Student Scholarships

Legacy Scholarship

FIU Alumni Association Legacy Scholarships are available to undergraduate and graduate students who are enrolled full-time during the fall semester at the time of disbursement. The applicant must be an enrolled FIU student. This special award is given to a student who’s an FIU legacy. A legacy is a student who has a parent, grandparent or sibling that is a graduate. Each recipient will receive a non-recurring award of $3,000. Awards will be presented at the annual Alumni Association Fishing Tournament.

• Legacy Scholarship Requirements
  • Available to admitted undergraduate and graduate students who are enrolled
  • Academic Merit: 3.0/4.0 cumulative GPA at time of application
  • Legacy: The applicant must be a student who has a parent, grandparent or sibling that is a graduate of FIU.
  • Residency: Open to both U.S. citizens and students with permanent resident status
  • Enrollment: Applicant must be admitted as a degree-seeking undergraduate or graduate student at FIU and must be enrolled full-time (12 undergraduate credit hours or 9 graduate credit hours). Note: Students who have completed less than 15 credits at FIU must provide an unofficial transcript from FIU and official transcript(s) from the high school, college or university previously attended.
  • Admitted incoming freshman, current freshman, sophomore, junior, senior or graduate student standing. All majors are eligible.
  • $3,000.00 award is non-recurring

  Apply for the Legacy Scholarship.

Panther Pride Scholarship

FIU Alumni Association Panther Pride Scholarships are available to undergraduate and graduate students who are enrolled full-time during the fall semester at the time of disbursement, have exemplified school spirit and are striving to be World’s Ahead Golden Panthers. Each recipient will receive a non-recurring award of $1,000. Awards will be presented at the annual Alumni Association Fishing Tournament.

• Panther Pride Scholarship Requirements
  • Academic Merit: 3.0/4.0 cumulative GPA at time of application
  • Residency: Open to both U.S. citizens and students with permanent resident status
  • Enrollment: Applicant must be admitted as a degree-seeking undergraduate or graduate student at FIU and must be enrolled full-time (12 undergraduate credit hours or 9 graduate credit hours). Note: Students who have completed less than 15 credits at FIU must provide an unofficial transcript from FIU and official transcript(s) from the high school, college or university previously attended.
  • Admitted incoming freshman, current freshman, sophomore, junior, senior or graduate student standing. All majors are eligible.
  • $1,000.00 award is non-recurring

  Apply for the Panther Pride Scholarship.

Past Recipients

• 2017 Recipients

  LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

  • Michael Garcia
  • Sabrina Gato
  • Natalie Alonso
  • Kathryn Suner
  • Patricia Garcia
  • Madeleine Reyes

  PANTHER PRIDE SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

  • Amelia Leon
  • Cristina Franco
  • Kevin Markowski
• 2016 Recipients

  LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

  • Kamila Manzueta
  • Jesus Mujica
  • Madeleine Reyes
  • Daniel Robles
  • John Ukenye
  • Jasseielle Vela

  PANTHER PRIDE SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

  • Jorge Cistenas
  • Ernesto Gonzalez
  • Darby Leavengood
  • Ashley Martinez Carrasquel
  • Daniel Puentes
• 2015 Recipients

  LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

  • Ginelle Bounassar
  • Mary Corbin
  • A S M Hasan Mahmud
  • Jevon Howell
  • Amanda Silva
  • Michelle Suner
  • John Ukenye

  PANTHER PRIDE SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

  • Jessica Brito
  • Kayla Byrd
  • Marisse Padron
  • Tracy Rainey
  • Chaundra Whitehead
• 2014 Recipients

  LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

  • Antonio Arias
  • Brian Carvajal
  • Genesis Cuevas
  • Javier Morales
  • Lebny Zamora
  • Michael Perez-Cea
  • Rodrigo Mardones

  PANTHER PRIDE SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

  • Aldo Grimaldo
  • Alexander Barrientos
  • Chantae Brown
  • Ekaterina Vasilchenko
  • Elizabet Hernandez
  • Estafania Riveros
  • Gabriela Alpizar
  • Jesus Garcia
  • Joshua Carrasco
  • Joshua Mullenite
  • Juan Parra
  • Luis Romani
  • Marcos Vargas
  • Marianna Babiolakis
  • Marlena Bruno
  • Maytal Maor
  • Michael Perlett
  • Neyson Doval
  • Nicole Montero
  • Norma Pena
  • Randy Pestana
  • Scott Mandelberg
  • Sidra Darzi
  • Stephanie Aldana
  • Stephanie Espinosa
• 2013 Recipients

  LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

  • Jenesis Negron
  • Paul Mengelkoch

  PANTHER PRIDE SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

  • Rebecca Merek
  • Vanessa Franco
  • Robert Grimal
  • Michael Aquino
  • Meliza Frias
  • Mary Corbin
  • Angelica Pardo
  • Nicole Fowler
• 2012 Recipients

  LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

  • Carolina Herlle
  • Fabiana Ferrer

  PANTHER PRIDE SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

  • Shiham Colegial
  • Cristinal Miralles
  • Maria Campo
  • Amanda Almirall
  • Jocelyn Cardenas
  • Michael Perez
  • Graciela Aguero
  • Mina Ghorbanifarajzadeh
  • Michael Aquino
  • Jesse Peinado
  • Andre Diaz
  • Tamara Gonzalez
  • Christopher Sutton
  • Christian Chavarro
  • Adrien Vanpoperinghe