The Latin American and Caribbean Scholarship(LAC) is offered to students who have been admitted to UWF. The scholarship is awarded for the fall and spring. Summers are not included in this award.
The following is required to be eligible for the Latin American and Caribbean Scholarship:
1. Citizenship is in a Latin American or Caribbean country.
2. Student has a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher.
3. Student has been admitted to a degree-seeking undergraduate program that is not online.
4. Student has or is pursuing an F-1 student visa.
5. Student is not currently and will not in the future be on a scholarship through the Athletics department.
Students who have been awarded the scholarship are renewed for the duration of their program of study as long as they maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.75 and maintain all other eligibility requirements.
Latin American Caribbean Scholarship
Location
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
The Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
Uruguay
Venezuela
Scholarship Deadline
July 1 for fall semester, December 1 for spring semester
Recurs Annually
Degree levels
Undergraduate - Associate's
Undergraduate - Bachelor's
Graduate - Master's
Graduate - Doctorate
Graduate - Post Doctorate
Duration of Award
Four years
Maximum amount of award
$500 per semester award, plus out-of-state tuition waiver (around $10,000 annually)
Restricted to these majors
All