 GPA (unweighted).
  • Separate essay with the topic: Why I feel I am a stronger person because of my learning disability.

Agnes Stancil Memorial Scholarship

Amount

1 @ $500 (One Time Only)

Criteria

  • Pasco County Public Schools graduating senior.
  • Must currently be a Business Cooperative Education (BCE) student.

American Educational Assistance Corporation (AEAC) Scholarship

Amount

4 @ $500 (One Time Only)

Criteria

  • Pasco County Public Schools graduating senior.
  • Minimum 2.0 GPA (unweighted).
  • Demonstrate a positive contribution to their school and/or community with a minimum of 120 hours of community service.
  • Applicant must come from a Single Parent Household, have grown up in a Foster Home or be part of a Military Family
  • Separate essay with the topic: What did you learn from your community service and how has that experience impacted your life.

Ariel Rothschild Goldman Memorial Scholarship

Amount

4 @ $1,000 (One Time Only)

Criteria

  • Pasco County Public Schools graduating senior.
  • Show evidence of community service (minimum of 75 hours).
  • Separate essay with the topic: How someone's death has impacted my life and future goals.

Ashley Morrison Memorial Scholarship

Amount

1 @ $500 (One Time Only)

Criteria

  • Pasco County Public Schools graduating senior.
  • Graduate from Ridgewood High School.
  • Must plan to attend an accredited post-secondary institution.
  • Played 2 years in a FHSAA recognized varsity sport(s).
  • Show evidence of community service (minimum of 75 hours).
  • Separate essay with the topic: Outside of a family member, who has had the greatest influence on your life? Please describe how this person has impacted your life and how do you think it will influence your future.

Bright House Networks Communication Scholarship

Amount

2 @ $1,000 (One Time Only)

Criteria

  • Pasco County Public Schools graduating senior.
  • Major in Broadcast Communications.
  • Demonstrated school and community service through volunteerism, committee or club involvement.

Bruce McCart Memorial Scholarship

Amount

1 @ $500

Criteria

  • Pasco County Public Schools graduating senior.
  • Must be a student from Hudson High School
  • Separate essay with the topic: How will this scholararship impact your life?

Charles and June Ogden, RN: Health Occupations Scholarship

Amount

1 @ $2,000 (one time)

Criteria

  • Graduate from Pasco High School.
  • community college, university or accredited vocational school in Florida
  • Show evidence of community service (minimum of 100 hours).
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA (unweighted).

Citizens Association of Port Richey, Inc. (CAPRI) Scholarship

Amount

1 @ $400 (One Time Only)

Criteria

  • Pasco County Public Schools graduating senior.
  • Must reside within the city limits of the City of Port Richey.

Creative Contractors, Inc. Scholarship

Amount

1 @ $1,000 (One Time Only)

Criteria

  • Pasco County Public Schools graduating senior.
  • Must show interest in pursuing a career in the field of Building Construction.
  • The donor wishes to provide summer employment with Creative Contractors to the chosen applicant.
  • Separate essay with the topic: Describe your desire to major in Building Construction.

Dade City Trolley Tour Pasco High Scholarship

Amount

1 @ $2,000 (one-time)

Criteria

  • Graduate from Pasco High School.
  • Show evidence of financial need.

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services of Florida, Inc. Scholarship

Amount

1 @ $500

Criteria

  • Are you medically recognized as deaf or hard of hearing?
  • community college, university or accredited vocational school in Florida

Delta Kappa Gamma Future Teacher Scholarship

Amount

2 @ $500

Criteria

  • Major in the education field.
  • Must be a student from Gulf High, Hudson High, Mitchell High, Ridgewood High or River Ridge High.
  • Pasco County Public Schools graduating senior.
  • Must be a female

District School Board of Pasco County Wellness Team Walking for Wellness Scholarship

Amount

1 @ $500 (One Time Only)

Criteria

  • Pasco County Public Schools graduating senior.
  • Show interest in pursuing a career in a health-related field including but not limited to: nursing, health and/or physical education, health occupations, medicine, and mental health.
  • Minimum 2.5 GPA (unweighted).
  • Show evidence of financial need.
  • Separate essay with the topic: How I was able to cope with the death of a parent and how that has shaped my life and changed my view of the world.

Florida Gulfcoast Commercial Association of Realtors, Inc. Scholarship

Amount

1 @ $500 (one time only)

Criteria

  • Pasco County Public Schools graduating senior.
  • Show evidence of financial need.
  • Must have an interest in pursuing a degree in business with an emphasis in real estate
  • Minimum 3.5 GPA (unweighted).

Greater Dade City Chamber of Commerce Community Involvement and Service Scholarship

Amount

1 @ $800

Criteria

  • Graduate of Pasco High School or Moore-Mickens Education Center
  • community college, university or accredited vocational school in Florida
  • Show evidence of community service (minimum of 100 hours).
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA (unweighted).
  • Separate essay with the topic: How has community involvement and service enriched my experience as a resident of the Dade City area?

Greta Adams Future Teacher Scholarship

Amount

2 @ $1,000

Criteria

  • Pasco County Public Schools graduating senior.
  • Major in the education field.
  • Must maintain 12 credit hours and satisfactory progress towards their degree to continue to be eligible for the scholarship.
  • Minimum 3.5 GPA (unweighted).

Hudson Family Scholarship

Amount

1 @ $1,000 (One Time Only)

Criteria

  • Graduate from Gulf or Ridgewood High School.
  • Must have played a minimum of two varsity sports in their junior and senior years.
  • Minimum 2.0 GPA (unweighted).
  • Maximum 3.2 GPA (unweighted).
  • Separate essay with the topic: What is the one accomplishment in your life for which you are the most proud?

James Edward Priest III Memorial Scholarship

Amount

1 @ $500 (One Time Only)

Criteria

  • Pasco County Public Schools graduating senior.
  • Graduate from Ridgewood High School.
  • Must plan to attend an accredited post-secondary institution.
  • Minimum 2.5 GPA (unweighted).
  • Played 2 years in a FHSAA recognized varsity sport(s).
  • Demonstrate a positive contribution to their school and/or community with a minimum of 50 hours of community service.
  • Separate essay with the topic: Outline your leadership qualities

James M. Marlowe Allied Health Scholarship

Amount

1 @ $4,000 ($1,000 per year for four years)

Criteria

  • Pasco County Public Schools graduating senior.
  • Show interest in pursuing a career in a health-related field including but not limited to: nursing, health and/or physical education, health occupations, medicine, and mental health.
  • Completed some prerequisites such as science, math, and computer skills classes.
  • Demonstrated school, community, and health care field service.
  • Must maintain 12 credit hours and satisfactory progress towards their degree to continue to be eligible for the scholarship.
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA (unweighted).
  • Maximum 3.5 GPA (unweighted).
  • Show evidence of community service (minimum of 100 hours).

John and Eunice B. King Memorial Scholarship

Amount

1 @ $500 (One Time Only)

Criteria

  • Must plan to attend an accredited post-secondary institution.
  • Graduate from the Marine Institute or Gulf High School.
  • Separate essay with the topic: Describe the impact either your grandparents or the grandparents of someone you know have on their grandchildren.

Johnnie Clower Memorial Scholarship

Amount

1 @ $500 (One Time Only)

Criteria

  • Pasco County Public Schools graduating senior.
  • Must plan to attend an accredited post-secondary institution.
  • Graduate from Pasco High School.
  • Minimum 3.5 GPA (unweighted).

Liana Harris and Kim Delancey Memorial Scholarship

Amount

1 @ $500 (One Time Only)

Criteria

  • Pasco County Public Schools graduating senior.
  • Graduate from Gulf or River Ridge High School.
  • Must plan to attend an accredited post-secondary institution.
  • Student must be in an ESE program or be an ESE student who is now mainstreamed.

Mrs. Ray L. Brickman Memorial Scholarship for Future Educators

Amount

1 @ $500 (One Time Only)

Criteria

  • Pasco County Public Schools graduating senior.
  • Graduate from Hudson, Ridgewood, River Ridge, Gulf, Mitchell, or Land O’ Lakes High School.
  • Major in the education field.
  • Demonstrated school and community service through volunteerism, committee or club involvement.
  • Minimum 3.5 GPA (unweighted).

Pasco Arts for a Complete Education (ACE) Scholarship

Amount

1 @ $1,000 (One Time Only)

Criteria

  • Pasco County Public Schools graduating senior.
  • Show interest in pursuing the VISUAL Fine Arts field including but not limited to: Painting, Weaving, 2 or 3 Dimensional Art, Fine Art Photography (not commercial), Fiber Art (quilting, textiles, etc.), Fashion Design, Sculpture or Art Education.

Pasco County Art of Recycling Scholarship

Amount

1 @ $1,000 (One Time Only)

Criteria

  • Pasco County Public Schools graduating senior.
  • Must have entered the current Pasco Art of Recycling Contest.
  • Must major in Art or Environmental Science at an accredited institution.
  • Minimum 2.0 GPA (unweighted).
  • Must give the title of current Pasco Art of Recycling entry.

Pasco County Fair Association Scholarship

Amount

2 @ $1,250 each (One Male, One Female) (One Time Only)

Criteria

  • Pasco County Public Schools graduating senior.
  • Must show interest in pursuing one of several fields of study including but not limited to: Agriculture, Animal Science, Forestry, Citrus, Food Science and Technology, Engineering, Land Management, Computer Sciences, Animal Husbandry, Education, or an approved related field.
  • Minimum 2.5 GPA (unweighted).
  • Must document participation in the Pasco County Fair for a minimum of two years.

Pasco County Farm Bureau Scholarship

Amount

1 @ $1,000 (One Time Only)

Criteria

  • Pasco County Public Schools graduating senior.
  • Must show interest in pursuing a degree in agriculture or an agriculture related field including but not limited to: Agriculture and Biological Engineering, Agriculture Education and Communication, Agriculture Operations Management, Animal Sciences and Pre-Veterinary Medicine, Botany, Entomology, Microbiology, Cell Science, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Family Youth and Community Sciences, Food and Resource Economics, Food Science and Human Nutrition, Plant Science, Soil and Water Science, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.
  • Must document if student’s family is a Farm Bureau Member.

Phi Delta Kappa Future Teacher Scholarship

Amount

1 @ $500 (One Time Only)

Criteria

  • Pasco County Public Schools graduating senior.
  • Must plan to attend an accredited post-secondary institution.
  • Major in the education field.
  • Minimum 3.5 GPA (unweighted).
  • Separate essay with the topic: Why I am pursuing a degree in education.

Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point/Community Hospital Health Occupations Scholarship

Amount

1 @ $1,000 (one time)

Criteria

  • Pasco County Public Schools graduating senior.
  • Show interest in pursuing a career in a health-related field including but not limited to: nursing, health and/or physical education, health occupations, medicine, and mental health.
  • Demonstrate a positive contribution to their school and/or community with a minimum of 50 hours of community service.
  • Minimum 3.5 GPA (unweighted).

Richey Suncoast Theatre Performing Arts Scholarship

Amount

4 @ $500 (One Time Only)

Criteria

  • Pasco County Public Schools graduating senior.
  • Must major in Performing Arts (theatre, dance, music, etc.) or Performing Arts Education at an accredited institution.
  • Minimum 2.5 GPA (unweighted).

SGT Michael D. Rowe Memorial Scholarship

Amount

1 @ $500 (one time only)

Criteria

  • Graduate from Gulf High School.
  • Must be planning to enroll in an accredited, four-year institution, two- year program leading to a four-year undergraduate degree, two- year degree program, or full-time job preparatory program at an accredited trade or technical school.
  • Show evidence of community service (minimum of 75 hours).
  • Must have participated in an Academic club or varsity sport.
  • Separate essay with the topic: How I will make the world a better place!

Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union Scholarship

Amount

11 @ $1,000 (One Time Only – One For Different Schools)

Criteria

  • Must be graduating senior from either Gulf, Hudson, Land O’ Lakes, Marchman Technical Education Center, Mitchell, Moore-Mickens Education Center, Pasco, Ridgewood, River Ridge, Wesley Chapel, or Zephyrhills high school.
  • Show evidence of financial need.
  • Must be planning to enroll in an accredited, four-year institution, two- year program leading to a four-year undergraduate degree, two- year degree program, or full-time job preparatory program at an accredited trade or technical school.

The Athanassie Family Scholarship

Amount

1 @ $500 (One Time Only)

Criteria

  • Pasco County Public Schools graduating senior.
  • Graduate from Gulf High School.
  • Minimum 3.5 GPA (unweighted).
  • Have you experienced the loss of a parent?

The BIR Future Educator Scholarship

Amount

1 @ $500 (one time)

Criteria

  • Graduate from Gulf High School.
  • Show evidence of financial need.
  • Major in the education field.

The Pasco Council of Chambers Scholarship

Amount

1 @ $500

Criteria

  • Minimum 3.0 GPA (unweighted).
  • Show evidence of community service (minimum of 75 hours).
  • Applicants must pursue a career in business

The Tampa Tribune News in Education Aspiring Journalist Scholarship

Amount

1 @ $1000 (One Time Only)

Criteria

  • Pasco County Public Schools graduating senior.
  • Must prove their interest in writing and/or their desire to be a journalist.
  • Minimum 3.7 GPA (unweighted).

Thomas James Kranendonk Scholar/Athlete Scholarship

Amount

1 @ $1,000 (one time)

Criteria

  • Graduate from Land O' Lakes High School.
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA (weighted).
  • Must be planning to enroll in an accredited, four-year institution, two- year program leading to a four-year undergraduate degree, two- year degree program, or full-time job preparatory program at an accredited trade or technical school.
  • Have you earned at least one Varsity Athletic Letter?
  • Separate essay with the topic: How team sports have influenced my life and education

Trinity Business Association Scholarship

Amount

4 @ $500 (one time)

Criteria

  • Graduate from J.W Mitchell High School.
  • Do you plan on owning your own business?
  • Must be planning to enroll in an accredited, four-year institution, two- year program leading to a four-year undergraduate degree, two- year degree program, or full-time job preparatory program at an accredited trade or technical school.
  • Minimum 3.25 GPA (weighted).
  • Demonstrate a positive contribution to their school and/or community with a minimum of 50 hours of community service.
  • Combined SAT score must be at least 970 or ACT at least 20
  • Qualified applicants must see the MHS Career Specialist, Ms. Chamberlin, for additional requirements

West Pasco Quilter's Guild Fine Arts Scholarship

Amount

1 @ $1,000 (One Time Only)

Criteria

  • Pasco County Public Schools graduating senior.
  • Show interest in pursuing the VISUAL Fine Arts field including but not limited to: Painting, Weaving, 2 or 3 Dimensional Art, Fine Art Photography (not commercial), Fiber Art (quilting, textiles, etc.), Fashion Design, Sculpture or Art Education.
  • Minimum 2.5 GPA (unweighted).