LAKE CITY, Fla. – Florida Gateway College has been awarded a grant in the amount of $35,000 by the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. The award funding, provided by the Community Foundation’s Edward K. Roberts Community College Fund, will help provide need-based scholarships to deserving FGC students, with a special focus on parent scholars.
These scholarships will be awarded through the Foundation for Florida Gateway College for the 2026-2027 academic year with a preference for FGC students who are parents and/or part-time students who may not qualify for other sources of financial aid.
“We are very grateful for this generous grant,” said Rebecca Golden, Director of Resource Development at the Foundation for FGC. “With these funds, we will continue to live our mission of serving the students of FGC.”
Scholarship amounts will vary ― with a maximum of $3,000 per recipient depending on individual needs and can be used to cover a wide range of eligible educational expenses, including tuition, books, fees, and essential living expenses such as housing, childcare, and transportation.
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About the Foundation for Florida Gateway College: The Foundation for Florida Gateway College is a 501(c)(3), non-profit, charitable organization that exists solely to provide financial support for Florida Gateway College and the students it serves. The Foundation is dedicated to providing financial support to FGC and its students by providing scholarships, as well as program enhancements. This is accomplished through generous donations from individuals who support our mission and vision. Opportunities to financially support FGC include scholarships, program enhancements, and facility naming. The Foundation for Florida Gateway College was founded in 1969 by a dedicated group of community volunteers who sought to raise private funds to support FGC. Since inception, more than $30,000,000 has been expended to support FGC and students.
To learn more and to give, visit www.fgc.edu/foundation.
About the Community Foundation of Sarasota County: The Community Foundation of Sarasota County is a public charity founded in 1979 by the Southwest Florida Estate Planning Council as a resource for caring individuals and the causes they support, enabling them to make a charitable impact on the community. With assets of $605 million in more than 1,600 charitable funds, the Community Foundation awarded grants and scholarships totaling $44.7 million last year in the areas of education, the arts, health and human services, civic engagement, animal welfare and the environment. Since its founding, the Community Foundation has been able to grant $542 million to nonprofits in our community thanks to the generosity of charitable individuals, families and businesses. For more information, visit cfsarasota.org or call 941-955-3000.