Ralph H and Ruth Frank Gross Memorial Scholarship

Scholarship Sponsored by Community Foundation of Broward County

Introduction
The Ralph and Ruth Frank Gross Scholarship Fund was created to honor their conviction that education transforms lives. The fund is dedicated to assisting often-overlooked public servants and their families in furthering their education and improving future opportunities.

Award
Scholarships are available for college, university, or vocational training and range from $500 to $2,500 per recipient.

General eligibility requirements
- Demonstrate financial need and not be the recipient of any other scholarship or grant.
- Be a resident of the State of Florida. High school seniors must submit official high school transcripts and have a combined SAT (Critical Reading + Math) score of at least 1100.
- Plan to enroll, either full- or part-time, at a college, university, or vocational school located in Florida. (Graduate students are not eligible.)
- Agree to refrain from tobacco use, illegal drugs, and alcohol abuse for the duration of the award.
- Agree not to join social sororities or fraternities while receiving the scholarship; membership in honorary, academic, or professional Greek organizations is permitted.
- Note: Applicants whose employers provide a tuition reimbursement benefit may be ineligible.

Required connection to Broward County government
In addition to meeting the general requirements, applicants must satisfy at least one of the following:
- Be a current full‑time employee of a governmental entity located in Broward County.
- Be a retired or former employee who worked full‑time for a Broward County governmental entity for at least five continuous years.
- Be a former employee who became disabled as a result of performing job duties while employed full‑time for at least five years by a Broward County governmental entity.
- Be the spouse (or a former spouse of at least five years) or a child of a person who currently works full‑time for a governmental entity in Broward County; or be an employee who meets one of the conditions above or who was killed in the line of duty after at least five years of full‑time service with a Broward County governmental entity.

If you meet the residency, educational, behavioral, and Broward County government connection requirements above, you are encouraged to apply.