ABOUT THE NAT MOORE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
The Nat Moore Endowment program offers scholarships to graduating seniors from high schools in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe counties. No restriction is placed on the student’s choice of school or discipline of study. The number of scholarships awarded is based on the funding available and the number of quality applications received. The scholarships are primarily distributed directly to colleges over four years, which helps ensure that the student remains in school. The award amount is $20,000 and will be disbursed in increments of $5,000 per year for (4) four years. The application deadline date is December 31st.
Scholarship Guidelines
- Application deadline December 31st by 11:59 pm EST. No late submissions will be reviewed or accepted.
- Must be a high school senior graduating from a Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach or Monroe county high school on or before June each year.
- Demonstrate financial need to attend college.
- Minimum high school grade point average of 2.5 (on a 4.0 grade scale, excluding home studies).
- A personal statement of 500 – 700 words on why you should be a recipient of the scholarship.
Scholarship Submission Requirements
Please prepare the following documents and save each one as a separate file. You will be required to upload them individually during the application process. Below is a checklist of the documents you’ll need to submit with your application:
- FASFA report (Free Application for Federal Student Aid report) or SAR report (Student Aid Report is provided after you submit your FASFA report)
- High School Transcript
- List of all Community Service/Volunteer hours
- A personal statement of 500 – 700 words, describing why you should be a recipient of the Nat Moore Endowment Scholarship, what you intend to accomplish with your degree and how you will give back to your community.
- Signed Permission to Release Form
- One photograph (senior pic preferred)
- Resume
- Two (2) Letters of Recommendation
- Scholarship awards that you have received along with award amount.
Application Timeline
September 5th Applications available online
December 31st Applications due by 11:59 pm EST (application will close)
February 6th Evaluations complete
February 10th Semi-finalist interviews begin
April 10th Recipients announced