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Scholarship and Financial Aid Information

The Office of Recruitment, Retention & Multicultural Affairs (RRMA) administers the Minority Teacher Education Scholarshp (MTES).

Minority Teacher Education Scholarship (MTES)

The Minority Teacher Education Scholarship (MTES) is available to newly admitted minority students in the college.

Scholarship applications are available at www.ffmt.org.

General Eligibility Criteria

  • Must be newly admitted into a teacher education program (student cannot exceed 18 credits of upper division education courses)
  • Must be a Florida resident
  • Must be member of one of the following minority groups: African American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian American/Pacific Islander or American Indian/Alaskan Native
  • Cannot already be a full-time teacher

Scholarship Awards

  • The annual amount of a scholarship is $4,000 (distributed $2,000 per semester)
  • Scholarship awards are distributed for the Fall and Spring semestersonly
  • Students may be eligible to receive the scholarship up to six semesters, depending on the length of their teacher education program

Scholarship Conditions

The MTES is renewable as long as the recipient meets their institution’s requirements.  University of Florida students must:

  • Maintain full-time status
  • Maintain satisfactory progress of a 3.0 GPA and a minimum semester GPA of a 2.5
  • Meet with a representative in the Office of Recruitment, Retention & Multicultural Affairs twice a semester
  • Attend at least one workshop provided by the Office of Recruitment, Retention & Multicultural Affairs
  • Complete three hours of community service
  • Attend annual Recruitment & Retention symposium

Upon graduation, MTES recipients are required to teach in a Florida public or charter school for the number of years that they received the scholarship.  If scholarships recipients do not graduate within 2-3 years, or if graduates do not teach in a Florida public school, they will be required to repay the total amount of the scholarship received at an annual interest rate of eight percent (8%).