FAQ
FAQs About SF Foundation Scholarships
General Questions:
Current high school seniors, currently enrolled SF students, incoming and transfer students, online students and traditional and nontraditional students who meet the Santa Fe College Foundation's general requirements.
Scholarship Requirements
- Be a U.S. Citizen with in-state fees.
- Plan to enroll as a full-time student (12 credit hours) at Santa Fe College. A few scholarships allow for part-time enrollment.
- Be degree seeking. Most scholarships require A.A., A.S., or Certificate. A few scholarships allow for bachelors.
- High School students or student that have never attended college must provide official high school transcripts showing a minimum 2.0 GPA. Official high school transcript must be submitted to Office for Advancement. Incoming/transfers students provide official college transcripts to Office of the Registrar for processing.
- Complete the online scholarship application.
To apply, you need to have been admitted to Santa Fe College through the Admissions office. Once admitted to the college you may complete a scholarship application within 24-48 business hours*.
If you are a current student and admitted to the college more than 365 days prior, you must be enrolled in courses to complete a scholarship application.
*Please note that in order to log into the application, you will need your eSantaFe ID and your eSantaFe password to begin your application. Santa Fe College Foundation will only communicate with students through your SF Office 365 email amount. If you have questions regarding your email, please contact the Office of Registrar 352-395-5450.
Applicants who apply for any Santa Fe College Foundation scholarship will be auto-matched to all Santa Fe College Foundation scholarships for which they qualify. There is no need to apply for individual scholarships. The matching is based on student's answers on the scholarship application and data pulled from their eSantaFe student account. Applicants are auto-matched to all scholarships they qualify for. These will be listed as "My Opportunities" on the scholarship manager once it has been submitted.
The Santa Fe College Foundation application does not have 'deadlines', however, there are priority dates. Applicants that submit their applications before the priority dates will be considered first. Once all applicants submitted by the priority date have been reviewed, a further review of applicants received after the priority date will be considered if there are scholarships available. Applications are accepted year round.
Priority Application Dates:
Fall term - High School Seniors Only* - Applications received by February 15
Fall term - Applications received by June 15
Spring term - Applications received by October 15
*All high school graduates must provide an OFFICIAL high school transcript to our office within one week after the application received date.
Santa Fe College Foundation has a variety of scholarships for students who meet the specific criteria.
You may explore our scholarships either on the Santa Fe College Foundation website.
Yes; Santa Fe College Foundation does have some scholarships that allow students to attend part-time, however most of our scholarships require full time (12 credit hours). The Santa Fe College Foundation requires all students to be at least part time (minimum 6 credit hours) to be eligible for any scholarship. For more details please explore the scholarships.
Currently, Santa Fe College Foundation has only one scholarship that could pay out of state fees for an Ohio student in the zoo technology program. Most of the scholarships are for students from Alachua and Bradford counties.
No; currently the Santa Fe College Foundation does not have funding for international students.
Generally, scholarships used for education costs such as tuition, fees, books, and supplies are not taxable. However, any portion of the scholarship used for room and board or miscellaneous expenses is taxable. The cashier's office 352-395-5227 or 352-395-5575 will issue students a 1098-T for the calendar year. For any additional questions regarding taxable income from scholarships, please consult your tax accountant.
You may contact Rose Christy, Scholarship Coordinator for the Santa Fe College Foundation at 352-395-5203 or email scholarships@sfcollege.edu.
Application Process
Yes; if you have recently graduated high school OR have never attended college, please submit within one week of submitting your scholarship application. Your official transcript must be mailed to Santa Fe College Foundation 3000 NW 83rd Street, F-207, Gainesville, FL 32606.
The Santa Fe College Foundation is separate from the college and therefore needs the official transcript for our records.
No; submitted applications are final. However, the Santa Fe College Foundation office does have the option of reopening your application, but this will change your submission date and possibly make your application post after the priority date.
Once your application is submitted, auto-match will process within the next 24-48 business hours. Committees will not begin reviewing eligible candidates until after the priority date has passed.
No; the system will auto-match you to scholarships you qualify for based on your scholarship application answers and your data pulled from eSantaFe. If you feel you qualify for a scholarship but it is not listed on your 'Opportunities' feel free to contact Rose Christy, Scholarship Coordinator 352-395-5203.
A FAFSA is not required, however this information is recommended to determine your eligibility for some of the scholarships.
No; all applications must be submitted online through our scholarship software, click Apply Now.
- Once you have successfully submitted your application you can view this in scholarship manager.
- You will receive an email from Santa Fe College Foundation - scholarships@sfcollege.edu that says "Santa Fe College Foundation has received your application successfully."
*All email communication is through your Santa Fe College Office 365 email account.
Application Review
The SF Foundation scholarship committee will review each eligible applicant for each scholarship. They will make award selections based on a compilation of various criteria, including but not limited to: academic performance, work experience and/or commitment to school and community, as well as financial need and any other donor-related specific criteria. The Santa Fe College Foundation Scholarship Committee reserves the right to make final scholarship decisions.
No; the scholarship committee will review all applicants who meet the criteria and award the most qualified applicant(s) based on the criteria listed for each scholarship.
Notification and Awards
All applicants will be notified via their Santa Fe College Office 365 email account to check their award status at the scholarship application website.
Notification Dates:
- Fall Term High School only – approximately the 2nd week of June.
- Fall Term All Students – approximately the 2nd week of July.
- Spring Term All Students – approximately the 2nd week of November.
By following the ‘next steps' listed under your award information in scholarship manager. If you do not complete these ‘next steps' which include but are not limited to submitting your thank-you letter, your scholarship will be forfeited.
Yes; typically within 2 weeks of award notice a thank-you letter is required to be uploaded to your scholarship award. You must also submit your original letter to the SF Foundation, 3000 NW 83rd Street, F-207, Gainesville, FL 32606.
Instructions on how to complete and submit a thank-you letter will be listed under My Award. Your thank-you letter must have your handwritten signature. This is more meaningful and personable to the donor.
The Santa Fe College Foundation has a select few scholarships that can be awarded in the summer. Most of the scholarships are awarded fall and spring terms. The application is open year-round for this purpose.
Scholarship recipients' awards will not be posted until the due date for the thank-you letter has passed. Once the date has passed the Santa Fe College Foundation will forward a list of the awardees and awards to the Financial Aid Office 352-395-5480 to post on the students' eSantaFe award screen.
Santa Fe College Foundation scholarship awards vary; most awards range from $500-$1,500 per semester. Once awarded you will see your award amount for the academic year listed under ‘My Award' on your scholarship application. Please note that all awards are based on full-time enrollment (12 credit hours) and if scholarship criteria permits the award may be adjusted if enrollment is less than full time (12 credit hour).
Santa Fe College Foundation does not award students enrolled in less than 6 credit hours.
No.; all Santa Fe College Foundation scholarships are established by private donors for students attending Santa Fe College.
Thank you to the Scholarship Donor
As a scholarship recipient, it is required to complete a thank-you letter to the donor for your scholarship. The Santa Fe College Foundation will coordinate and forward your thank-you letter to the donor of your scholarship. Instructions on how to complete and submit a thank-you letter will be listed under My Award. Your thank-you letter must have your handwritten signature. This is more meaningful and personable to the donor.
Thank-you letters must be uploaded to My Award and the original mailed to Santa Fe College Foundation 3000 NW 83rd Street, F-207, Gainesville, FL 32606.
Renewal of Scholarships
Some scholarships are renewable for a second year, some are only one year, and some are only one term. This information can be found when you explore scholarship criteria.
For the renewable scholarship, you must meet the scholarship's minimum criteria listed for the second year. If the minimum criteria is not met, you may be placed on warning to raise your GPA and/or complete hours during the summer term.
Students are expected to complete the credit hours funded by the Santa Fe College Foundation. Example, if a student is funded 24 credit hours for the academic year but only completes 18 credit hours, the student is expected to make up those hours in the summer. Student will be placed on warning and after summer term will be re-evaluated.
Scholarship recipients must enroll per the required scholarship criteria in the next term following the scholarship award and continue to be enrolled in consecutive terms (Fall/Spring).
Students will be monitored for a cumulative minimum required GPA and completed credit/hours at the end of every term. Satisfactory academic progress is required for the award to remain intact for the next term. Students who do not successfully complete funded term, may be eligible for warning; students will be notified via email at the end of the term. Students who complete zero credits/hours will be denied further Santa Fe College Foundation scholarship funding.
Yes; if determined that you no longer meet the specific criteria for the scholarship, your scholarship could be cancelled. Below are some examples that could affect a student's eligibility:
- Degree change
- GPA falling below the minimum criteria of the scholarship
- Less than full-time status (12 credit hours) if the scholarship requires a student to be full time
- Graduated with degree and no longer meets the criteria
Technical Questions
It may be one of these reasons:
- Please try to open the scholarship link in a different internet browser.
- Please ensure that you meet all of the Foundation's general requirements to be eligible for a scholarship.
- Please allow 24-48 business hours for your data to transfer electronically over to the scholarship application.
- Please ensure you have access to your eSantaFe account and have set up your SF email account.
- If you have access to eSantaFe try resetting your password and then try to access the scholarship application after 30 minutes.
If none of the above reasons are an issue or you are unable to be enrolled at this time please contact Rose Christy, Scholarship Coordinator at 352-395-5203 or email scholarships@sfcollege.edu for clarification.
Your Santa Fe College ID# is your scholarship application Login ID.
Your eSantaFe password is your scholarship application password.
Students must use their Santa Fe College Office 365 email account for all college communication. Here's how to log into your Santa Fe College Office 365 Instructions.