Immigrant scholarships
TheDream.US, a college access program for immigrant youth, is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Applications are open to immigrant students with or without DACA or TPS, who came to the United States before the age of 16 and before Nov. 1, 2016.
TheDream.US offers the national scholarship to undocumented first-time college students or community college graduates living in Florida to attend one of these Partner Colleges: University of Central Florida, Valencia College, Broward College, Florida International University, Miami Dade College, Palm Beach State College, University of South Florida, and Florida Atlantic University.
Students can receive up to $37,000 for tuition, fees, books and supplies for a bachelor’s degree.
Application deadline is Feb. 28.
For information on eligibility and how to apply, visit TheDream.US/scholarships/.
Scholarship applications
Supervisor of Elections Brian E. Corley is accepting applications for the Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections Scholarship (FSASE).
Applicants must be at least a junior in college; be enrolled or accepted as a full-time student in a senior college or university in Florida, and have at least a C average or above for the previous year; have been a resident of Florida for two years; and demonstrate a financial need.
Two letters of recommendation, one from a college or university last attended or graduated from, and one from a personal reference should accompany the application.
The applicant also must be a registered voter.
Applications, as well as additional requirements, guidelines and eligibility information, can be found online at PascoVotes.gov, by selecting the 2022 FSASE Scholarship Application under the Newsworthy tab on the homepage.
Deadline for getting applications to the supervisor’s office is March 11.
Applicants will be personally interviewed by Corley, who will then select one finalist from Pasco County for consideration by the FSASE Scholarship Committee.
The association will award four $1,200 scholarships statewide to a political science/public or business administration or journalism/mass communications major.
Action board scholarships
The Hillsborough County Community Action Board Scholarships are now available to Hillsborough County students who want to continue their post-secondary education.
The scholarships can be used at trade schools, community colleges, or four-year universities, and are awarded to students to help alleviate some of the financial burden of tuition.
All applicants must follow specific criteria.
Interested students should read through the full Community Action Board Scholarship Application Package (visit tinyurl.com/2p95vwc6) before applying online, to ensure all documents are complete and requirements are met.
A full list of required documents can be found in the online package.
Students can apply online at tinyurl.com/yc46uy6p, once all the information and documents have been collected.
Applications are due by March 18.
For information and questions, call 813-272-5074, ext. 55316.
5 for 5 Dinner
The Republican Party of Pasco (RPOP) Scholarship Committee will host the return of its 5 for 5 Dinner on March 24, at Timber Greens Golf & Country Club in New Port Richey.
Pasco Sheriff Chris Nocco will be the master of ceremony, and Chef Adam and Sous-Chefs Sen. Danny Burgess, Rep. Randy Maggard, Clerk of Court Nikki Alvarez-Sowles, and Pasco Commissioners Ron Oakley and Kathryn Starkey will prepare a five-course meal.
Sponsorships and single tickets are available. The money raised will benefit the RPOP Scholarship Fund to award five $1,000 scholarships to seniors applying from any Pasco high school, private, charter or home-school.
Students must attend an accredited Florida college, university or technical/vocational school.
Applications are online at PascoGOP.com/rpop-scholarship/, or at the student’s school Career Resource Center office.
Deadline for application submission for review is March 25.
Scholarships will be awarded in the spring.
For more information on applications, tickets or sponsorships for the dinner, call the Republican Party office at 727-863-5400; Sandy Graves at 813-817-3011; or Jean Nathe at 813-783-4364.
Historians conference
Members of local historical societies, researchers, museum curators, and college students are invited by the Florida Conference of Historians to attend the group’s annual meeting on Feb. 25 through Feb. 27, on the campus of Saint Leo University, 33701 State Road 52 in St. Leo.
Early registration is open until Feb. 18, with advance fees starting at $40 for college students.
There will be an opening reception on Feb. 25 at the Hilton Garden Inn-Tampa Wesley Chapel.
A sampling of subjects from the conference program includes:
- Panel discussions on various parts of Florida history including Civil War legacy and the Civil War battle of Olustee
- Teaching history and the current Florida Civic Literacy Exam
- The life of Florida author Zora Neale Hurston
- Food topics and agriculture
- New studies on slavery in the antebellum South and various works about race, ethnicity, social groups and gender topics over time
- Urban development/transportation, the environment, and more
For program details and registration, visit FloridaConferenceOfHistorians.org/annual-meeting.html.
Information about the school’s COVID-19 protocols can be found online at SaintLeo.edu/protect-the-pride.
For information or special accommodations, contact Megan Case at 352-588-8401 or .
Child care opens
St. Clement’s Academy, a school-readiness provider, will open for full-time, affordable child care, for children ages 2 to 6, beginning in March, according to a news release. The hours will be Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The academy is a new facility on the campus of St. Clement’s Episcopal Church, 706 W. 113th Ave., in Tampa.
The academy, which uses the Funny Daffer curriculum, will offer safety and parent-friendly features, including a parent communication app; shared videos and pictures of the children; and digital documentation.
Parents will receive regular progress reports and at-home activity content, linking to Brightwheel.
Wait-list spots are available. Mention The Laker/Lutz News and the academy will waive its registration fee, the release says.
For information and to schedule a tour, call 813-932-6204.
