Rosewood Family Scholarship Program
Florida Department of Education, Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA)
Up to $6,100 a year toward tuition and fees for direct descendants of the families affected by the 1923 Rosewood incidents.
- How much
- up to $6,100 per year (tuition and fees)
- Who qualifies
- Direct descendant of a Rosewood family affected by the January 1923 incidents
- Full-time at an eligible Florida public postsecondary institution in an undergraduate degree, certificate or diploma program; no prior bachelor's degree.
- 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 (with ancestry documents); FAFSA by May 15; award notices in June.
- How to apply
- Submit the Florida Financial Aid Application (FFAA) by April 1, 2027 (opens Oct 1, 2026) with Rosewood descendant information, upload genealogical documentation plus birth certificate, photo ID and Social Security card by April 1, 2027, and file the FAFSA 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
Scholarship for up to 50 students who prove they are direct descendants of Rosewood families affected by the January 1923 incidents. Pays tuition and fees for up to 15 semester hours (or 450 clock hours) per term, up to $6,100 a year, at a Florida state university, Florida College System institution or public technical center. No summer funding. Up to 8 semesters (10 for five-year programs). Ranked by FAFSA need, then FFAA date; renewals first. Renewal: 2.0 GPA, 12 credit hours per term, annual FAFSA.
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