Space Coast League of Cities & Waste Management

SCHOLARSHIP

Policies and Procedures

The Space Coast League of Cities and Waste Management, Inc., annually co-sponsor a $2,000 scholarship for students of public administration in Florida. Each organization contributes $1,000.  The name of the scholarship is the Space Coast League of Cities & Waste Management Scholarship.  It is renewable, but not transferable.  Proceeds are paid directly to the designated college or university of the student.

Eligible Students  To be eligible for this scholarship, a student must:

–        be a permanent resident, of Brevard County.

–        be pursuing a declared major in Public Administration (graduate or undergraduate level) at any of the accredited four-year colleges or universities in Florida which have a Public Administration degree program.

–        have a minimum GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale), officially verified by the school.

Eligible Schools  Because they offer Bachelors (B), Masters (M) or Doctorate (D) degrees in public administration, the following Florida colleges and universities are eligible to participate in this program:

–        Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (Florida A&M), Tallahassee (B)

–        Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton (B,M,D)

–        Florida International College Miami (B,M,D)

–        Florida Memorial College, Miami (B)

–        Florida State University, Tallahassee (M,D)

–        Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale (M,D)

–  St. Leo College, St. Leo (B)

–  St. Thomas University, Miami (B)

–        University of Central Florida, Orlando (B,M)

–        University of Florida, Gainesville (M)

–        University of North Florida, Jacksonville (M)

–        University of South Florida, Tampa (M)

–        University of West Florida, Pensacola (M)

Selection Criteria  These consist of the following elements, weighted as shown:

–        GPA (5 points)

–        Need or reason for wanting scholarship (4 points)

–        Career goals (3 points)

–        Elected and appointed leadership positions (2 points)

–        Work experience (2 points)

–        Extracurricular activities (1 point)

–        Permanent resident in one of Brevard County's municipalities (1 point).