Collaboratory Scholarships (Fort Myers / Southwest Florida)

Collaboratory, based in Fort Myers, runs one online application that matches students across Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, and Lee counties to dozens of individual donor scholarship funds. Reviewers weigh academic achievement, financial need, community service, leadership, and intended field of study against each fund's own criteria, so a single submission can surface several matches. The program is explicitly open to students graduating from high school as well as current college and vocational students. For the coming cycle, applications open November 2, 2026 and are due January 14, 2027.

Eligibility

DemographicsOpen to students living in Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, or Lee County, Florida, including graduating high school seniors.

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