Foundation for Orange County Public Schools Scholarships

The Foundation for Orange County Public Schools runs a scholarship programme for district seniors with about two dozen funds on a shared winter window, applied for through its Good Grants portal. Most funds are narrow, gated to single schools, sports or programmes, but a handful are genuinely broad, including credit union awards open to any district senior and hardship and service awards with countywide reach. Award sizes are modest and the programme's total volume is small for the county's size, which makes this a useful but not transformative door for the biggest school district in the region.

Other deadlines near this one

• CollegeCounts Scholarship (Alabama)
  Due February 28, 2027 · $4,000 one-time (4-year college) or $2,000 (2-year college)
• Greater Houston Community Foundation Scholarships
  Due February 28, 2027 · Varies by fund (60+ programs, over $5.7 million distributed annually)
• Optimist International Essay Contest
  Due February 28, 2027 · $2,500 (district level)

How hard is the Foundation for Orange County Public Schools Scholarships to win?

A large applicant pool chases this award. Apply if the student is a genuinely strong fit, but build the plan around better-odds awards first. The provider does not publish applicant or winner counts, so Solyo shows no odds figure for this award.

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
• Fewer rivalsOpen to a single grade level only

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 Foundation for Orange County Public Schools Scholarships?

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

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 February 28, 2027. This award runs on an annual cycle, with deadlines around February 28 each year. Applications open Late November.

Applications open

Late November 2026

Applications close

February 28, 2027

Common questions about the Foundation for Orange County Public Schools Scholarships

More need-based scholarships

• Foundation for Seminole County Public Schools Scholarships
  Mostly $500 to $2,000, with occasional larger awards and a two-year Florida Prepaid award · due April 1, 2027
• Greater Houston Community Foundation Scholarships
  Varies by fund (60+ programs, over $5.7 million distributed annually) · due February 28, 2027
• Gulf Coast Community Foundation Scholarships
  Varies by fund; the most recent year averaged about $3,000 per student across multiple awards · due March 2, 2027
• Hagan Scholarship
  Up to $7,500/semester x 8 semesters (up to $60,000) · due December 1, 2026
• Horatio Alger National Scholarship
  $25,000 · due March 1, 2027
• Houston Rodeo Area Go Texan Scholarship
  $20,000 total, paid across four years · due February 2, 2027

Lists this award appears on

• Florida Scholarships and State Grants
• Need-Based Scholarships and Grants
• Scholarships With February Deadlines