Application for the 2026/2027 Family Empowerment Scholarship Program for Students with Unique Abilities in Florida (fes-ua scholarship) is open to U.S. citizen or permanent resident students who are kindergarten, high school, or undergraduate students. The scholarship is sponsored by Step Up for Student to provide financial assistance to applicants who seek help to further their education at an accredited institution. This is a competitive scholarship with a limited number of award given to qualified applicants of the 2026/2027 Family Empowerment Scholarship Program for Students with Unique Abilities in Florida.
Scholarship Overview
- Sponsor: Step Up for Student
- Host: Any
- Type: Financial aid
- Award: Varies
- Value: Not given
- Level: Kindergarten, High school, Undergraduate
- Target: U.S. students
- Location: United States
2026/2027 Family Empowerment Scholarship Program for Students with Unique Abilities in Florida Eligibility Criteria
The following requirements must be met by the applicants in order to be eligible for the 2026/2027 Family Empowerment Scholarship Program for Students with Unique Abilities in Florida (fes-ua scholarship):
- The scholarship application is open to U.S. citizen or permanent resident students who are a dependent child of an active-duty member of the US Armed Forces who has received permanent change of station orders to this state or at the time of renewal, whose home of record or state of legal resident in Florida.
- The scholarship is for 3 or 4 years of age during the student applies for program participation or enrolled into a public school in Florida from kindergarten through grade 12.
- Applicants who are the subject of an IEP or one who has received a diagnosis of a disability from a physician or a psychologist licensed in Florida, or a physician who holds an active license issued by another state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
- Candidates from age 3 through grade 12 or age 22 with specific diagnosis such as Anaphylaxis, Identification as dual sensory impaired, rare diseases, autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, specific learning disability, being a high-risk child, intellectual disability, speech impairment, cerebral palsy, language impairment, speech impairment, down syndrome, muscular dystrophy, spine bifida, down syndrome, orthopedic impairment, traumatic brain injury, emotional or a behavioral disability, other health impairment, visual impairment including blindness, hearing impairment including deafness, phelan-McDermid syndrome, Williams syndrome, hospital or homebound, or prader-willi syndrome.
2026/2027 Family Empowerment Scholarship Program for Students with Unique Abilities in Florida Application Process
To apply for the 2026/2027 Family Empowerment Scholarship Program for Students with Unique Abilities in Florida (fes-ua scholarship), applicants must follow these steps:
- It is essential for applicants to go through the scholarship application before applying.
- Applicants can apply for the scholarship through the online application link provided below.
- Applicants must provide all the required documents that are needed for the scholarship before the deadline date including proof of enrollment, proof of diagnosis, and completed application form.
- For more information about the scholarship, applicants can contact the scholarship committee using the Contact Us link.
Application Deadline: 31 May 2026
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