Collaboratory Scholarships (Southwest Florida)

Collaboratory, the former Southwest Florida Community Foundation in Fort Myers, runs one of the state's larger regional scholarship programmes: more than a hundred fifty funds, over one and a half million dollars in a recent cycle, and a single main application on the Kaleidoscope platform that considers a student for every opportunity they match. It serves Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee counties, and reaches high school seniors, current college students and adult learners attending schools anywhere in the country. The next cycle is already published: it opens in early November and closes in mid-January.

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How hard is the Collaboratory Scholarships (Southwest Florida) to win?

Narrow eligibility keeps the applicant pool small, so a qualified student has a genuinely realistic shot. These are the awards worth prioritising.

What drives the odds here

Odds on a scholarship are mostly a question of how many students can enter. Each rule below changes the size of that field.

• Fewer rivalsOpen only to Florida residents
• Fewer rivalsAn essay is required, which filters out casual applicants
• Fewer rivalsAn official transcript is required

How Solyo estimates this: We model the applicant field from how narrow the eligibility rules are, then divide the awards available by that field. Requirements such as essays and recommendation letters improve a serious applicant’s odds, because most browsers never complete them. These are estimates derived from each award's published structure, not reported acceptance rates, which almost no scholarship provider discloses. Treat them as a way to rank where the hours go, not as a guarantee.

Who can apply for the Collaboratory Scholarships (Southwest Florida)?

These are the eligibility rules Solyo verified against the official award page, translated into plain English. Your student must meet each one.

• ✓Must be a resident of Florida
• ✓Open to high school seniors, current college students, transfer students, and adult learners

What the application takes

• Essay required.
• Transcript required. Request it from the school registrar ahead of the deadline.

Deadline and application cycle

The current deadline is January 14, 2027. This award runs on an annual cycle, with deadlines around January 14 each year. Applications open November 2.

Applications open

November 2, 2026

Applications close

January 14, 2027

Common questions about the Collaboratory Scholarships (Southwest Florida)

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Lists this award appears on

• Florida Scholarships and State Grants
• Need-Based Scholarships and Grants
• Community College Scholarships and Transfer Aid
• Scholarships With January Deadlines