Attention High School Seniors: The 2024 Schulze College Scholarship Application Is Now Open. Apply Today!
NAPLES, Florida-- The Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation is once again awarding up to 15 new $20,000 college scholarships ($5,000 per year) to deserving 12th grade students from eligible high schools in Collier County.
The application and eligibility list can be found online at www.SchulzeFamilyFoundation.org. The deadline for all submissions is March 1, 2024.
Successful candidates will show they have distinguished themselves through school, community and/or church activities while showing strong academic achievement in high school and meet the following criteria:
- A 2024 graduate of an eligible Collier County high school
- Have a minimum of a 3.0 unweighted cumulative GPA (4.0 scale)
- Show unmet financial need through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
- Not be receiving need-based federal grant assistance (Pell Grant)
- Enroll in a four-year accredited college or university as a full-time degree-seeking student
Established in 2014, the Schulze Family Foundation College Scholarship Program is designed to help students graduate from college with minimal student debt. To date, almost 150 local students have received one of these competitive awards.
Six years of Schulze scholars have already graduated from college and are now gainfully employed or enrolled in a post-graduate program working to pursue their dreams of becoming engineers, doctors, teachers, nurses and so much more.
The Schulze family understands the value of a good college education and is committed to helping students from middle-income families who do not qualify for federal grant assistance but still need financial support to pay for college.
“We believe life in the U.S. has become harder for middle-income families,” said Mary Beth Geier, Florida Director of the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation. “This scholarship allows us to ease the burden for local families who are working to make college a reality for their son or daughter.”
If you have questions about the Schulze Family Foundation College Scholarship Program in Florida, please contact Ana DiMercurio at amdimercurio@schulzefamilyfoundation.org or 239.451.3033
About the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation
The Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation was created in 2004 by Best Buy founder, Dick Schulze, to give back to the communities where Dick and his family grew up – in Minnesota, where he built Best Buy to become the world's largest consumer electronics retailer, and in Florida, where he now maintains a permanent residence. The Schulze Family Foundation creates grant partnerships with organizations that generate meaningful results in human and social services, education, and health and medicine. In all its activities, the Foundation embraces its founder’s vision to strengthen and support initiatives that lead to change within our communities. For more information, please visit our website.