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 June 28 - 29, 2021.
December 14 - January 15 — Districts Submit Scholar Information
TBD — Scholar Packets Mailed (Tentative)
TBD — Scholar Responses Due (Tentative)
March 1 - March 26 — Recruitment Fair Table RSVPs Accepted from Higher Ed Institutions
April 2 - June 28 — Scholar Pre-Event Survey Open
June 28 - June 29 — Sunshine State Scholars 2021
June 30 - July 20 — Scholar Post-event Survey Open
Alachua
Eastside High School
Baker
Baker County High School
Bay
Bay High School
Bradford
Bradford High School
Brevard
Eau Gallie High School
Brevard
West Shore JR SR High School
Broward
Nova High School
Broward
Millennium 6-12 Collegiate Academy
Broward
Coral Glades High School
Calhoun
Blountstown High School
Charlotte
Charlotte High School
Citrus
Lecanto High School
Clay
Oakleaf High School
Collier
Lely High School
Collier
Naples High School
Columbia
Columbia High School
DeSoto
DeSoto County High School
Dixie
Dixie County High School
Duval
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
Duval
Samuel Wolfson School for Advanced Studies and Leadership
Duval
Robert E. Lee High School
Escambia
J.M. Tate High School
Escambia
Pensacola High School
FAMU Lab School
Florida A&M University Developmental Research School
FAU Lab School
Florida Atlantic University High School
Flagler
Flagler Palm Coast High School
FSDB
Florida School for the Blind
FLVS
Florida Virtual School Full Time 9-12
Franklin
Franklin County School
FSU Lab School
Florida State University Schools
Gadsden
Gadsden County High School
Gilchrist
Bell high School
Glades
Moore Haven Middle High
Gulf
Wewahitchka High School
Hamilton
Hamilton County High School
Hardee
Hardee Senior High School
Hendry
Clewiston High School
Hernando
Nature Coast Technical High School
Highlands
Avon Park High School
Hillsborough
Steinbrenner High School
Hillsborough
Plant City High School
Hillsborough
Alonso High School
Holmes
Poplar Springs High School
Indian River
Vero Beach High School
Jackson
Marianna High School
Jefferson
Jefferson County K-12: A Somerset School
Lafayette
Lafayette High School
Lake
Lake Minneola High School
Lake
South Lake High School
Lee
Dunbar High School
Lee
North Fort Myers High School
Leon
James S. Rickards
Levy
Williston Middle High School
Liberty
Liberty County High School
Madison
James Madison Preparatory High School
Manatee
Manatee High School
Manatee
Braden River High School
Marion
Forest High School
Marion
Vanguard High School
Martin
Clark Advanced Learning Center
Miami-Dade
Center for International Education: A Cambridge Associate School
Miami-Dade
John A. Ferguson Senior High School
Miami-Dade
Miami beach Senior High School
Monroe
Marathon High School
Nassau
Fernandina Beach High School
Okaloosa
Fort Walton Beach High School
Okeechobee
Okeechobee High School
Orange
East River High School
Orange
Colonial High School
Orange
Boone High School
Osceola
Osceola School for the Arts
Osceola
Harmony High School
Palm Beach
Spanish River Community High School
Palm Beach
Boca Raton Community High School
Palm Beach
Atlantic Community High School
Pasco
Land O'Lakes High School
Pasco
River Ridge High School
Pinellas
Lakewood High School
Pinellas
Palm Harbor University High School
Pinellas
St. Petersburg High School
Polk
Summerlin Academy at Bartow High School
Polk
Lake Gibson High School
Polk
Harrison School of the Arts
Putnam
Crescent City High School
Santa Rosa
Pace High School
Sarasota
Sarasota High School
Sarasota
Pine View School
Seminole
Lake Mary High School
Seminole
Lyman High School
St. Johns
Saint Augustine High School
St. Johns
A.D. Nease High School
St. Lucie
Lincoln Park Academy
St. Lucie
Treasure Coast High School
Sumter
South Sumter High School
Suwannee
Branford High School
Taylor
Taylor County High School
UF Lab School
P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School
Union
Union County High School
Volusia
Spruce Creek High School
Volusia
Atlantic High School
Wakulla
Wakulla High School
Walton
South Walton High School
Washington
Chipley High School
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