WILLIAM SANDS
2010 Recipient from Santa Fe High School.
William plans to enter Santa Fe College in the fall and
begin work toward a degree in engineering.

 

 

 

Alachua Business League Scholarship

AVAILABLE TO SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS ONLY 

 

General Application Requirements:

• Earn a high school degree from the Alachua County Public School System;
• Have an overall minimum 2.0 GPA;
• Have applied to an accredited college or vocational program;
• Demonstrate potential to succeed in the selected program of study;
• Submit an essay (500 words or less) on why you are deserving of this award; and
• Complete the provided application.
• For all scholarships awarded in partnership with Santa Fe Community College Endowment Corporation, students will receive $800 for two semesters for college expenses. If State of Florida matching funds are secured by the SFCC Endowment Corporation for the 2009-10 school year and student remains enrolled fulltime and maintains a 2.50 GPA, then the scholarship is renewable for an additional two semesters.

www.acpsf.org · (352) 955-7003

 

Aspiring entrepreneurs attending Santa Fe High School who hope to open their own local business one day and plan to attend Santa Fe Community College are encouraged to apply for this scholarship sponsored by the Alachua Business League. Since 2003, the Alachua Business League has allocated funds to provide 2-year scholarships to Santa Fe Community College for Santa Fe High School graduates. With the help of the Santa Fe Community College Endowment Fund matching the ABL funds, these students receive enough money to attend college for 4 semesters. The ABL criteria for this scholarship is to have a desire to own/run a business, and develop an idea of what it takes to make this business happen. When asked if the application process was challenging, a recent winner simply replied “…not at all, I just took the time to fill it out.”

TO APPLY: Go to the Alachua County Public Schools Foundation, Inc. website www.acpsf.org. “Alachua Business League SFCC Scholarship (SFHS students only). For information about the Alachua Business League visit www.alachuabusiness.com

2006 - Theresa Sroka
2007 - Thomas Harris
2008 – Kurt Thomas
2009 – Zack Law
2010 - William Sands