Board of Trustees Scholarship

The 2025 Board of Trustees Scholarship Application closed on March 1, 2025. The scholarship application for 2026 will open in mid-October 2025.

This scholarship program grants over 60 new scholarships each year to seniors who have a 2.5 GPA or higher and attend Baker, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist or Union County public high schools. The BOT Scholarship application consists of an essay component that requires the student to address their academic accomplishment, extracurricular engagement, future goals and personal challenges. The application also requires two letters of recommendation. A committee of FGC faculty and staff reviews the applications based on a scoring rubric for each component to determine recipients.

Criteria

• Students must be from Baker, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist and Union County Public High Schools
• Incoming High School Seniors Only
• Scholarship can only be used at Florida Gateway College (FGC)
• Students must apply for the scholarship
• Application opens in October
• Application deadline is March 1st
• Students must complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at studentaid.gov
• Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher is required to apply (HS transcript and/or grade report must be submitted with application)
• Students must maintain at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA at FGC to remain eligible
• Must be enrolled at FGC full-time each semester, 12 credits or more in fall and spring
• 2 letters of recommendation (non-family member) and 500 word personal essay

Award

• Tuition for 2 years (12 credit hours per semester for 4 consecutive fall and spring semesters for one degree program only )
• Receive an FGC mentor