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FFMT Scholarship

The Florida Fund for Minority Teachers (FFMT) is a scholarship available to minority students wishing to become teachers in Florida's public school system.

Eligibility:

Individuals who are selected must:

Be a resident of the State of Florida.
Be a member of one of the following racial groups: African American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian American/Pacific Islander, or American Indian/Alaskan Native.
Be newly admitted into a teacher education program at any of FFMT's participating universities/colleges.
Be a junior and have not earned a baccalaureate degree in education.
Have earned 60 credit hours or an AA degree.
Have not exceeded 18 hours of upper division education courses at the time of application (includes current semester enrollment).

Awards:

The annual amount of the Minority Teacher Education Scholarship is $4,000.
Awards are only disbursed during the Fall and Spring semesters, in the amount of $2,000 per semester.
Students may be eligible to receive the scholarship for up to two consecutive years.

Conditions:
Students receiving the scholarship must:

Attend the Annual Recruitment and Retention Conferences
Maintain satisfactory academic progress (at least a 2.5 grade point average and maintain full time enrollment)
Upon graduation, recipients are required to teach one year in a Florida public school for each year they received the scholarship. (If recipients do not graduate within 2-3 years, or if recipients do not teach in a Florida public school, they will be required to repay the total amount of the scholarship received at an annual interest rate of eight percent - 8%).

Contact:
Applicants should contact Robert Moore, Office of Recruitment & Retention, at 850-644-6798 or rmoore@coe.fsu.edu
Application Deadlines:

For Fall Semester: May 1
For Spring Semester: November 1


	Home Undergraduate Resources Graduate Application tips Graduate Studies America Reads Admissions Directory			Undergraduate Resources Undergraduate Links Advising checklists Application for the College of Education List of Undergraduate Programs and Majors Academic Services Florida Fund for Minority Teachers FFMT Scholarship The Florida Fund for Minority Teachers (FFMT) is a scholarship available to minority students wishing to become teachers in Florida's public school system. Eligibility: Individuals who are selected must: Be a resident of the State of Florida. Be a member of one of the following racial groups: African American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian American/Pacific Islander, or American Indian/Alaskan Native. Be newly admitted into a teacher education program at any of FFMT's participating universities/colleges. Be a junior and have not earned a baccalaureate degree in education. Have earned 60 credit hours or an AA degree. Have not exceeded 18 hours of upper division education courses at the time of application (includes current semester enrollment). Awards: The annual amount of the Minority Teacher Education Scholarship is $4,000. Awards are only disbursed during the Fall and Spring semesters, in the amount of $2,000 per semester. Students may be eligible to receive the scholarship for up to two consecutive years. Conditions: Students receiving the scholarship must: Attend the Annual Recruitment and Retention Conferences Maintain satisfactory academic progress (at least a 2.5 grade point average and maintain full time enrollment) Upon graduation, recipients are required to teach one year in a Florida public school for each year they received the scholarship. (If recipients do not graduate within 2-3 years, or if recipients do not teach in a Florida public school, they will be required to repay the total amount of the scholarship received at an annual interest rate of eight percent - 8%). Contact: Applicants should contact Robert Moore, Office of Recruitment & Retention, at 850-644-6798 or rmoore@coe.fsu.edu Application Deadlines: For Fall Semester: May 1 For Spring Semester: November 1