Florida Fund for Minority Teachers

Individuals who are selected for the Florida Fund for Minority Teahers must:

Be a resident of the State of Florida.
Be a member of one of the following racial groups: African American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian American/Pacific Islander, or American Indian/Alaskan Native.
Be newly admitted into a teacher education program at any of FFMT's participating universities/colleges.
Be a junior and have not earned a baccalaureate degree in education.
Have earned 60 credit hours or an AA degree.
Have not exceeded 18 hours of upper division education courses at the time of application (includes current semester enrollment).

The annual amount of the Minority Teacher Education Scholarship is $4,000. Awards are only disbursed during the Fall and Spring semesters, in the amount of $2,000 per semester. Students may be eligible to receive the scholarship for up to two consecutive years.

Application Information

Download the application from www.ffmt.org but submit your documents to: University of North Florida Dr. John Kemppainen, (904) 620-2530 in the office of Academic Advising (Bldg. 57/1070)