Honors Scholarships
The Honors College administers three scholarships: the Presidential Honors College Scholarship, the Honors College Merit Award, and the Dr. Floyd F. Koch Honors College Scholarship.
Presidential Honors College Scholars
This scholarship is available once each year to recent Palm Beach County high school graduates. To be eligible to apply, the student must apply within the deadline through the financial aid department. Students who are awarded such scholarship will receive $6,000.00 per year. To maintain the scholarship student will need to:
- Seek the Honors Silver track and maintain a 3.5 GPA each semester
- Register for one semester in Honors SOW1051LR Community Based Learning and IDH2150 Knowledge Through The Ages
- Maintain a 3.5 GPA each semester and cumulative GPA
- Continuous full-time enrollment
- Successful completion of 24 credit hours per academic year (fall and spring terms only)
Honors College Merit Award and Honors College Scholarship
These scholarships are available twice each year, once in the fall and once in the spring. The amount of the award is $500.00. To be eligible, an honors student must:
- Have successfully completed two honors course during the semester of application and be currently enrolled in an honors course;
- Be a full-time student (enrolled in at least 12 hours);
- Maintain a minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA; and
- Submit the application by the deadline.
- Seek the Honors Silver track
Dr. Floyd F. Koch Honors College Scholarship
This scholarship is available twice each year, once in the fall and once in the spring. Each graduate within the semester will be considered.
Transfer Scholarships/State College Honors Scholarships
The Honors College plays a vital role in the application process when an honors student applies for a State College Honors Scholarships at one of the state universities. However, these scholarships are administered by the separate universities; no guarantee about the availability of these scholarships should be made to Palm Beach State honors students.