George Snow Scholarships
Known as experts in scholarship administration, the George Snow Scholarship Fund has developed a reputation for creating innovative programs which address the educational needs of those in our community. Our scholarships have become the most sought after award in our area because of our Scholarship Support Services and the average amount of each award. Please scroll down to read more about our eligibility criteria and the scholarships offered through our organization.
Frequently Asked Questions
We offer a wide variety of scholarships, each with their own requirements for eligibility. However, our most common scholarships do not have restrictions on college choice. Successful applicants can attend the college, university or technical school of their choice as long as it is accredited.
We offer a wide variety of scholarships, each with their own requirements for eligibility. However, our most common scholarships are offered to high school seniors attending school in Palm Beach County or Broward County. All home-schooled students who are zoned for attendance at any Palm Beach County or Broward County High School qualify.
Our application is online November 1st of each year and can be accessed through our website under the scholarship tab.
The George Snow Scholarship Fund offers a wide variety of scholarships, each with their own criteria. However, the most common criteria is that applicants demonstrate financial need, motivation to do their best and to help themselves/others.
Applications open and close on the same date each year.
- Applications open on November 1st
- Applications close on February 1st at 11:59 PM (Eastern Time)
High School Scholarships
- Must be a high school seniorÂ
- Must attend a Palm Beach County or Broward County high school
- Must have financial need
- No minimum GPA or test score requirements
- Can attend ANY accredited school: College, University, Technical, Trade or Vocational School
- Can pursue ANY major
*All home-schooled students who are zoned for attendance at any Palm Beach County or Broward County High School qualify.
- No GPA or test score requirements
- Scholars can major in any subject
- Scholars can attend any accredited college, university, Technical, Trade, or vocational school in the country
- These are 4 Year Scholarships (No need to reapply each year!)
- Snow Scholars have access to additional Support Services throughout college
2025 – 2026 Selection Process Timeline:
November 1, 2025:Â Applications Open
February 1, 2026:Â Applications Close
March 2026:Â Email Notifications of Interviews
April 2026:Â Scholarship InterviewsÂ
May 2026:Â Award Notifications
June 2026:Â Scholar OrientationÂ
June 2026:Â Annual Awards Reception
Each year, a representative from The George Snow Scholarship Fund visits eligible high schools to give informative presentations on the scholarships that are available. At the presentations, students are advised on how to best complete the application and questions relating to the application process are answered. We are currently scheduling our visits for our 2025-2026 applications. Keep checking back, if your school has not scheduled a visit.
Palm Health Foundation Scholarships
The following scholarships are for students pursuing careers in Nursing or Behavioral/Mental Health. Graduate and undergraduate scholarships are available!
Applications open and close on the same day each year.
November 1st - February 1st at 11:59 PM
These scholarships are only offered to high school seniors who are entering an LPN program. Seniors should review our high school scholarship criteria instead.
If you have any questions please contact Leslie Cornwell at lcornwell@scholarship.org.
Nursing Undergraduate and Graduate Eligibility Criteria:Â
To qualify, you must meet all the following criteria
- You must be a resident of Palm Beach County, Broward County or Martin County.
- You must exhibit financial need.
- You must be accepted into a nursing program by April 1, 2025.
- You must be enrolled for either Summer 2025 or Fall 2025 classes.
- Must maintain a minimum GPA:
- Undergraduate: Student must maintain a 2.5 GPA.
- Graduate:Â Student must maintain a 3.0 GPA.
- You must be attending one of the following schools in Palm Beach County, Florida if you are seeking an RN degree or higher:
- Florida Atlantic University
- Keiser University, West Palm Beach Campus
- Nova Southeastern University, Palm Beach Gardens Campus
- Palm Beach State College
- Palm Beach Atlantic University
- South University, West Palm Beach Campus
- If you are seeking an LPN degree or plan to work in bedside care, you can also be attending:
- Care Hope College
- FVI School of Nursing
- Bethesda College of Health Sciences
- Health Career Institute
- Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations
- Graduate Nursing scholarships require applicant to have at least a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Behavioral Health/Mental Health Undergraduate and Graduate Eligibility Criteria:
To qualify, you must meet all the following criteria:
- You must be a resident of Palm Beach County, Broward County or Martin County.
- You must exhibit financial need.
- You must be enrolled at least for Summer 2025 or Fall 2025 classes
- Education Requirements:
- Undergraduate: Student must be either a Junior or Senior seeking a degree in one of the following majors:
- Social Work
- Psychology
- Behavioral Health
- Graduate: Student must be seeking a Master’s or Doctoral Degree in one of the following:
- Â Psychology
- Â Counseling
- Â Social Work
- Undergraduate: Student must be either a Junior or Senior seeking a degree in one of the following majors:
- You must be attending one of the following schools
- Florida Atlantic University
- Palm Beach Atlantic University
- Lynn University
- Barry University, Palm Beach County location
- South University, West Palm Beach Campus
- Keiser University, West Palm Beach Campus
2025 – 2026 Selection Process Timeline:
November 1, 2025:Â Applications Open
February 1, 2026:Â Applications Close
March 2026:Â Email Notifications of Interviews
April 2026:Â Scholarship InterviewsÂ
May 2026:Â Award Notifications
June 2026:Â Scholar OrientationÂ
June 2026:Â Annual Awards Reception
Graduate School Scholarships
In our continuing efforts to better serve our scholarship recipients the George Snow Scholarship Fund, along with our Alumni Network, have created a Graduate School Scholarship so that Snow Scholars can pursue advanced degrees.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Must have been a former recipient of our scholarship program for high school seniors in PBC and Broward.
- Must be accepted into or currently enrolled in a graduate program.Â
2025 Selection Process Timeline:
January 17, 2025: Applications Open
April 1, 2025: Applications Close
April 22, 2025: Email Notifications of Interviews
May 7, 2025: Virtual InterviewsÂ
May 16, 2025: Email Notifications of AwardsÂ
June 14, 2025: Scholarship Award Reception
The Selection Process
Candidates for Snow Scholarships apply for financial awards by completing an extensive application and review process. The George Snow Scholarship Fund advertises the availability of awards through a variety of media and promotes each scholarship with high school scholarship coordinators and guidance counselors.
The online application becomes available on our website on November 1st  each year. The deadline for completion is February 1st of the following year.  Once completed, the applications are processed and delivered to the Scholarship Selection Committee.
The George Snow Scholarship Fund has an outstanding group of community volunteers who sit on the Selection Committee to review all applications. The Scholarship Selection Committee is comprised of professionals; including educators, businessmen and women, and individuals who are considered experts in certain areas. Most committee members have served many years and have a great deal of experience in our process. All share a passion for helping others.
Each selection committee member is assigned a certain amount of applications which are reviewed and ranked in the appropriate areas. The rankings are then submitted to our office, where they are entered into a program that compiles all the rankings and allows us to ensure that every applicant is being equally assessed. Based on the rank from that scoring, the candidate is either declined or invited to interview.
Students who are selected to interview are contacted via email to schedule an interview meeting. For the interview, the selection committee is divided into teams of four. Each team interviews all the candidates assigned to their team and grades each individual candidate according to the results of their interview.
During this process, a separate team gathers necessary information such as high school transcripts, student aid reports, and family tax returns that are used to substantiate information provided on the candidates application. From here a Financial Need Analysis is performed.
Once all information is obtained, we then take our selection committee grades and merge them with the established financial need to assign scholarships that are based on need and who best meets the established criteria.