Each of Florida’s school districts selects their top 11th grade students in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM). Each scholar, along with their parents, will travel to Orlando for an extraordinary two-day program designed to bring together scholars from around the state, connect them with employers that specialize in the STEM fields, and create a networking opportunity between the scholars and schools from Florida’s College and State University System. This year’s program will bring 103 high school STEM scholars together to conduct a “think tank” on tough Florida challenges. The two-day program honors each scholar for their significant academic accomplishments and celebrates the potential they represent for our communities and state. In addition to the honor the scholars receive from the Commissioner of Education, the Chancellor of K-12 Public Schools and the Chancellor of Innovation, representatives from Florida’s colleges and universities meet with the students to discuss higher education opportunities available to them in Florida. This includes workshops for college applications and informational sessions on college funding for students and their parents!
Save the Date! This year's conference will be held March 31 - April 2, 2022.
December 6 - January 8 — Districts Submit Scholar Information
January 21 — Scholar Packets e-Mailed
January 21 - February 4 — Scholar Responses Due
January 24 - March 4 — Recruitment Fair Table RSVPs Accepted from Higher Ed Institutions
March 1 - March 18 — Scholar Pre-Event Survey Open
March 31 - April 2 — Sunshine State Scholars 2022
April 2 - April 30 — Scholar Post-event Survey Open
Alachua
Buchholz High School
Baker
Baker County High School
Bay
Rutherford High School
Bradford
Bradford High School
Brevard
Viera High School
Brevard
Eau Gallie High School
Broward
Deerfield Beach High School
Broward
Cypress Bay High School
Broward
Millennium 6-12 Collegiate Academy
Calhoun
Altha Public School
Charlotte
Lemon Bay High School
Citrus
Lecanto High School
Clay
Ridgeview High School
Collier
Naples High School
Collier
Gulf Coast High School
Columbia
Fort White High School
DeSoto
DeSoto County High School
Dixie
Dixie County High School
Duval
Samuel Wolfson School for Advanced Studies
Duval
Stanton College Preparatory School
Duval
Samuel Wolfson School for Advanced Studies and Leadership
Escambia
West Florida High School of Advanced Technology
Escambia
Pensacola High School
FAMU Lab School
Florida A&M University Lab School
FAU Lab School
Florida Atlantic University High School
Flagler
Flagler Palm Coast High School
FLVS
FLVS Full Time 9-12
Franklin
Franklin County School
FSU Lab School
Florida State University Schools
Gilchrist
Trenton High School
Glades
Moore Haven Middle-High School
Gulf
Wewahitchka High School
Hamilton
Hamilton County High School
Hardee
Hardee Senior High School
Hendry
LaBelle High School
Hernando
Hernando High School
Highlands
Sebring High School
Hillsborough
Leto High School
Hillsborough
Newsome High School
Hillsborough
Steinbrenner High School
Holmes
Ponce de Leon High School
Indian River
Vero Beach High School
Jackson
Marianna High School
Jefferson
Jefferson K-12: a Somerset School
Lafayette
Lafayette High School
Lake
South Lake High School
Lake
Eustis High School
Lee
North Fort Myers High School
Lee
Fort Myers High School
Leon
James S. Rickards High School
Levy
Chiefland Middle High School
Liberty
Liberty County High School
Madison
Madison County High School
Manatee
Southeast High School
Manatee
Manatee High School
Marion
Forest High School
Marion
Vanguard High School
Martin
South Fork High School
Miami-Dade
MAST @ Homestead
Miami-Dade
Coral Gables Senior High School
Miami-Dade
Miami Senior High School
Monroe
Coral Shores High School
Nassau
Hilliard Middle Senior High School
Okaloosa
Fort Walton Beach High School
Okeechobee
Okeechobee High School
Orange
Boone High School
Orange
Ocoee High School
Orange
Windermere High School
Osceola
Osceola County School for the Arts
Osceola
Osceola High School
Palm Beach
Boca Raton High School
Palm Beach
Wellington High School
Palm Beach
West Boca Raton High School
Pasco
Land O' Lakes High School
Pasco
River Ridge High School
Pinellas
Boca Ciega High School
Pinellas
East Lake High School
Pinellas
Boca Ciega High School
Polk
Winter Haven High School
Polk
Lake Gibson High School
Polk
Harrison School of the Arts
Putnam
Q.I. Roberts Jr/Sr. Cambridge High School
Santa Rosa
Gulf Breeze High School
Sarasota
Pine View School
Sarasota
Suncoast Polytechnical High School
Seminole
Hagerty High School
Seminole
Winter Springs High School
St. Johns
St. Augustine High School
St. Johns
Allen D. Nease High School
St. Lucie
Fort Pierce Central High School
St. Lucie
St. Lucie West Centennial High School
Sumter
The Villages Charter High School
Suwannee
Suwannee High School
Taylor
Taylor County High School
UF Lab School
P. K. Yonge Developmental ResearchSchool
Union
Union County High School
Volusia
Spruce Creek High School
Volusia
Seabreeze High School
Wakulla
Wakulla High School
Walton
Walton High School
Washington
Chipley High School
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