Path to Prosperity

 
Welcome to the Path to Prosperity Scholarship Program
FPCF and Florida Chamber Foundation

This important program is led by the Florida Prepaid College Foundation and the Florida Chamber Foundation in support of the Chamber’s Florida Equality of Opportunity Initiative. We are excited to help you learn more about how you can be a part of the solution to fight childhood poverty in Florida.

Your contribution will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the Florida Prepaid College Foundation, doubling the impact of your efforts, to fund Florida Prepaid College Plan scholarships for Florida’s most economically disadvantaged students in grades 9-12*.

  • Education inequity is one of the 10 root causes of generational poverty identified by the Florida Chamber Foundation. 829,342 Florida children are living in poverty and half of those children live in 15% of Florida’s zip codes.
  • The scholarship program aims to reduce childhood poverty in our state by providing a pathway to college for students in the most poverty-stricken zip codes in the state.
  • Poverty is one of the monumental societal problems that can seem too overwhelming to tackle. But the Path to Prosperity Scholarship Program is built on our belief, shared with the Florida Chamber Foundation, that we can make a difference for Florida’s children, one college scholarship at a time.

Join us in the fight against childhood poverty in Florida and provide a pathway to higher education for our state’s most deserving students.

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* In the first year of the program, priority consideration will be given to students in grades 11 and 12, as they will most immediately benefit from the college scholarship.

We are honored that together, we are able to bring higher education and a brighter future to the students of Florida. It is our pleasure to work with so many outstanding organizations throughout the state.

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Florida Prepaid College Plan scholarships will be awarded to students in grades 9-12* in priority zip codes.

The Florida Prepaid College Foundation and the Florida Chamber Foundation will work with key local education leaders and organizations to identify and award scholarships to deserving high school students.

  • Eligible students in priority zip codes must meet scholarship criteria, which will include:
    • Grades 9 – 12*
    • Crime-free and drug-free
    • Economically disadvantaged 
    • Demonstrate exemplary promising efforts in their classrooms and communities while overcoming significant challenges in their life.
  • Students must use the scholarship at a public college or university in Florida within six years of high school graduation and Plans cannot be transferred to another student.
  • Students must be a Florida resident or a resident alien at the time of selection and award

*  In the first year of the program, priority consideration will be given to students in grades 11 and 12, as they will most immediately benefit from the college scholarship.

Path to Prosperity Scholarship Program donors can make a difference in the lives of Florida students and the future of our state.  Your scholarship donations will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the Florida Prepaid College Foundation, allowing your organization to double the impact of your efforts.

Eligible students in priority zip codes will meet scholarship criteria, which will include:

  • Grades 9 – 12 *
  • Crime-free and drug-free
  • Economically disadvantaged
  • Demonstrate promising efforts in their classrooms and communities while overcoming significant challenges in their life.

The Path to Prosperity Scholarship Program seeks to raise $10 million in matching funds from businesses, organizations and private donors for college scholarships to children in priority zip codes. 

With matching funds of $10 million from the Florida Prepaid College Foundation, together we can make an impact of up to $20 million to help more than 2,500 Florida students achieve their potential and rise out of poverty.

Did You Know?
Research shows that a child with a dedicated college savings account is 2.5 times more likely to graduate with a degree, which leads to a lifetime of higher earning potential.

Get Started Today:

  1. Register through our online portal.
  2. Select your pledge amount.
  3. Complete your donation via Credit Card, PayPal or by mailing your check.

The Florida Prepaid College Foundation and the Florida Chamber Foundation will work with key local education leaders and organizations to identify and award scholarships to deserving high school students.

Your organization does not need to be a 501(c)(3) or be affiliated with a 501(c)(3) to participate in the Path to Prosperity Scholarship Program.  

To register today and make your scholarship donation, please visit our online portal:

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Helpful Links:

Please contact Cindy O’Connell at (850) 488-8514 or email us at info.foundation@myfloridaprepaid.com to learn more.

* In the first year of the program, priority consideration will be given to students in grades 11 and 12, as they will most immediately benefit from the college scholarship.

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