2025 Manatee County Scholarships

Manatee County residents suffer from the same absurd tuition prices that limit the educational attainment of Americans across the country. Despite high costs, 21% of Manatee County residents in Florida over the age of 25 have graduated with a professional degree - 71% have completed high school. Although these numbers match those of many other counties, there is clearly room for improvement.

It’s clear that Manatee County residents in Florida will continue to need help paying for college. 7,448 men and 6,985 women are enrolled in grades 9-12 while 4,257 men 5,969 women are currently undergraduates in college. College access and attainment should be a top priority, and cost should not prohibit any of these people from pursuing or completing their college education. The below scholarships are available to Manatee County residents and can help pay for school in a variety of ways. Manatee County scholarships, whether they are exclusively available to Manatee County residents or whether they are more broadly applicable, can greatly help reduce the financial burden of college. This is the complete list of the best scholarships for Manatee County residents.

How much total award money and scholarships are available for Manatee County residents?

There are 640 scholarships totaling $3,175,206.00 available to Manatee County residents. You can easily browse through all 640 scholarships below.

How many scholarships are available for college students in Manatee County?

640 scholarships worth $3,175,206.00 are available for college students in Manatee County. In addition, we encourage current college students in Manatee County to check scholarships by school and, specifically, colleges in Manatee for more options.

How many scholarships are available for high school seniors in Manatee County?

640 scholarships totaling $3,175,206.00 are available for high school seniors in Manatee County. In addition, we encourage current high school students to check out more from the scholarship search engine.

Do I need to be a resident of Manatee County to apply to these scholarships?

Our scholarship search automatically returns scholarships by all different types of requirements. The below scholarships are either explicitly available for Manatee County residents, or they do not require specific county residency at all and are therefore available to Manatee County students and residents, as well as others across the state or country.

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$10,000 ScholarshipPoints Scholarship for Manatee

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$10,000 SmarterCollege Scholarship for Manatee

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$1,000 Appily No Essay Scholarship for Manatee

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$1,000 CollegeXpress No Essay Scholarship for Manatee

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Jose Marti Scholarship Challenge Grant

Applicant must be a Hispanic-American student who is enrolled for a minimum of 12 credit hours for undergraduate study or nine credit hours for graduate study. Application for undergraduate study must be submitted during the applicant's senior year of high school. Graduate students may apply, however priority for the scholarship is...

Deadline:

April 1

$2,000.00

Isaac Bashevis Singer Scholarship

Applicant must be a full-time student who is able to demonstrate significant academic achievement above and beyond the average academic profile of a student admitted in the university's freshman class. Minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1350 (composite ACT score of 31) required in order to receive consideration.

Deadline:

November 1 (early decision/early action), January 15 (regular decision)

National Merit Scholarship

Selection is based upon academic achievement and standardized test scores.

Deadline:

March 1

$14,000.00

Admissions Academic Scholarship - Non-Resident

Applicant must not be a Florida resident.

Deadline:

March 1

$3,500.00

Minority Academically Talented Scholarship

Applicant must be a minority student. Selection is based upon high school course work, weighted GPA, and SAT I or ACT scores.

Deadline:

March 15

$3,000.00

Admissions Academic Scholarship

Selection is based upon secondary school course work, weighted GPA, and SAT I or ACT scores.

Deadline:

March 1

$1,500.00

Mary McLeod Bethune Scholarship

Applicant must be a United States citizen or eligible non-citizen who is a Florida resident and a full-time student. Applicant must not owe a repayment or be in default under any state or federal grant, loan, or scholarship program unless satisfactory arrangements to repay have been made. Financial need is required....

Deadline:

April 1

$3,000.00

Rosewood Family Scholarship

Applicant must be a direct descendant of Rosewood families affected by the incidents of January 1923. Initial Student Florida Financial Aid Application is required for verification. Applicant must not owe a repayment or be in default under any state or federal grant, loan, or scholarship program unless satisfactory arrangements to repay...

Deadline:

April 1

$4,000.00

NPPF Still Scholarship

Applicant must have completed one year at a recognized four-year college or university having courses in photojournalism, and must be continuing in a program leading to a bachelor's degree. Applicant must have a minimum of one-half year of undergraduate schooling reamaining at time of award. Award is aimed at an applicant...

Deadline:

March 1

$1,000.00

Bob East Scholarship

Applicant must be an undergraduate in the first 3-1/2 years of college or plan to pursue postgraduate work and provide proof of acceptance to the program. Applicant must submit a portfolio of at least five single images and a picture story. Recipient chosen primarily on quality of portfolio.

Deadline:

January 3

$1,000.00

Memorial Foundation Education Grant

Applicant must be the child of a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles or its Ladies Auxiliary who died from injuries or diseases incurred or aggravated in the line of duty while serving in the Armed Forces (U.S., Canada, Philippines, Mexico, United Kingdom), as a law enforcement officer, or as...

Deadline:

March 1

$6,000.00

International Women's Fishing Association Scholarship

Applicant must be a graduate student majoring in marine science at an accredited post-secondary institution in the United States.

Deadline:

March 1

$2,000.00

AWSEF Scholarship

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen who is a current USA Water Ski member. Applicant must be a sophomore belonging to a 2 to 4 year accredited college. Selection is based upon academic qualifications, leadership, extracurricular involvement, recommendations, and financial need. Applicant must submit a 500 word essay.

Deadline:

April 1

$1,500.00