Traditional Scholarships Grant

The Community Foundation of Sarasota County offers Traditional Scholarships to support students from Sarasota, Manatee, DeSoto, or Charlotte counties pursuing higher education. With approximately $2 million awarded annually, these scholarships cater to diverse academic interests. Applicants must be residents or graduates of local high schools and under 24 years old by December 31st of the application year. This initiative reflects the foundation's mission to empower individuals to achieve their educational goals and make a lasting impact in the community.

Scholarship Opportunities
Through the generous support and passion of our donors, we are able to award approximately $2 million in scholarships each year to the next generation of leaders shaping our community. Scholarships are available to all students pursuing higher education and designed to satisfy a wide variety of academic interests and fields.
Completing our Traditional Scholarship application will allow our scholarship committee to consider you for more than 90 different scholarship opportunities. Applicants must be a resident of Sarasota, Manatee, DeSoto, or Charlotte counties or be a graduating high school senior or graduate of a high school located within one of these four counties.

Eligibility

To be eligible, applicants must be:
A current resident of Sarasota, Manatee, DeSoto, or Charlotte counties, or be a graduating high school senior or graduate of a high school located within one of these four counties.Younger than 24 years of age as of December 31st of the year in which they apply