Scholarship Awarded to Florida Atlantic Student on Anniversary of Flippen’s Untimely Passing When Justin Flippen, the beloved late mayor of Wilton Manors, died unexpectedly from a brain aneurysm last year, Our Fund Foundation swiftly launched the Justin Flippen Memorial Scholarship Fund to honor his enduring legacy. To pay a fitting tribute and offer respects on the...Read More
Online applications close this Saturday for high school seniors in Monroe, Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties BankUnited and the Miami HEAT Charitable Fund are offering $25,000 in college scholarship funds to deserving South Florida high school seniors; interested students have until Saturday, January 30, 2021, to apply online. Now in its 25th year, the Miami...Read More
Applications are now being accepted for 2021 The Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to saving the seas, supporting groundbreaking research and helping foster the next generation of ocean conservationists, has awarded a Guy Harvey Scholarship to two doctoral students from prestigious universities in Florida. Each of the 2020 Guy Harvey Scholarship Award recipients received...Read More
Federally Funded Grants Focus on Higher Education for Hispanic Students Albizu University’s Miami Campus, a leader in undergraduate and graduate psychology programs, has divided a $40,000 Title V PPOHA Fellowship grant among eight graduate students, awarding each of them $5,000 to apply to their studies and research. A federally funded grant program, Title V of...Read More
Thirty seniors from 13 Broward County Public Schools have received Arts for the Future Scholarships, which will allow the talented seniors to continue their studies in the visual, performing and technical arts at colleges, universities and educational training institutions. The Arts for the Future Scholarship Fund is a community-wide initiative to promote artistic career opportunities...Read More
HEAT Legend Shane Battier Surprises Award Recipients with Virtual Visit Miami HEAT legend Shane Battier surprised five South Florida high school graduates and paid them a virtual visit to notify them they would each receive a $5,000 Miami HEAT Scholarship presented by BankUnited and the Miami HEAT Charitable Fund. For seven years, BankUnited has partnered...Read More
Recipients are researching strategies for improving sustainable management of large marine fish and sharks FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, which conducts scientific research and hosts educational programs aimed at conserving the marine environment, has awarded the Guy Harvey Scholarship Award to six graduate students from Florida universities. The 2017 recipients are...Read More
