Please join us in congratulating the 2018 Legacy Scholarship recipients

• Harrisen Lacayo
  Crawfordville, Fla.
  The Raymond and Stella Cottrell Seminole Alumni Scholar
• Elisabeth Pignato
  Palatka, Fla.
  The Tommie Wright Legacy Scholarship
• Kaylee Thagard
  Belmont, N.C.
  The Gilbert S. Chandler Legacy Scholarship
• Kendra Powers
  Key Largo, Fla.
  The Tri-Eagle Sales Scholar
• Ayoola Ramla Gayle
  Lauderhill, Fla.
  The Charles N. and Donna M. Kauffman Legacy Scholar
• Regan Young
  Fruitland Park, Fla.
  The Diane Andrews Legacy Scholar
• William Ferguson
  Winter Park, Fla.
  The Jim and Carole Smith Family Scholar
• Anna Bullock
  Ocoee, Fla.
  The Ray and Charyl Schroeder Family Scholar
• Maria Theodoropoulos
  Hollywood, Fla.
  The Yvonne and Stephen Brown Legacy Scholar
• Kenley Nelson
  Tallahassee, Fla.
  The Jim and Carole Smith Legacy Scholar
• Leah Cason
  Hendersonville, Tenn.
  The Joanos Family Legacy Scholar
• Luke Reosti
  Spanish Fort, Ala.
  The Colonel Richard Erickson Legacy Scholar
• Kate Kulyk
  Trinity, Fla.
  The Les and Ruth Akers Legacy Scholar

Awards Offered

• In 2018, 13 awards of $1,300 each (for freshman year only) were presented.

Eligibility

• At least one parent, grandparent, sibling, or step-parent must be a graduate (undergraduate, graduate, Ph.D. or J.D.) of Florida State University and a current dues-paying member of the FSU Alumni Association*.
• Scholarship applicants must have applied for admission to Florida State. Awards are made only to accepted freshman students.
• Applicants must submit the following to be considered for the scholarship award:
  • Online Application
  • Authorization to Release Information
  • Release to use photo/quotes for promotional purposes

*If one is not currently a member, you can join online. If your family member is a current student, they can join the Student Alumni Association (SAA).

Selection Criteria

• Written Essay (prompt is included on application)
• Academic Merit – GPA and Academic Awards (use weighted GPA)
• Need-based – Expected Family Contribution (EFC) numbers considered
• Community Service/extracurricular activities