(1) There is created a Rosewood Family Scholarship Program for the direct descendants of the Rosewood families, not to exceed 50 scholarships per year.
(2) The Rosewood Family Scholarship Program shall be administered by the Department of Education. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for administering this program which shall at a minimum provide for the following:
(a) The annual award to a student shall be up to $6,100 but should not exceed an amount in excess of tuition and registration fees.
(b) If funds are insufficient to provide a full scholarship to each eligible applicant, the department may prorate available funds and make a partial award to each eligible applicant.
(c) The department shall rank eligible initial applicants for the purposes of awarding scholarships based on need as determined by the Department of Education.
(d) Payment of an award shall be transmitted in advance of the registration period each semester on behalf of the student to the president of the university or Florida College System institution, or his or her representative, or to the director of the career center which the recipient is attending.
(3) Beginning with the 1994-1995 academic year, the department is authorized to make awards for undergraduate study to students who:
(a) Meet the general requirements for student eligibility as provided in s. 1009.40, except as otherwise provided in this section.
(b) File an application for the scholarship within the established time limits.
(c) Enroll as certificate-seeking or degree-seeking students at a state university, Florida College System institution, or career center authorized by law.
(4) Funding for the program shall be as provided in the General Appropriations Act.
History.—s. 433, ch. 2002-387; s. 123, ch. 2004-357; s. 19, ch. 2009-60; s. 134, ch. 2011-5; s. 21, ch. 2011-63; s. 25, ch. 2014-56.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code
Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance
Part III - Financial Assistance (Ss. 1009.40-1009.96)
Subpart B - Scholarships, Grants, and Other Aid
1009.50 - Florida Public Student Assistance Grant Program; eligibility for grants.
1009.505 - Florida Public Postsecondary Career Education Student Assistance Grant Program.
1009.51 - Florida Private Student Assistance Grant Program; eligibility for grants.
1009.52 - Florida Postsecondary Student Assistance Grant Program; eligibility for grants.
1009.53 - Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program.
1009.534 - Florida Academic Scholars award.
1009.5341 - Florida Bright Futures Scholarship awards for graduate study.
1009.535 - Florida Medallion Scholars award.
1009.536 - Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars and Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars awards.
1009.55 - Rosewood Family Scholarship Program.
1009.60 - Minority teacher education scholars program.
1009.605 - Florida Fund for Minority Teachers, Inc.
1009.61 - Teacher/Quest Scholarship Program.
1009.62 - Grants for teachers for special training in exceptional student education.
1009.65 - Medical Education Reimbursement and Loan Repayment Program.
1009.66 - Nursing Student Loan Forgiveness Program.
1009.67 - Nursing scholarship program.
1009.70 - Florida Education Fund.
1009.701 - First Generation Matching Grant Program.
1009.72 - Jose Marti Scholarship Challenge Grant Program.
1009.73 - Mary McLeod Bethune Scholarship Program.
1009.74 - The Theodore R. and Vivian M. Johnson Scholarship Program.
1009.75 - Last Mile College Completion Program.
1009.77 - Florida Work Experience Program.
1009.78 - Student Loan Program.
1009.79 - Issuance of revenue bonds pursuant to s. 15, Art. VII, State Constitution.
1009.80 - Approval of loans; administration of program.
1009.83 - Rate of interest and other charges.
1009.84 - Procurement of insurance as security for loans.
1009.85 - Participation in guaranteed student loan program.
1009.86 - Student Loan Operating Trust Fund.
1009.87 - Provisions of ss. 1009.78-1009.88 cumulative.
1009.88 - Validation of bonds.
1009.89 - The William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student Education grants.
1009.892 - Cost of attendance; adult norm-referenced testing.
1009.893 - Benacquisto Scholarship Program.
1009.894 - Florida Farmworker Student Scholarship Program.
1009.895 - Open Door Grant Program.
1009.896 - Florida Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship Program.
1009.8962 - Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) Fund.