Scholarships

APPLICATIONS FOR FALL 2025
SPRING 2026 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 1, 2025


THEODORE R. AND VIVIAN M. JOHNSON SCHOLARSHIP

  • Amount awarded varies and there is no set number of recipients.

Applications:

Initial Application Application for Returning Students

Applicant Criteria:

  • Undergraduate FAU student in good standing with 2.0 GPA, or an accepted incoming student
  • Florida Resident
  • First time Bachelor's degree
  • At least 9 credit hours per semester (Fall and Spring)

What needs to be submitted?

  • A completed 2024-2025 Johnson Scholarship Application
  • A current official transcript (students applying as a first semester freshman should provide their high school transcript) showing a 2.0 grade point average
  • A personal statement (no more than one double-spaced page) about your achievements, activities, career goals, and the effects of your disability(ies)
  • Two letters of reference addressing your academic success and potential

 

DAMON ANTHONY BETTENDORF SCHOLARSHIP

Application

  • Amount: $500 (1 Award)
  • Criteria:
    • Currently enrolled FAU undergraduate student in good standing with 2.5 GPA or an accepted incoming student
    • Documented visual impairment (minimally legally blind after best possible correction)
    • Must successfully complete a minimum of 9 credits per semester

 

STERLING H. HUNTINGTON, M.D., AND LAURA HUNTINGTON SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDENTS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES

Application

  • Amount: $500 (3 awards)
  • Criteria:
    • Currently enrolled undergraduate/graduate FAU student in good standing with 2.0 GPA or an accepted incoming student
    • Documented physical impairment
    • Must successfully complete a minimum of 3 credits per semester
    • Must reside in the City of Boca Raton, the Greater Boca Raton area, or Palm Beach County