Florida Farmworker Student Scholarship Program (FFSS)
Florida Department of Education, Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA)
Tuition and specified fees at a Florida public college for up to 50 high-achieving farmworkers or children of farmworkers.
- How much
- Tuition and specified fees at a Florida public institution
- Who qualifies
- Farmworker or child of a farmworker (s. 420.503, Florida Statutes)
- 3.5 weighted cumulative high school GPA; 30+ service hours; 90%+ attendance and no disciplinary action on the transcript; Florida resident; enroll in 12+ credit hours per term in an undergraduate degree or certificate program at an eligible public institution.
- For high school seniors, students starting college, undergrads, trade school students
- U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen
- Need-based: your FAFSA decides how much you get.
- When to apply
- Open now · due April 1, 2027 FFAA opens Oct 1, due April 1; FAFSA processed by May 15; final award notices in August.
- How to apply
- Submit the Florida Financial Aid Application (FFAA) by April 1, 2027 (opens Oct 1, 2026) and a FAFSA processed error-free by May 15, 2027
- What you'll need
- state application + FAFSA
- Last checked
- October 5, 2026, against the official page (floridastudentfinancialaidsg.org) and page 2
The details
Need-based merit scholarship for up to 50 students who are farmworkers or children of farmworkers (employed in planting, cultivating, harvesting or processing agricultural/aquacultural products with at least 50% of income from that work in the prior 12 months, or retired farmworkers as defined). Pays the amount of tuition and specified fees at an eligible public postsecondary institution. No summer funding. Covers up to 100% of the credit hours of an associate or bachelor's degree, or a career certificate (up to 90 credit hours). Ranked first by financial need (FAFSA) then by FFAA submission date; renewals get priority. Renewal: 2.5 institutional cumulative GPA.
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