East Lake High School

2024-2025

Need help applying?

Visit the College and Career Center in the Guidance area or make an appointment with Ms. Gallaty.

     *Pinellas County School Board Scholarship page https://www.pcsb.org/Page/376.

Scholarship Search Sites:

Fast Web

Career One Stop

College Board BigFuture

College Board Scholarships

Deadline 6/13/2025

$1,200 Scholarship, renewable. To be eligible to apply for one of our scholarships, students must meet the following criteria: 

• Be a resident of Pinellas County.
• Be a citizen of the United States of America.
• Be eligible to receive a Pell Grant for the upcoming school year.
• Plan to attend a regionally accredited college or university in the upcoming school year.
• Plan to be enrolled full time carrying at least 12 credit hours.
• Plan to receive a bachelor's degree.
• Have a high school GPA of 3.0 or better OR a college GPA of 2.0 or better.

For more information and to apply, go to https://www.collegefundpinellas.org/apply.

Deadline 6/15/2025

Eligibility: First-generation students who live in the Tampa Bay Area (Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee); must be admitted to college prior to completing an application; 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA; graduating senior.

Download the application. 

Employee Resource Group

Deadline 7/3/2025

The Employee Resource Group - ERG will be awarding a scholarship to six deserving applicants who submit the best essay on transportation in America. The scholarship amount could range from $100 to $500.

 REQUIREMENTS

• Write an essay on “How is Transportation Changing the Way People and Products Move?”.  Your essay should be detailed enough for the committee to see your vision.
• Write a brief description about yourself
• Attach and submit your essay package via email NO LATER than 6:00 p.m. July 3, 2025 to cmacklin@psta.net and cc: krivas@psta.net

Download the application.

Opens 10/1/2024 - Deadline 8/31/2025

Up to 100% Tuition and Fees. Bright Futures Scholarships: There are four different award levels with varying requirements. Bright Futures requires specific coursework, GPA, test scores and community service as well as general requirements. For additional information and to apply, go to https://www.floridastudentfinancialaidsg.org/SAPHome/SAPHome?url=home and click on Create a Student Account.

Deadline 10/08/2025

$500 scholarship: Students must submit an essay of between 500 and 1000 words in answer to the following question: 

1. When you look back on your life in 30 years, what would it take for you to consider your life successful?
2. What relationships or accomplishments will be important on this journey?

More information and to apply.

USF Call Me Mister

Deadline - Contact USF sajackson@usf.edu.   

Call Me MiSTER is a College of Education initiative based on the USF St. Petersburg campus that recruits men of color to get their undergraduate degree and teacher certification or a Master’s of Arts degree in Teaching. The program is conducted in partnership with Pinellas County Schools. For additional information and to apply, go to https://www.usf.edu/education/about-us/call-me-mister.aspx.