The 2025 Schulze College Scholarship Application Is Now Open

The Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation is once again awarding up to 15 new $20,000 college scholarships ($5,000 per year) to deserving 12th grade students from eligible high schools in Collier County.  

The application and eligibility list can be found online at SchulzeFamilyFoundation.org. The deadline for all submissions is April 1, 2025.  

Successful candidates will have a strong academic record and show they have distinguished themselves through activities within their school, community and/or house of worship and also meet the following criteria: 

Established in 2014, the Schulze Family Foundation College Scholarship Program is designed to help students graduate from college with minimal student debt. Todate, nearly 160local students have received one of these competitive awards. Many of our Schulze Scholars have already graduated from college and are now gainfully employed or enrolled in a post graduate program working to pursue their dreams of becoming engineers, doctors, teachers, nurses and so much more.  

The Schulze family understands the value of a good college education and is committed to helping students from middle income families. 

“By prioritizing middle-income families, we’re helping students who do not qualify for federal aid but still need help turning their dream of a college education into reality,” said Mary Beth Geier, Florida Director of the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation. “This life-changing opportunity has already made a real difference for hundreds of Schulze Scholars who have graduated from college with little to no debt.”